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The strategic planning/finance interface: does sophistication really matter?

Phillips, Paul A. - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 8, pp. 541-549

process. However, does sophistication really matter? Based on a survey of 100 hotels, the aim of this article is to explore …

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Differential pricing and segmentation on the Internet: the case of hotels

Yelkur, Rama; Nêveda DaCosta, Maria Manuela - In: Management Decision 39 (2001) 4, pp. 252-262

particular differential pricing for hotel services sold on the Internet. Hotels are able to take advantage of differential … pricing for various segments because the market for hotels can be divided into narrow customer segments. An overview of e … segmentation. With the help of secondary data, online pricing strategies used by hotels on the Internet are evaluated. Finally …

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The Granada takeover of Forte: a managerial perspective

Teare, Richard; Eccles, Gavin; Costa, Jorge; Ingram, Hadyn - In: Management Decision 35 (1997) 1, pp. 5-9

Reviews the acquisition of Forte plc, the longest established UK hotel company, by Granada plc. The Granada Group, a television and leisure conglomerate, launched a £3.3 billion hostile takeover bid for Forte on 22 November 1995, in one of the UK’s most expensive takeovers this decade. This...

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The interactive effects of strategic planning on hotel performance: a neural network analysis

Phillips, Paul; Davies, Fiona; Moutinho, Luiz - In: Management Decision 37 (1999) 3, pp. 279-288

This paper uses a neural network to analyse the interactive effects of strategic planning on hotel performance. Based on the data collected from 100 hotel units the constructs of planning sophistication and planning thoroughness have direct positive effect on overall performance. Conversely, the...

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Strategic sourcing: benefits, problems and a contextual model

Jennings, David - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 1, pp. 26-34

This paper reviews the strategic benefits and problems relating to the outsourcing decision. These include issues of cost, quality, flexibility, strategic focus, leverage and diversification, the potential loss of critical skills and knowledge, and appropriation of final product value. The...

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Quantitative and qualitative decision‐making methods in simulation modelling

Eldabi, Tillal; Irani, Zahir; Paul, Ray J.; Love, Peter E.D. - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 1, pp. 64-73

Discrete event simulation (DES) is widely known to be a quantitative research tool. A simulation modelling process is …

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In search of a general enterprise model

Dewhurst, Frank W.; Barber, Kevin D.; Pritchard, Matthew C. - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 5, pp. 418-427

problem domains with unlimited scope. Current enterprise modelling frameworks only deal effectively with non‐dynamic modelling … issues whilst dynamic modelling issues have traditionally only been addressed at the operational level. Although the majority …

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Meaning, legitimacy and impact of business models in fast‐moving environments

Chaharbaghi, Kazem; Fendt, Christian; Willis, Robert - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 4, pp. 372-382

This paper explores the underlying principles on which effective model building can be explained in fast‐moving environments through an examination of qualities that govern the effectiveness of businesses and are shared by models that represent them. By studying a number of generic and...

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Perceptions of senior managers toward knowledge‐sharing behaviour

Lin, Hsiu‐Fen; Lee, Gwo‐Guang - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 1, pp. 108-125

conducted to examine the reliability and validity of the measurement model, and the structural equation modelling (SEM …

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Using interpretive structural modelling in strategic decision‐making groups

Bolaños, Ricardo; Fontela, Emilio; Nenclares, Alfredo; … - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 6, pp. 877-895

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply interpretive structural modelling in the clarification of the … case is a simulation of a strategic group decision‐making process using interpretive structural modelling. The simulation …

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