A Data Envelopment Analysis model for the joint determinations of efficiencies with variable returns to scale is developed. The model is applied to the study of the performace of individual specialities of National Health Services (NHS) trust in UK.

Megers and aquisitions have become a major factor of corporate life and have been fully researched in the financial and strategic literature. However, despite the increasing interest in this topic, there is not consensus about the causes of merger failure. This paper reviews the literature on...

We consider two alternative models of work organisation: One deals with those organisational systems which rely on the commitments of its members for realizing set productivity targets. The other is a strategic model which considers the role of its members' strategies as a defining input towards...

To the authors' knowledge this is the first study to use Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) to explore the domain of Transfer Pricing. Data has been collected from a sample of UK multinational enterprises (MNEs) concerning their transfer pricing policies. This paper illustrates the applicability of CBR...

When organisational members work on strategy development shared sets of beliefs influence the strategic decision process and, thus, can influence the performance of an organisation. The relationship between the development of shared sets of belief and the strategic decision process has not yet...

This paper provides new evidence on the determinants of foreign currency sovereign ratings. It examines the systematic differences between credit rating agencies regarding both the factors included in the sovereign rating process and the weightings attached to these factors, as well as the...

This paper examines the role of information in the management of railway entreprises from 1900 to c1921. Historically the railway sector has been as backward in adopting new management techniques. Only the North Eastern Railway and its use of statistical analysis for management control has been...