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Earnings Opacity and the Productivity of Nations

Riahi‐Belkaoui, Ahmed - In: Review of Accounting and Finance 3 (2004) 3, pp. 131-144

high‐productivity country has the accounting quality associated with low earnings opacity. Results further suggest that the … human and physical capital and by raising its total factor productivity. …

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Pulp fact: South African paper mill’s TPM journey

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 4, pp. 17-19

manufacturing organization. Total productive maintenance (TPM) has the potential to maximize manufacturing productivity with just a …

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Meeting the manufacturing challenge

In: Strategic Direction 20 (2004) 11, pp. 28-30

Globalization has created an increasingly competitive environment in which manufacturers are racing to provide customer‐specific, innovative, and cost‐effective products. One strategic tool that has been seen by many as key to managing these demands, by helping manufactures to leverage...

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A pharmaceutical firm links internal communication to innovative developments

In: Strategic Direction 28 (2012) 4, pp. 9-11

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how internal communication can be used to manage change in culture to achieve innovation in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and...

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Linking theory and practice in Siemens' new training initiative

In: Strategic Direction 28 (2012) 11, pp. 12-13

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

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How to grow: a special report on the world economy

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Stress is good; more stress is better

In: Strategic Direction 31 (2015) 2, pp. 4-6

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and...

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Why is productivity falling in 2013? The role of leadership in creating growth during the recession

Denton, Alan - In: Strategic Direction 29 (2013) 7, pp. 3-5

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of leadership in business growth and productivity. Design …/methodology/approach – It does this through reference to coaching activity, drawing on practical, real life experience. The productivity source … productivity is more of a contributory factor to the recession than previously thought. Findings/research – Productivity in British …

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Defining workplace innovation

Totterdill, Peter; Exton, Rosemary - In: Strategic Direction 30 (2014) 9, pp. 12-16

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce the ‘Fifth Element’ as ‘joint intelligence’ shared by all stakeholders in the workplace and at the wider economic and social level, and aimed at closing the evidence-practice gap. Design/methodology/approach – The mutually reinforcing impact of...

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An empirical analysis of Iran's banking performance

Arjomandi, Amir; Harvie, Charles; Valadkhani, Abbas - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 29 (2012) 4, pp. 287-300

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the efficiency and productivity growth of the Iranian banking … new decomposition of the Hicks‐Moorsteen total factor productivity index developed by O'Donnell to analyse efficiency and … productivity changes in a banking context. The advantage of this approach over the popular constant‐returns‐to‐scale Malmquist …

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