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Managers as kings: Shakespeare on modern leadership

Egan, Michael - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 5, pp. 315-327

Discusses Shakespeare’s Chronicles and their links to organizational behaviour. Highlights lessons from history for those seeking to exercise power successfully and manage both individuals and groups.

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The application dilemma – a sceptic's perspective

Smith, Roger C. - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 3/4, pp. 542-551

Management researchers, academics and educators and self proclaimed management gurus have produced an enormous literary output on the topic of management and organisations over the past 100 years or so. There is no dearth of information available to practitioners on almost any topic in this...

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Looking back on their “great works”

Wheeler, Anthony R.; Richter, Eve; Sahadevan, Sajith - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 10, pp. 1326-1342

The article synthesizes the interview responses from ten authors who have published heavily cited research in the fields of organizational behavior and human resource management. The authors of these “great works” provided insights on their own works while also providing guidance to authors...

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Timeless advice: Daniel Defoe and small business management

Hamilton, R.H.; Hamilton, Patricia L. - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 10, pp. 1304-1316

literature. Design/methodology/approach – The paper compares the content found in The Complete English Tradesman with topics and …

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The sweetest dreams that labor knows: Robert Frost and the poetics of work

Islam, Gazi; Zyphur, Michael J. - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 4, pp. 526-535

the authors' knowledge, the mainstream organizational literature has few if any in‐depth poetic analysis, and none of the …

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A cluster analysis of the KM field

Hosein Rezazadeh Mehrizi, Mohammad; Bontis, Nick - In: Management Decision 47 (2009) 5, pp. 792-805

Purpose – The main purpose of this study is to review the knowledge management literature from a content …

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The next book Peter Drucker would have written: federalism and management as a liberal art

Maciariello, Joseph A.; Linkletter, Karen E. - In: Management Decision 48 (2010) 4, pp. 628-655

Purpose – The political philosophy of American federalism was a critical influence on the work of Peter Drucker. Drucker drew on federalist ideas to devise ways to distribute and check power within organizations, curbing the darker side of human nature. In this article, the authors aim to...

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Corporate sustainability performance and firm performance research

Goyal, Praveen; Rahman, Zillur; Kazmi, A.A. - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 2, pp. 361-379

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to present a taxonomy of available literature on the relation of sustainability … entire universe of the sustainability performance literature. There may be various unexploited areas for future research in … sustainability performance assessment literature. It provides a literature review and bibliography for the period between January …

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The Aeneid and The Virginian : copywriting, origin myths and their consumption

Walle, A.H. - In: Management Decision 36 (1998) 7, pp. 425-432

Literary art is often embraced by a people because it provides answers to life’s questions and showcases idealized heroes who function as respected role models. By analyzing the popularity of universally loved literary masterpieces, it becomes possible to gain a greater understanding of how a...

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Hot New Management Fad Books

Matejka, Ken; Dunsing, Richard - In: Management Decision 29 (1991) 7

This light‐hearted piece suggests some new titles which might be found on tomorrow′s bookstalls.

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