This paper uses a Bayesian belief networks (BBN) methodology to assess the reliability of search and rescue (SAR) operations within the UK coastguard (maritime rescue) coordination centers. This is an extension of earlier work, which investigated the rationale of the government's decision to...

A hitherto neglected phenomenon in international new venturing is portfolio entrepreneurship, which occurs when entrepreneurs found, own, manage and control more than one business at a time, with ownership of the new venture being distinct from that of the existing business ventures. This study...

Nearly four hundred non-routine organizational decisions were investigated to discover search approaches--determining the frequency of use and success of each search approach uncovered. A 'search approach' is made up of a direction and a means to uncover solution ideas. Direction indicates...

Organizational decline prompts leaders to downsize, reducing the size of the workforce in an attempt to cut costs. This paper discusses some of the dangers of downsizing in which organizations experience an unanticipated and unwanted loss of core competencies. An alternative to downsizing is...

The new Labour Government elected in the UK in 1997 has a declared commitment to the modernisation of local government and has proposed radical change to the way councils plan and deliver local services through best value in service delivery. Best value emphasises the role of sound management as...

Informational challenges---absence, uncertainty, asymmetry---shape the working of markets and commerce in many developing countries. For developing country micro-enterprises, which form the bulk of all enterprises worldwide, these challenges shape the characteristics of their supply chains. They...

My primary objective in this presentation is to deconstruct globalisation as a meta-narrative in order to better analyse its multiple mechanisms and consequences at a very micro level. Although it is a foregone conclusion that globalisation has affected almost all aspects of our public and...

The purpose of this article is to instigate further debate on why organizational change is currently being initiated and how it is being managed in European Higher Education. It provides suggestions on how to avoid major downsides that come with managerialism and how to enable managers and...

The constitution of the German business has been provided on the basis of the traditional approaches, in particular the production-oriented approach by E. Gutenberg and the classical organization theories. Sociological approaches have been and are against little or only instrumentally...

This paper reports on the use of a quantitative system dynamics simulation model building process that followed on from a 'soft OR' strategy making intervention with a top management team. The work was carried out for the Chief Constable and top team of a UK police force. The output of the 'soft...