advocates that managers (i.e., firms) perceiving their industry environment as turbulent will develop superior market learning … competitive intensity, market learning and marketing capabilities. Data were gathered from senior managers of commercial firms and …

argued that perceived influence as well as friendship ties between any two managers will enhance the likelihood that these … managers collaborate with each other. Additionally, a negative interaction effect between perceived influence and friendship on …

The role of top managers in shaping the performance of the firms that employthem represents a central issue to … study attempts to theoretically and empirically extendresearch on the influence of top managers on firm performance by … researchers have attempted to link top managers withfirm performance in the past recent reviews of the upper echelons research …

The relationship between top management team composition, group processes, and the effects of those processes on goal …, heterogeneity was defined by demographic (member age, length of team tenure, education level, functional expertise) and cultural …, demographic heterogeneity most heavily influenced levels of trust, decision quality and decision implementation among team members …

information search. Information is an essential component to the functions of managers, and the way in which information is … what extent is such a relationship affected by the capability of the top management team to integrate the information …

This study examines the phenomenon of co-CEOs within publicly traded firms. Although shared executive leadership is not … widespread, it occurs within some very prominent firms. We find that co-CEOs generally complement each other in terms of … educational background or executive responsibilities. Our results show that firms most likely to appoint co-CEOs have lower …

This study examines the phenomenon of co-CEOs within publicly traded firms. Although shared executive leadership is not … widespread, it occurs within some very prominent firms. We find that co-CEOs generally complement each other in terms of … educational background or executive responsibilities. Our results show that firms most likely to appoint co-CEOs have lower …

the principles of key NPD success factors were found to be in place in the SMEEs in the Western Cape. All the managers who … that their existence was meant to satisfy the needs of their customers. Those managers also showed that they knew exactly … what their customers needed. Employees in those organizations worked as a team and produced good quality products that …

Purpose of this paperMuch of the literature on consumer empowerment focuses on consumers’ efforts toregain control of … successful firms’ try hard to understand what consumers want and toimprove consumer satisfaction and empowerment by providing ….What is original/value of paper?We show how consumer empowerment is an important concept. This papercontributes since there is …

Employee empowerment has long been associated with organizational outcomes such as innovation, greater effectiveness …-to-day operations of a university; therefore, organizational strategies such as employee empowerment that encourage initiatives and ….The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the levels of empowerment and perceived organizational …