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Research in social responsibility: a challenge for management education

Kletz, Pierre - In: Management Decision 47 (2009) 10, pp. 1582-1594

education studied here in the light of the Frankfurt School's approach in general, and of Horkheimer and Adorno's works in … which research in corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributes to shaping the contents of management education … management education instrumental in improving the implementation of CSR. Originality/value – The article presents an original …

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China’s Management: Tradition and Reform

Fukuda, John - In: Management Decision 27 (1989) 3

in Chinese service organisations. The present Chinese government is encouraging growth in education; through expansion of … education the latest developments in management and other technologies will be extended to China. …

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Measuring Your Way to Profit

Bititci, Umit S. - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 6, pp. 16-24

The traditional cost accounting‐based business performance measures used today fail to provide adequate support to allow the use of modern management techniques and development of optimum business and functional strategies. Although these traditional techniques have a certain value they must...

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Factors that play a role in “managing through measures”

Franco, Monica; Bourne, Mike - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 8, pp. 698-710

Organisations devote time and effort to the development of strategic performance measurement (SPM) systems. Many articles have been written on how to design and implement this type of system. However, few studies have addressed the issue of why some organisations are better able to “manage...

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Situational and organizational determinants of turnaround

Francis, John D.; Desai, Ashay B. - In: Management Decision 43 (2005) 9, pp. 1203-1224

Purpose – To test the ability of situational variables, manageable pre‐decline resources, and specific firm responses to decline to classify performance outcomes (turnaround vs non‐turnaround) in declining firms. Design/methodology/approach – Using a longitudinal methodology and a...

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Globalization of performance appraisals: theory and applications

Appelbaum, Steven H.; Roy, Michel; Gilliland, Terry - In: Management Decision 49 (2011) 4, pp. 570-585

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide a more complete perspective regarding the “best practices” for performance appraisals of “distant” employees in global organizations. Design/methodology/approach – A range of published works (1998‐2009) on multinational...

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Traditional Performance Appraisal Systems: The Deming Challenge

Elmuti, Dean; Kathawala, Yunus; Wayland, Robert - In: Management Decision 30 (1992) 8

Compares the traditional performance appraisal systems with Deming′s philosophy of operating a production system focused on quality for the consumer. W. Edwards Deming has long challenged the effectiveness of traditional performance appraisal systems used by American managers. He criticizes...

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Management Systems and Personnel Evaluation

Gunn, Bruce - In: Management Decision 31 (1993) 4

The transition to the information age is shifting the decision‐making authority structure in organizations from political systems and subjective appraisals to management systems and objective personnel evaluations. The critical need to adopt the management system and objective evaluation...

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The Real Strategic Issues versus Organizational Bureaucracy and Administrative Neatness

Piercy, Nigel F. - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 4, pp. 5-8

Accuses management of repeatedly substituting bureaucracy and complex reporting and control systems for the things that really matter to competitive success. It is claimed that all too often the implementation of strategies is not simply ineffectual, it is positively damaging to organizations....

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Implementing Performance Review and Career Planning: Part One

Knibbs, John; Swailes, Stephen - In: Management Decision 30 (1992) 1

Describes an initiative to refocus the appraisal, review and career planning within the Shoe and Allied Trades Research Association (SATRA). First of a two‐part article; the second part describes the implementation of the scheme and the monitoring of its effectiveness.

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