Examines the central proposition that the marketing‐purchasing of ew industrial manufacturing technologies involves the development (not ecessarily a planned design) of a new network of relationships within and across enterprises. Presents the results of a detailed case study on the adoption...

Investigates empirically the impact of the different facets of manufacturing subsystems on just‐in‐time (JIT) success. Uses a sample of 130 large US manufacturing firms to test research hypotheses derived from an extensive literature review and a field study conducted by the authors....

Provides a compatible model to previous work on college student migration in the form of a recursive set of equations. Points out that “hidden resource distortion”, a form of rent seeking in the political process, is positively related to institutional support for public colleges and...

Corporate mergers and acquisitions are pervasive. Much of the attention has focused on the dollars involved and the financial packages put together to effect them. Little attention has been given to the human resource management implications of such corporate restructuring. Attention here is...

The most important issues facing hospitality marketing, as it enters the 21st century, are outlined, discussed and analysed from two aspects: competitive conditions and new directions. Strategic trends are predicted including product portfolio marketing; internal and relationship marketing;...

British and American manufacturers continue the struggle to remain competitive, yet there remains a vast amount of unused energy and potential trapped by the inadequate organization of resources. Using a time‐based strategy, the value‐adding capability of the organization can be measured and...

Examines how to successfully apply one theoretical model of organizational development (OD) and organizational culture, the cognitive model, through theoretically consistent, i.e. cognitive, interventions to solve the organizational problem of downsizing. Reports a case study on use of a variety...

Many aspects of organisational change are examined, including the cost of change, change for change′s sake and for stability′s sake, and the manager′s dilemma in having a foot in each camp, both disciplined and informal. It is concluded that stability and change must coexist and resilience...

Examines the incongruency between what business schools teach and what business organizations actually need. Suggests a need for reform. Explores the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation standards and suggests that this needs much clarification. States that...

Presents a case study of a year‐long consulting project in an urban school system. Drawing on a multi‐method, stakeholder‐driven field design, describes the consulting process and intervention. In the analysis and discussion, focuses on the lessons learned from this project and the...