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Managing diversity in transnational project teams
Iles, Paul; Kaur Hayers, Paromjit - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 12 (1997) 2, pp. 95-117
Discusses the value, workings and effectiveness of international project teams. Proposes a model to enable the creation of an effective team and process. Points out the need to manage diversity, intercultural differences and different nationalities. Uses a case study from Raleigh International...
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Competition and strategy of Chinese firms
Lee Cooke, Fang - In: Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal 18 (2008) 1/2, pp. 29-56
through business diversification, development of international market, strong emphasis on product innovation and quality …
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Market crossroads: fertile ground for board development
Kipp, Michael F.; Hunter, Robert; Aspinall, Mara - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 2 (2002) 2, pp. 13-15
Governing boards are a bit like meteors above an organizational “planet”. If they position themselves too far above it all, they are likely to float at an innocuous distance, meaningless and without impact. On the other hand, if they plunge too deeply and quickly they are likely to burn up...
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Diversification plans of Prime Technologies
Gautam, Taruna; Agarwal, Raveesh - In: Management Decision 48 (2010) 3, pp. 456-464
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain an insight about the strategy of diversification adopted by the company …
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Crisis Management in a Small Business
Drummond, Helga; Chell, Elizabeth - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 1, pp. 37-40
Explains why, of all organizations at risk in the current economic recession, small businesses are the most vulnerable. Confirms that downturns are typically rapid and the prognosis poor, and that the emotional and financial hardships of personal bankruptcy are often severe. Challenges the...
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Contingencies influencing the effectiveness of acquisition‐based corporate growth and development strategies: the case of ITT, 1920‐1997
Sisaye, Seleshi - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 19 (1998) 5, pp. 231-255
“diversification”. A study of the International Telephone and Telegraph Company (ITT) organizational growth strategies from 1920 to … involves absorption, and the political model when organizational growth calls for diversification. A contingency historical …
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The PRIME contract: The Department of Social Security and Trillium
Evans, Michael - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 2 (2000) 3, pp. 208-220
The PRIME contract is revolutionising the property industry. It has enabled the UK Government’s Department of Social Security to outsource not just its facilities management and property management but also its entire property portfolio and the risks associated with it. PRIME will provide the...
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Outsourcing for corporate real estate managers: How can real estate learn lessons from other industries?
Farncombe, Martin; Waller, Andrew - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 7 (2005) 3, pp. 258-270
Outsourcing is a mechanism which has transformed the delivery of facilities management, logistics, IT and other … services to today's corporations. This paper looks at the reasons behind the rise and rise of outsourcing and its applicability … outsourcing are discussed, and lessons are drawn from more mature outsourcing markets (IT, logistics etc) that should help those …
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Cost of outsourcing versus cost of rental services for office buildings in Switzerland
Stoy, Christian; Kytzia, Susanne - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 7 (2005) 3, pp. 246-257
This paper addresses the question as to what extent the outsourcing degrees of property management influence the … operating costs of owner‐operated real estate. For this purpose, the outsourcing degrees of technical, infrastructural and … inverse relationship was identified in respect of the cleaning costs, where the costs are lower when outsourcing …
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Sale‐and‐leaseback as a British real estate model
Tipping, Malvern; Bullard, Richard K. - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 9 (2007) 4, pp. 205-217
Purpose – Many established trading companies have had considerable capital value locked into their operational properties. These properties have been identified as producing lower returns on invested capital than core business activities. Consequently, there has been a growing trend for the...
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