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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of two formal controls, namely target rigidity and process autonomy, on team adaptability and project success in new product development (NPD) projects. Target rigidity refers to performance goals that are non-negotiable once they...
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Purpose – To demonstrate two distinct leadership requirements for project managers and establish a theoretical basis … for distinguishing between these two types of leadership. Design/methodology/approach – A framework linking transactional … and transformational leadership qualities with project management attributes is developed. Findings – Explains how …
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For various reasons organisations can enter a condition that presents them with a “transformational imperative”. This happens when “old” ways of doing business cease to deliver sustainable competitive advantage and usual ways of “putting things right” fail to restore business...
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, as a result of a globalised and rapidly changing international economic environment. Appropriate leadership competencies …/methodology/approach – Conventional content analysis of extant literature in the leadership, management, organisational development and human resource … organisational leadership effectiveness strategies. Findings – This study presents a conceptual model consolidating current scholarly …
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This is the second of two linked articles on strategy for innovation and its implementation. The purpose of the first … article was to examine the strategic process of planning innovation within the enterprise. The objective of this second … article is to examine some of the ways by which innovation is implemented. The success of enterprise innovation strategy will …
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Purpose Ample evidence suggests that firm innovativeness is important for firm competitiveness. Despite the significance of the CEO for firm outcomes in general, the role of the CEO in firm innovativeness remains unclear. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the impact of two CEO...
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relationship between leadership and organizational innovation. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of chief … executive officer (CEO) transformational and transactional leadership on organizational innovation. The authors examine the … transformational and transactional leadership behaviors positively influence organizational innovation. However, organizations benefit …
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Two of the most common reasons for not implementing a risk management program are cost and benefit. This paper focuses on whether the benefits of intervention can be shown to justify the costs. A confounding factor is that the acts of intervention during a risk management program may alter the...
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Examines how individual projects will affect the organization’s stated desire to “add value” by its operations, particularly how the market will judge each project on this basis. Considers rates of return, risk and cost of capital. Provides practical guidance for managers seeking to...
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Establishing trust within groups or teams of scientists and technicians working on large‐scale projects is considered an essential critical success factor when working in a virtual environment. To build trust among team members for any project requires a selection decision on which trust...
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