Intuition stellt in der heutigen rational geprägten Unternehmenswelt eine wichtige Ressource bei Entscheidungen dar. Anhand der aktuellen Erkenntnisse der Intuitionsforschung analysiert Thomas Holtfort, warum Unternehmen Intuition in ihre Entscheidungsprozesse integrieren können und sollen....

This book examines trends and challenges in research on IT governance in public organizations, reporting innovative research and new insights in the theories, models and practices within the area. As we noticed, IT governance plays an important role in generating value from organization’s IT...

I -- Einführung -- Aufbau der Arbeit und Vorgehensweise -- II -- Wissenschaftstheoretische, -methodische und — programmatische Vorbemerkungen und Grundlagen -- Wissenschaftsdisziplinäre Ursprünge einer Wissenschaft von Komplexität und ihr terminologisches Verhältnis zur Komplexität --...

This new book examines the relationship between agency theory and executive pay. It argues that while Jensen and Meckling (1976) were right in their analysis of the agency problem in public corporations they were wrong about the proposed solutions. Drawing on ideas from economics, psychology,...

Introduction -- Supply chain coordination in case of asymmetric information -- On the impact of fixed cost reduction in the strategic lotsizing framework -- The impact of information sharing on the effectiveness of screening contracts: A first laboratory experiment -- The impact of contract...

Paradoxes emerge everywhere in organizational theory and management practice. This book is a theoretically grounded presentation of the strategic and historical context of organizational paradoxes, exploring the paradoxes in organizational management and the available tactics to manage them....

This book examines the relationships among leadership, the quality of the management process and business results. Drawing from the pioneering contributions of Chester I. Barnard, this book defines the role and characteristics of an effective and efficient manager in the new knowledge economy....

The book examines the social processes which have shaped the development and organisation of various marketing practices and activities, and the markets associated with them. Drawing on the figurational-sociological approach associated with Norbert Elias the contributors explain how various...

Introducing a theory of workplace dignity into the field of management studies, this innovative new book presents an alternative paradigm based on principles of human dignity which is integrated into a theoretical approach to the topic. The author addresses and analyses the causes and...