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How mindfulness and acquisition experience affect acquisition performance

Hutzschenreuter, Thomas; Kleindienst, Ingo; Schmitt, Michael - In: Management Decision 52 (2014) 6, pp. 1116-1147

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insights to the impact of acquisition experience from prior acquisitions on the performance of subsequent ones. The authors base the analysis on the concept of mindfulness which has recently gained increasing attention in organizational...

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Rule breaking and a new opportunistic managerialism

Young, Ann P. - In: Management Decision 37 (1999) 7, pp. 582-589

professional backgrounds in public and private UK health care organizations. It analyses managers’ responses to rules and … identifies to what extent they accept, subvert or reinterpret rules, ignore or hide rules, create new rules or manage without … rules at all. The conclusion is reached that, within certain organizational, professional, gender and personal parameters …

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The comparative attractiveness of international business locations: the role of labor law

Pull, Kerstin - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 7, pp. 647-654

At a time of intensifying uncertainty, managerial flexibility to adapt to changes in the economic environment is increasingly important. Different business locations, it is frequently argued, offer this flexibility to differing degrees, labor law being one essential factor in determining the...

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The limits of globalization – legal and political issues in e‐commerce

Frynas, Jedrzej George - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 9, pp. 871-880

This article analyses some of the most important political and legal challenges faced by internationally operating Internet firms today. In addition to dealing with an important, albeit rarely discussed, issue, the present article attempts to provide a fresh perspective on this topic by...

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Strategic staffing of international joint ventures (IJVs): an integrative perspective for future research

Petrovic, Jelena; Kakabadse, Nada K. - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 4, pp. 394-406

Drawing on the literature on international joint ventures (IJVs) and strategic international human resource management, the paper proposes a model for strategic staffing of IJVs based on an integrative (strategic intent and negotiations) perspective. Building on the results of previous studies...

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Lighting up the “dark side” of international export/import relationships

Pressey, Andrew; Tzokas, Nikolaos - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 5, pp. 694-708

It is widely held that long‐term relationships between buyers and suppliers are beneficial for both parties. This view has become axiomatic in contemporary management. However, little empirical evidence exists to support the benefits of long‐ versus short‐term relationships. This study...

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Benefits that foreign AEC firms derive when undertaking construction projects in China

Yean Yng Ling, Florence - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 4, pp. 501-515

Purpose – The objectives of this paper are to investigate the reasons that motivate foreign architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) firms to undertake projects in China; whether foreign AEC firms derive significant benefits after working in China; and the strengths that foreign AEC...

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Expatriates and corporate‐level international strategy: governing with the knowledge contract

Connelly, Brian; Hitt, Michael A.; DeNisi, Angelo S.; … - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 3, pp. 564-581

Purpose – This paper proposes a methodology for governing expatriate assignments in the context of corporate‐level objectives. Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken is to envisage expatriate managerial assignments within the theoretical framework of agency theory and the...

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Choice of entry modes in sequential FDI in an emerging economy

Zhang, Yi; Zhang, Zigang; Liu, Zhixue - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 4, pp. 749-772

Purpose – This paper seeks to challenge the traditional wisdom that sheds light upon sequential entry modes in developed countries by exploring the dynamic entry mode choice in sequential foreign direct investment (FDI) in emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the...

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International strategies and ethics

Fisher, Josie; Bonn, Ingrid - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 10, pp. 1560-1572

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the complexities and tensions that international organisations face in managing ethics. Design/methodology/approach – Three levels of ethics are identified and discussed in the paper in the context of three international strategies. Findings...

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