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Employee commitment and organizational policies
Foote, David A.; Seipel, Scott J.; Johnson, Nancy B.; … - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 2, pp. 203-219
Purpose – To propose new commitment construct‐policy commitment, and to examine the influence of attitude, role clarity, and role conflict on policy commitment, as well as the influence of policy commitment on citizenship behavior. Design/methodology/approach – Using a self‐report...
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Knowledge creation and business format franchising
Lindblom, Arto; Tikkanen, Henrikki - In: Management Decision 48 (2010) 2, pp. 179-188
Purpose – This article aims to contribute to the study of knowledge creation and management in business format … on the assumptions of the knowledge management, theories of organisational learning and organisational knowledge creation … one of the key knowledge management practices required for successful business format franchising. Proposes that the …
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Business Policy in Action
In: Management Decision 31 (1993) 6
An overview of all the elements that go into formulating a business strategy – including received wisdom from the gurus, vision and values, ideas on growth, forecasting, information, objectives, audits, customers, markets, competition, finances, structure, training – with the focus on how to...
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Timing the adoption of a new technology: an option‐based approach
Scarso, Enrico - In: Management Decision 34 (1996) 3, pp. 41-48
Deals with the problem of timing the adoption of a new technology. This is a very important question of strategy which directly affects the firm’s competitive capability and whose analysis cannot be adequately faced by conventional capital budgeting techniques. Aims to provide a procedure for...
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Consumer Boycotts
Smith, N. Craig - In: Management Decision 27 (1989) 6
World. The author concludes that management should be aware of their social responsibilities not least because of the …
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Legal sector marketing: a contested case
Vickerstaff, Angela - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 5, pp. 354-361
Research over the last decade has resulted in a clearer conceptualisation of marketing orientation which has subsequently enabled its measurement within firms. Looks at the extent to which legal firms have adopted a marketing orientation as they compete in an increasingly demanding market....
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Creating value in the “new economy”
Walters, David; Halliday, Michael; Glaser, Stan - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 8, pp. 775-781
Business operates everywhere in an environment that is both dynamic and challenging: markets have globalised (supply markets and customer markets); technology has become all embracing (this includes product and process technology) and relationships with suppliers, customers and competitors are...
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Added value, enterprise value and competitive advantage
Walters, David; Halliday, Michael; Glaser, Stan - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 9, pp. 823-833
economy”’, Management Decision , Vol. 40 No. 8) which dealt with how business has had to reevaluate the importance of its …
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The effects of 9/11/2001 on business strategy variability in the US air carrier industry
Goll, Irene; Rasheed, Abdul A. - In: Management Decision 49 (2011) 6, pp. 948-961
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the effects of 9/11/2001 on strategic variability in the US air carrier industry. The paper also seeks to examine the role of firm size in these relationships. Design/methodology/approach – The paper tests two different perspectives on organizational...
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How environmental uncertainty affects the link between business strategy and performance in SMEs
Parnell, John A.; Lester, Donald L.; Long, Zhang; … - In: Management Decision 50 (2012) 4, pp. 546-568
Purpose – This study aimed to examine the prospective role played by perceived environmental uncertainty in the strategy‐performance linkage among SMEs in China, Turkey, and the USA. Design/methodology/approach – The strategic group level of analysis was employed. Generic strategy,...
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