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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of two formal controls, namely target rigidity and process autonomy, on team adaptability and project success in new product development (NPD) projects. Target rigidity refers to performance goals that are non-negotiable once they...
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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 criticism: one which sees it as a passing...
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spite of the extreme variance that is characteristic of the industry, must be found in the management decision approach that … they employ to deal with this uncertainty. Originality/value – The paper uses statistical evidence to draw management … recognising that correct management decision approaches are behind the success of such an uncertain and volatile industry.  …
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Chaos theory is about to invade the thinking and vocabulary of practising managers and management academics. It will … management thinking through a number of major management writers who display an implicit awareness of chaos. A discussion …
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that actively tracks progress towards the strategic goals and encourages management and employees to achieve strategic …
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and operation of internal control; as part of its responsibilities for controlling, management monitors the system of …Discusses whether management, as a part of its duties, designs and maintains a system of internal control. Shows that … the COSO report (“Internal Control ‐ Integrated Framework”, 1992) emphasizes that management is responsible for the design …
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to alternative measurements of new venture performance. Practical implications The management control that the corporate … highlights the issue of management of corporate venturing capital relationships from the new venture’s perspective. In addition …, this study separates strategic and operational control within management control and examines how they influence new …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which user liaison behavior and outcome control influence the process performance of information technology (IT) projects and how the IT experience, behavior observability, and outcome measurability of user liaisons affect...
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Two of the most common reasons for not implementing a risk management program are cost and benefit. This paper focuses … intervention during a risk management program may alter the outcome in ways we cannot separate and therefore cannot cost out. A … (SDT) can be used to analyze data collected during a risk management program to disambiguate the confounding effects of …
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This study demonstrates a quantitative approach to construction risk management through analytic hierarchy process and …‐country petroleum pipeline project in India and its effectiveness in project management is demonstrated.  …
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