Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find answers to the current issue of the audit. What has to offer classical approach of audit practice to help organizations improve their performance? What should be done for the results of an audit of the audited organization to be useful in terms of...

Purpose – To contribute to critical discussion of management education and practice in the “global economy”, engaging with fragmentation of subjects in the academic literature and of issues across zones of production and consumption in the global community. In order to highlight key...

During the 1980s, a new word came into common usage in the UK to describe a phenomenon that was typical of that aggressively enterprise‐driven decade. “Presenteeism” was a witty reference to workers who were reluctant to leave the workplace, always staying longer than their peers to...

Purpose – The aim is to provide an interview with Pat Wellington, an internationally recognized management consultant who specializes in leadership, team building, business development, change management and customer care. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify what neurolinguistic programming (NLP) is, how it might be useful for individuals and organizations, and to explore the question whether NLP can help or harm a business. The paper also aims to give a balanced view of NLP, outlining how it can...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide team managers with a practical set of guidelines for coping with a few common obstacles to successful management of managerial processes. Design/methodology/approach – The article regards the issue of decision‐implementation, taking place...

Purpose – The purpose of this short paper is to introduce the special issue and outline its major themes. Design/methodology/approach – The control‐resistance literatures are described, and the necessity for field‐led empirical accounts is amplified, as a precursor to introducing the...

Politicians are fond of talking about a “third way” which combines most effectively a free economy with social democratic ideals. There are parallels here with the business world. Attempts must be made to alter the systems of beliefs and values that shaped management during the last century....

Product innovation – the development of new and improved products – is crucial to the prosperity of the modern corporation. New products launches within the last three years account for about 30 percent of corporate sales, and there is a strong connection between successful product...