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The frontline manager: fronting up to organisational change
Hales, Sebastian; Rabey, Gordon - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 43 (2011) 6, pp. 368-376
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose an organisational structure not based on power and control but on the organic and functional processes of the front line. Design/methodology/approach – These ideas arose from discussions about the roles and training needs of frontline...
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Leading the revolution
Hamel, Gary - In: Strategy & Leadership 29 (2001) 1, pp. 4-10
In this interview, international strategy guru Gary Hamel explains the thinking behind his new book, Leading the Revolution. He believes that the impetus for radical change in a business must come from the ideas and energies of the people within the company, not from consultants or external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015016347
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Introduction: toward understanding e‐business transformation
Gale, Jeffrey; Abraham, Dolphy - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 18 (2005) 2, pp. 113-116
/methodology/approach – Provides a brief review of the papers within the issue. Findings – The organization transformation brought on by the internet …
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Chief Synergy Officer
Jackson, Stuart E. - In: Journal of Business Strategy 30 (2009) 6, pp. 63-65
Purpose – Chief strategy officers (CSOs) or other executives in similar roles have a range of responsibilities in the organization, often including communicating corporate strategy to key stakeholders, promoting decision making that sustains change and engendering commitment to strategic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014845240
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A move toward European retail
Skinner, David - In: Journal of Property Investment & Finance 25 (2007) 2, pp. 166-178
Purpose – This report aims to examine the sectoral composition of Europe's real estate investment market, the factors likely to drive a shift in portfolio composition away from the office sector and toward retail, and how this will likely occur. Design/methodology/approach – The article...
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Knowledge city and urban economic resilience
Huston, Simon; Warren, Clive - In: Journal of Property Investment & Finance 31 (2013) 1, pp. 78-88
” concept as diversification vehicle for property investors. Design/methodology/approach – The paper first dissects the …
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Diversification, hedging, and “pacification”
Powers, Michael R. - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 11 (2010) 5, pp. 441-445
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the roles of diversification, hedging, and a third risk … diversification and hedging, a simple mathematical model is offered for reducing the standard deviation of a portfolio of traditional … “insurance” and/or other financial risks. Findings – The findings show that: neither diversification nor hedging, by itself, can …
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Investing in inclusion
Burnett, Tony - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 14 (2006) 4, pp. 3-4
Purpose – Aims to explain why the genuine inclusion of workers, regardless of sex, race, age, religion or nationality, will become a business imperative in the years ahead. Design/methodology/approach – Highlights the differences between diversity and inclusion, defines a truly inclusive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014752144
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Macau gambling industry: current challenges and opportunities next decade
Liu, Matthew Tingchi; Chang, Tina Tsing Gya; Loi, … - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 27 (2015) 3, pp. 499-512
Purpose – The viewpoints from industry briefly review the success in last decade, analyze what challenges and difficulties came across currently and forecast opportunities/development in next decade of Macau gambling industry. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach...
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From white paper writing to white water rafting
Marques, Joan; Holt, Svetlana; Green, Virginia - In: Journal of Management Development 32 (2013) 8, pp. 852-864
sample implementations. Findings – Management courses that focus on creativity, involvement, interaction, and a trans …
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