We use an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the UK. We then match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that establishments in better managed firms are significantly...

Quality management is a management domain very discussed and disputed nowadays and this is the first sign it is a very modern, needed and present concept in theory and practice. Some are seeing it as a solution to prepare things in the way they are needed, and the instrument which might...

Dans le cadre de sa politique industrielle, le Gouvernement français a labellisé en 2005 71 pôles de compétitivité afin d'améliorer la performance de ses entreprises et de ses territoires. Le Pôle Européen d'Innovation Fruits et Légumes (PEIFL) qui en est issu se donne pour objectif...

The paper analyzed the new concept of European management model, which has two important dimensions: ethic and communication. In conclusion, I show that throughout business we can see how people appreciate a certain relationship or interaction with other people by how they "keep or remotely....

Face aux évolutions des périodes récentes, qu’adviendra-t-il du contrôle de gestion. Alors que, dans ses fondements, la discipline fait le lien entre une approche financière et opérationnelle et une orientation organisationnelle et managériale, elle devient de plus en plus technique...

A l’aide d’une recherche empirique de trois ans, cet article souligne la difficulté, pour un chercheur en sciences de gestion, d’étudier des « sujets sensibles »(Renzetti et al., 1993). Le thème choisi pour illustrer notre propos est celui de l’échec en entreprise, abordé ici sous...

This paper investigates the determination and consequences of organizational changes (OC) in a panel of British and French establishments. Organizational changes include the decentralization of authority, delayering of managerial functions, and increased multitasking. We argue that OC and skills...

Business agents are today facing with a dynamic economic environment transformed by the direct effects of the economic crisis. In these circumstances the managers of the entities are forced to adapt to the economic activities by various types of decisions. A special attention is paid to...

This paper presents a decision support tool used in testing and trial laboratories. It gives an optimum quality control in these types of laboratories.

This paper examines the management practices of German firms with obligations under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) based on six structured in-depth interviews with managers of firms from different industries and based on survey data. The paper sheds light on management and trading...