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Searching for the ‘Holy Grail’ at ICL
Kippenberger, T - In: The Antidote 2 (1997) 2, pp. 34-36
operates in over 80 countries and employs 21,000 people — mostly in Europe. Believes that implementing knowledge management … management at ICL, whose mission (Holy Grail) is to focus management attention on identifying, managing and sharing knowledge … ideas and expertise as a key asset throughout ICL. Further discusses the programme to implement a knowledge management …
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Cooperation in regional new venture support networks: experiences from Germany
Kautonen, Teemu; Koch, Lambert T. - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 11 (2005) 5, pp. 378-384
Purpose – To introduce new venture support networks (NVSN) as a topical instrument in German entrepreneurship policy, and to discuss critically the problems in achieving cooperation between the member organizations in these networks. Design/methodology/approach – Conceptual analysis with...
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Enterprise support for older entrepreneurs: the case of PRIME in the UK
Kautonen, Teemu; Down, Simon; South, Laurie - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 14 (2008) 2, pp. 85-101
Purpose – The objective of this paper is to examine the potential for and barriers to older enterprise as well as the role and contribution of specific enterprise support policy, focusing in particular on socially disadvantaged older people. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the...
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In from the cold: perspectives on Finnish entry to the European Union
Chadwick, Peter - In: European Business Review 96 (1996) 6, pp. 3-10
Analyses the context of the recent changes in Finland’s economic performance and its trading relationship with the former USSR. Examines the Finnish business system, with its distinctive characteristics established by the dominant forest products sector, in relation to the development of the...
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Bacardi‐Martini fosters a spirit of pride
In: Human Resource Management International Digest 13 (2005) 5, pp. 22-24
Purpose – Illustrates why drink manufacturer Bacardi‐Martini has been featured in the top 10 of the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For awards for the past five years since the accolades began. Design?methodology/approach – Discusses the family principles at the firm along with the...
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Policy to workforce plans – a guide to application
Deagle, John - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 17 (2009) 7, pp. 23-25
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how the NHS Workforce Review Team's induction to workforce planning course works with attendees on how to extract workforce implications from policy documents. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a structure for policy...
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Retrieving corporate policy: managing minority dissent
Davis, Paul - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 5 (2005) 4, pp. 64-74
Purpose – The purpose of the research was to discover to what extent franchisees supported the direction the company was taking as determined by the board of directors. Specifically, franchisees were invited to comment on corporate policies, initiatives and values that they were expected to...
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Community service obligations and their implications
Cook, Averil - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 1/2/3, pp. 211-221
In Australia, Government Business Enterprises (GBEs) are in the process of review so that they may eventually be run on commercial lines in a competitive environment. Some of the services that are provided, particularly by the monopolistic utilities, are non‐commercial but are required under...
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Supplier diversity and minority business enterprise development: case study experience of three US multinationals
Shah, Mayank; Ram, Monder - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 11 (2006) 1, pp. 75-81
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the rationale for supplier diversity, constituent elements of each case study programme, actual performance of the initiatives and key challenges involved in implementing supplier diversity programmes. Design/methodology/approach – This...
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Managing enterprise risk: why a giant failed
Zand, Dale E. - In: Strategy & Leadership 37 (2009) 1, pp. 12-19
/methodology/approach – The study is are based on extensive interviews of management, board members, and review of documents and publications. The … management's blind spot was its failure to consider the interaction of its decisions and implicit assumptions over time …. Practical implications – Six principles of enterprise‐risk management are distilled from the Tenneco case. Originality …
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