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its management in the UK is numerically small and much of it dates back to the start of the twenty-first century. This …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze elements of continuity and change in the administrative history of …, moving to more transparent and accountable forms of public management that deeply restructured the public sector. In parallel …, the international community (particularly, UNESCO) has urged the adoption of a comprehensive strategic management plan for …
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‐government. Research limitations/implications – The paper's findings call for another history of management thought, as against the too … than on the study of practices, remains rare in the field of management history.  …Purpose – The aim of this paper is to seek to reveal the familial roots of modern management thought, largely …
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Purpose The primary purpose of this paper is to fill the research gap regarding the evolution of managerial processes within (largely family) diamond industry firms, especially over the past seven decades. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative data were gathered from interviews with 100...
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Seeks to promote discussion of the pursuit of accountable management in public sector organizations by providing a … of accountable management reforms in this agenda, and some of the factors underlying the promotion, implementation …, acceptance and resistance of such reforms. Explores the paradoxical nature of both neoliberalism and the accountable management …
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Outlines the early beginnings of the total quality movement and summarizes its history up to the present day. Relates …
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Purpose To assess whether interdisciplinary research evaluation scores vary between fields. Design/methodology/approach The authors investigate whether published refereed journal articles were scored differently by expert assessors (two per output, agreeing a score and norm referencing) from...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of serendipity and approaches to its study particularly in relation to information studies. Design/methodology/approach – The origins of the term serendipity are described and its elaboration as an exploratory and explanatory...
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Purpose – The study aims to explore the interaction between the students, the material objects surrounding them, and their social site. The purpose of this paper is to identify and elucidate information literacy as it is being enacted within a complex and heterogeneous community of PhD...
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other management subjects in the hospitality field. Findings – Despite its importance, interdisciplinary research has not … resource management finance/accounting, etc. Practical implications – This study suggests that the results of interdisciplinary …
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