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The application of Piercy and Morgan’s dimensions of marketing planning
Harris, Lloyd C. - In: Management Decision 34 (1996) 3, pp. 35-40
Reviews and critically evaluates the practical application of Piercy and Morgan’s model of the dimensions of marketing planning. Appraises and elucidates analytical, behavioural and organizational dimensions of planning. In order to demonstrate the usefulness of the model and clarify the...
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Of chaos and complexity: managerial insights from a new science
Lissack, Michael R. - In: Management Decision 35 (1997) 3, pp. 205-218
an important role in a management context. Considers the need to identify value‐added knowledge and suggests that …
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The development of theories from the analysis of the organisation: case studies by the patterns of behaviour
Nieto, Mariano; Pérez, Waldo - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 10, pp. 723-734
This study presents an adaptation of case studies denominated by the patterns of behaviour, an ideal methodology for the development of theories explaining the organisation and its integrants’ behaviour. In comparison with other alternatives, best results are obtained in the research of...
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Local economic trading schemes and their implications for marketing assumptions, concepts and practices
Crowther, David; Greene, Anne‐Marie; Hosking, Dian Marie - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 4, pp. 354-362
This paper focuses on the relationship between a particular social practice – local exchange trading systems or schemes (LETS) – and what we here call the “mainstream” marketing paradigm. It begins by discussing some of the key principles that are thought to set LETS apart from other,...
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Exploring the current practice of visioning: case studies from the UK financial services sector
O’Brien, Frances; Meadows, Maureen - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 5, pp. 488-497
This paper describes case vignettes of the practice of vision development in eight financial services organisations. Important observations emerge about current practice; for example, formal methodologies are rarely adopted in vision development; rather, more informal processes of debate are...
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Organizational citizenship behavior: a case study of culture, leadership and trust
Appelbaum, Steven; Bartolomucci, Nicolas; Beaumier, Erika; … - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 1, pp. 13-40
management employ the following action plan: do not change current leadership style; develop an action plan to increase trust … starting with increasing accessibility of management to employees; develop an action plan to move from current culture to …
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A review of case studies publishing in Management Decision 2003‐2004
Cepeda, Gabriel; Martin, David - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 6, pp. 851-876
representation of these stages, describes how it assists management researchers to build theory from data gathered in the field, and … outlines its value for achieving sound management research. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of nine cases published in … Management Decision within the last two years (2003‐2004) is selected in order to illustrate these processes. Findings – The …
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British management theory and practice: the impact of Fayol
Smith, Ian; Boyns, Trevor - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 10, pp. 1317-1334
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of Fayol's ideas on both British management thought and … strands of scientific management theory, especially that of Fayol, in Britain between the 1920s and the 1960s/1970s and, for … the same period, the links between the theory and practice of scientific management. The links indicated in the schematic …
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The governance of partnerships and a strategic network
Kohtamäki, Marko; Vesalainen, Jukka; Varamäki, Elina; … - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 8, pp. 1031-1051
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the effects of the customer company governance into supplier actors' experiences. Design/methodology/approach – Comparative case study of four strategic networks and 16 partnerships. Research approach is twofold: in the first phase of...
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Project management and development of human capital in the Caribbean: three case studies
Banik, Arindam; Bhaumik, Pradip K. - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 8, pp. 1076-1089
human capital, which is quite often scarce in developing countries but is needed to use the Project Management body of …
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