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The dynamics of business ethics: a function of time and culture – cases and models

Svensson, Göran; Wood, Greg - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 4, pp. 350-361

Examines the construct of ethics in general and of business ethics in particular. Provides a conceptual discussion of … the dynamics of ethics in society and the dynamics of business ethics in the marketplace. Ethics and business ethics … constructs are dependent upon two principal parameters – time and culture. Eventually, ethics and business ethics are about what …

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Academic ethics: What has morality, culture and administration got to do with its measurement?

Gbadamosi, Gbolahan - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 9, pp. 1145-1161

of business ethics, ethical value assessment and Hofstede's four dimensions of culture. The results indicated significant … inter‐correlations among the variables (especially the three measures of ethics) and limited construct validity for the …

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Toward an international code of franchising

Gámez‐González, Juan; Rondan‐Cataluña, F. Javier; … - In: Management Decision 48 (2010) 10, pp. 1568-1595

Purpose – This work proposes to test the C‐40 deontological code of collective orientation specifically for franchise associations. The literature review revealed a lack of studies about this type of codes. Design/methodology/approach – This code adopts a semi‐normative approach in...

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Discovery mindset: a decision‐making model for discovery and collaboration

Benson, Joy; Dresdow, Sally - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 10, pp. 997-1005

This paper explores a mental model for decision making that is focused on discovery and collaboration. The model consists of six components: self‐awareness, development orientation, systems perspective, emotional orientation, complexity dynamics, and generative conversation. As an interactive...

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Consideration of the origin of Herbert Simon's theory of “satisficing” (1933‐1947)

Brown, Reva - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 10, pp. 1240-1256

Herbert Simon's major contribution to decision‐making theory is the concept of “satisficing”. This was first posited in Administrative Behavior , published in 1947, and the book, concerned as it was with establishing a scientific approach to administrative theory, puts forward an...

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Decision orders: a decision taxonomy

Scherpereel, Christopher M. - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 1, pp. 123-136

Purpose – The proper identification of a decision problem is paramount to finding a course of action or solution. This paper attempts to capture the general laws or principles that define decision problems. These principles are then used to establish a decision classification system called the...

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Intransivities of managerial decisions: a grounded theory case

Douglas, David - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 2, pp. 259-275

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply grounded theory methodology to report on an empirical case which develops emergent theories on the human complexities of managerial decision‐making and the synonymous task of managing. Design/methodology/approach – A structured research...

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The influence of managerial myopia on firm strategy

W. Ridge, Jason; Kern, Dave; A. White, Margaret - In: Management Decision 52 (2014) 3, pp. 602-623

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of temporal myopia (focussing on the short-term) and spatial myopia (focussing on the current market) on firm strategy. Specifically the paper investigates the effects of temporal and spatial myopia on the persistence and conformity...

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Towards a stoic interpretation of controllability

Pesqueux, Yvon - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 1, pp. 5-12

Ethics – both within philosophy and in the new disciplines of “applied ethics” and “business ethics” – is a vogue … subject these days and, as such, calls for a few cautionary words. The resurgence of ethics has engendered two main schools of … warnings of the other two, expresses a genuine interest in ethics – an interest stimulated paradoxically by a number of well …

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Cracking the code of business

Emiliani, M.L. - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 2, pp. 60-79

Large public companies restructure themselves on a regular basis with the primary goals of achieving better financial performance and demonstrating responsiveness to shareholder interests. However, it is well know that such discontinuities typically result in great stress and confusion amongst...

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