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Making the case for knowledge management: the bigger picture

Neef, Dale - In: Management Decision 37 (1999) 1, pp. 72-78

Despite several years of hearty media and academic interest, for most people “knowledge management” still remains an … ill‐defined and woolly concept. The problem may be that knowledge management proponents have usually focused on either the … importance of knowledge management in the workplace if the subject is seen in a much broader context ‐ as causally related to the …

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Excellence in client/server information system implementations: understanding the STS connection

Kavan, C. Bruce; O’Hara, Margaret T.; Patterson, Edward C. - In: Management Decision 37 (1999) 3, pp. 295-304

This paper uses the Socio‐Technical Systems (STS) model as a conceptual framework to explore client/server information system implementations, and demonstrates the logical disconnect between traditionally developed mainframe systems and the flexibility required to meet rapidly changing...

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Why organizations fail: the view from the front‐line

Longenecker, Clinton O.; Simonetti, Jack L.; Sharkey, … - In: Management Decision 37 (1999) 6, pp. 503-513

The purpose of this research is to review the perceptions of 359 front‐line management personnel as to why their …

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Technological management: expanding the perspective of management of technology

Chanaron, Jean‐Jacques; Jolly, Dominique - In: Management Decision 37 (1999) 8, pp. 613-621

This article shows that R&D management, Management of Technology (MOT) and Technological Management (TOM) differ in … factor that has an impact on almost every management method and practice. Relying on recognized lists of management … disciplines, offers an attempt to identify main technology‐related issues in each of these fields of management. …

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Value and information – concepts and issues for management

Walters, David; Lancaster, Geoff - In: Management Decision 37 (1999) 8, pp. 643-656

The notion of what is meant by “value” is explored and summarised in terms of its involvement in delivering the product/service attributes, considered necessary to create customer satisfaction. Investigates the business system in relation to the value chain, as well as citing the conflicting...

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Building organizational citizenship

Brightman, Baird K.; Moran, John W. - In: Management Decision 37 (1999) 9, pp. 678-685

leaders to view their organization as a country, and frames their primary management challenge as creating “organizational …

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Value‐based marketing and its usefulness to customers

Walters, David; Lancaster, Geoff - In: Management Decision 37 (1999) 9, pp. 697-708

Examines the concepts of value and information in terms of management. Although changes in information technology are …

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Management: A Selected Annotated Bibliography, Volume III

In: Management Decision 23 (1985) 1, pp. 1-155

Since the first Volume of this Bibliography there has been an explosion of literature in all the main areas of business. The researcher and librarian have to be able to uncover specific articles devoted to certain topics. This Bibliography is designed to help. Volume III, in addition to the...

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Management: A Selected Annotated Bibliography, Volume IV

In: Management Decision 23 (1985) 6, pp. 1-185

The librarian and researcher have to be able to uncover specific articles in their areas of interest. This Bibliography is designed to help. Volume IV, like Volume III, contains features to help the reader to retrieve relevant literature from MCB University Press' considerable output. Each entry...

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Maximising Marketing Effectiveness

Wills, Gordon; Kennedy, Sherril H.; Cheese, John; … - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 2

To achieve a full understanding of the role of marketing from plan to profit requires a knowledge of the basic building blocks. This textbook introduces the key concepts in the art or science of marketing to practising managers. Understanding your customers and consumers, the 4 Ps (Product,...

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