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Looks at the changes in management science methodology brought about by other fields of knowledge and how this has …. Develops a set of prerequisites for in‐company observation which are capable of providing valid insights for management …
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What is the best way to formulate a task group for optimal participation? Four hypotheses, which could affect a group process interaction are tested by a survey of MBA students. The major process variable appears to be length of time studying, implying that the more time individuals are exposed...
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Discusses management education and development – and in particular the role of business schools. Outlines some personal … describe evolution to date and to set the scene for the future. Examines certain aspects of future business school development …
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are discussed, and five routes to business growth are outlined – market development, product and service innovation …The importance of reviewing the opportunities for, and the barriers to, growth are examined. Ways of measuring growth … and tools needed for each. The principles of drift and discontinuity are described in relation to fast growth, and three …
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implementation, their control of operations and their company development. Successful fast‐growth companies were found to be anti …Fast‐growth companies illustrate, over a short space of time, the opportunities, threats, problems and pitfalls of … business growth. After carrying out a general survey of fast‐growing companies in Britain, the authors carried out an in …
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implementation, their control of operations and their company development. Successful fast‐growth companies were found to be anti …Fast‐growth companies illustrate, over a short space of time, the opportunities, threats, problems and pitfalls of … business growth. After carrying out a general survey of fast‐growing companies in Britain, the authors carried out an in …
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rapid growth in the sector. Concludes that while such growth is highly desirable, a number of hurdles have to be overcome.  …
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This second part of the paper presents in more detail the phylogenetic model of automotive assembly factories used in the first part of the paper. The key organizational species and their mutual relationships are described with an emphasis on the speciation points. This paper is purely descriptive.
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catalyst in the development of new forms of organizational structures. The article draws a historical linkage between the …
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development. It does this by examining the nature of tourism development and identifying problems that have inhibited this … mobilization of strategic resources. It concludes that successful tourism development in Africa is predicated on attention to a … range of issues such as clear tourism development objectives, integration of these into national plans, local involvement …
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