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Falling into capability learning traps
Harrison, Jeannette; Boyle, Emily - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 1, pp. 31-43
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how one firm – the British Shoe Corporation – eventually failed because, as a result of the strength of its predominant managerial mental model it fell into a number of exploitative learning capability traps. Design/methodology/approach –...
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Doing Business in Germany and Australia: An Etic‐Emic Study of Contrasts
Kramer, Hugh E. - In: Management Decision 30 (1992) 4
Suggests that important aspect of doing business in a foreign country is familiarity with its culture which preconditions its people to perceive, think, feel and act according to the norms of their culture. The norms and values of two different cultures frequently clash with each other, yet are...
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Skills for successful international assignments to, from and within Asia and the Pacific: implications for preparation, support and training
Fontaine, Gary - In: Management Decision 35 (1997) 8, pp. 631-643
First makes the case that effective preparation, support, and training for international assignments to, from or within Asia and the Pacific need to be based on sound models of the skills required to meet the challenges of those assignments for the assignees themselves, their families...
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Is There an Inverse “Peter Principle”?
Popper, Micha; Gluskinos, Ury M. - In: Management Decision 31 (1993) 4
Argues that hierarchical level is frequently not given enough consideration in analysing managerial jobs. Describes the qualitative differences existing at the various hierarchical levels in terms of time‐span, task complexity, and mental capabilities required. Specifically argues that the...
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Cross‐cultural conflict and expatriate manager adjustment
Jassawalla, Avan; Truglia, Ciara; Garvey, Jennifer - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 7, pp. 837-849
provides three specific sources of conflict as recounted by sample managers. The implications of our findings include …: selecting expatriate managers with high emotional intelligence, providing extensive pre‐departure cultural training that … reasoning, utilizing sensitivity training techniques to better prepare managers for new situations, and sending the expatriate …
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The Japanese Value System: An Application of Maccoby’s Head and Heart Traits
Zikiye, Rebecca; Zikiye, Anthony - In: Management Decision 31 (1993) 4
Builds a profile of values for a sample of Japanese managers and their immediate supervisors, to be used by Western … managers engaged in business ventures with Japanese counterparts. An exploratory factor analysis utilizes Maccoby’s head and … and Japanese managers espouse diametrically opposing values.  …
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Management Development in a Changing World
Wild, Ray - In: Management Decision 31 (1993) 5
enhance the knowledge, abilities and achievements of managers.  …
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Intrapreneurship and Entrepreneurship amongst MBA Graduates
Oliver, Carol; Pass, Sandra; Taylor, Jayne; Taylor, Pamela - In: Management Decision 29 (1991) 5
A questionnaire‐based survey of a business school′s MBA graduates draws conclusions on their entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial leanings. The authors suggest that specific combinations of personal characteristics and support systems will make implementation of MBA project findings more likely.
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Leadership in a changing world: developing managers through a teaching and learning programme
Holten, Ann-Louise; Bøllingtoft, Anne; Wilms, Inge - In: Management Decision 53 (2015) 5, pp. 1107-1124
presents its teaching and learning programme as a way for managers to obtain leadership meta-skills, which can be applied and …
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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
study provides four practical implications. First, managers intending to invest abroad need to consider the cost and return …
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