<title/> Questions of relationships, accountability and responsibility received little attention in the original proposals for the National Offender Management Service (NOMS). They now need to be examined, and some awkward and complex issues need to be resolved, before legislation is introduced. This...

Michael Porter's four generic strategies for achieving competitive advantage can be condensed into two - low cost leadership and differentiation. David Faulkner and Cliff Bowman argue that, unlike Porter, it is false to choose between these two orientations. Only the low cost strategy with...

With its inception at the end of the nineteenth century as a means of consolidation and reorganization, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have since become quasi-institutionalized as one of the primary strategic options for organizations, as they seek to secure their position in an ever more...

Using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model, the paper provides some direction on the areas of policy reform that could generate strong growth, employment and poverty reduction in South Africa. The core requirements for more rapid and sustained growth are greater saving, investment,...

Driven by globalization, strategic alliances have emerged in a wide range of industries; higher education is not excluded, although we still lack sufficient understanding of this emerging field. By empirically investigating 10 China--UK educational alliances, this paper reveals the specific...

Strategic alliances are increasingly common, as many organizations look towards various partnering arrangements. This second edition of Strategies of Cooperation extends the first edition's clear and comprehensive survey of strategic alliances. Presenting different disciplinary perspectives...

With its inception at the end of the nineteenth century as a means of consolidation and reorganization, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have since become quasi-institutionalized as one of the primary strategic options for organizations, as they seek to secure their position in an ever more...