Strategic Analysis: A Guide to Practice is uniquely designed to bridget the theory-practice divide. The book presents the fundamentals of strategic management theory alongside methods of analysis. Analytical mehtods are then applied to the theoretical concepts to describe best...

The combination of entrepreneurship and strategy is gaining increasing recognition as a pathway for growth within both individual organisations and national economies. Hence the benefits emerge from both a micro and macro economic perspective. Essentially, however, research on strategic...

We use the resource-based theory of the firm as our primary orienting device, but we also stress the inescapable paradoxes of strategic thinking. The basic idea is that strategic leadership is needed precisely because there are no easy formulas to navigate complex settings. We emphasize that...

This paper examines a profound paradox in current thinking on the process of globalisation. The paradox is this: many commentators, particularly those living in Anglo-Saxon countries, see one of the main likely outcomes of globalisation as being the triumph of the Ango-Saxon business model of...

This paper considers whether listed companies with dispersed ownership invest less in training than do other firms, as part of a short-termist stance caused by pressure from the stock market. An analytical framework that supports the proposition involves three factors: high agency costs between...

The business events sector is recognised as a high-yield component of the tourism industry with direct connections to other key areas such as trade, foreign affairs, education, science, training and communications. It has great potential for further expansion. A major study on Australia’s...

Medium sized manufacturing German companies are expanding their operations to emerging industrial economies in India. As cross-cultural research studies involving German and Indian organisations are rare, this paper focuses on diversity management in manufacturing companies. The research...

Under what circumstances does giving a voice and explanation to a manager in a budget allocation setting improve their performance? The research into whether or not managers should participate or have a voice in setting their budget allocation show conflicting results on performance. This seems...

The influence of Asian cultures and religious traditions has often been used to explain Asian women’s under-utilisation and under-representation in management. This book examines the influence of culture and tradition on organisational and management practices, and how these affect the...

There are many books suggesting the many benefits of outsourcing. A survey carried out in 2002 on twenty-four companies in the Singapore petrochemical industry showed that only about 10% of the companies outsourced total plant maintenance. Therefore, the research title was 'Outsourcing plant...