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The role of strategic planning in the performance of small professional service firms: a research note

French, Steven NJ; Kelly, Stephen J - 2004

Using a sample of small, regional professional service firms, this paper investigates relationships between firm performance and aspects of strategic planning. Constructs measuring vision, mission, latent abilities, competitor orientation and market orientation are identified using exploratory...

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Perceived environmental uncertainty's effect on commitment in business-to-business channels

Harrison, Jennifer L; Kelly, Stephen J - 2010

primary theoretical implications are that commitment in business-to-business channels is evidently affected by PEU, suggesting …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475209

A comparison of market entry strategies adopted by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms from major and emerging software exporting nations

Kelly, Stephen J; Harrison, Jennifer L - 2009

This study examines the market entry practices of Australian and Pakistani Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms and the proposition that Local Software Economy (LSE) maturity affects the selection of market entry practices. The question is significant as it is focused on an...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475210

The function and character of relationship benefits: transferring capabilities and resources to the small firm

Kelly, Stephen J - 2007

Purpose – This paper aims to critique the foundations of the relationship benefits concept and develop a theoretical model that is tested and validated.Design/methodology/approach – A series of exploratory in-depth interviews were initially conducted and the results considered against extant...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475211

Measuring attitudinal commitment in business-to-business channels

Kelly, Stephen J - 2004

- and three-component models of commitment are examined within a business-to-business context. The results indicate that the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475212

Human resource development and 'casualisation' in hotels and resorts in Eastern Australia: getting the best to the customer?

Cairncross, Grant; Kelly, Stephen J - 2008

This paper provides an analysis of human resource development and knowledge capital management relations practices used by hotels and resorts in 2007. The study examined the employment instruments used, methods of employee recruitment, selection, staff turnover trends, remuneration policies,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475213

Evolutionary diffusion: internal and external methods used to acquire encompassing, complementary, and incremental technological changes in the lithotripsy industry

Nagarajan, Anuradha; Mitchell, Will - 1998

&D. Our theory draws on perspectives that emphasize the need to develop new competencies within a business organization and to …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476521

Path-dependent and path-breaking change: reconfiguring business resources following acquisitions in the U.S. medical sector, 1978–1995

Karim, Samina; Mitchell, Will - 2000

This paper studies how firms use acquisitions to achieve long-term business reconfiguration. We base the study in a … routine-based perspective on business dynamics. We develop and test hypotheses concerning the relative extent of change by … between 1978 and 1995. We find that acquisitions play a major role in business reconfiguration, offering opportunities for …

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The rise of human service chains: antecedents to acquisitions and their effects on the quality of care in US nursing homes

Banaszak-Holl, Jane; Berta, Whitney B.; Bowman, Dilys M.; … - 2002

This paper studies acquisitions of nursing home facilities by chains. We first test alternative ‘cream-skimming’ and ‘turn-around’ arguments concerning nursing home acquisitions. We then consider post-acquisition changes in nursing home health performance, differentiating effects of the...

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Structural homophily or social asymmetry? The formation of alliances by poorly embedded firms

Ahuja, Gautam; Polidoro, Francisco; Mitchell, Will - 2009

Recent research shows that preexisting network structure constrains the formation of new interorganizational alliances. Firms that are poorly embedded in a network structure are less likely than richly embedded firms to form alliances, because they lack informational and reputational benefits....

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