Purpose – This is a short article on the origins of the Women's Enterprise Policy Group in the UK. The purpose of the article is to illustrate the need for a historical context for policy development on key issues. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is based on the authors' practical...

Purpose – To distinguish managing creativity from managing innovation and highlight the importance for cultural entrepreneurs of recognising the differences between the two. Design/methodology/approach – Based on government‐sponsored research project looking at access to finance in the UK...

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published in Industrial and Commercial Training, published by and copyright Emerald.

With the current trend toward globalisation and the increasing competitive and technological challenges of today's environment the formation of international strategic alliances has become an important part of many firm's international business strategies. Experience with international strategic...

Purpose – The National Health Service (NHS) Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) programme was launched in 2001 as an innovative public‐private partnership to address the historical under‐investment in local primary care facilities in England. The organisations from the public and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine why and how the Trades Union Congress (TUC) – the labour movement's peak body, “think tank” and exemplar – engages in alliance building with civil movements and groups. In particular, it investigates: the rationale for such; the nature...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate differences in decision‐making processes between UK and non‐UK managers in the defence manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach – A pilot study was conducted with a small number of firms in Yorkshire, UK. A large‐scale...