This paper explores the determinants of performance of research groups in the context of the emergence of knowledge as a key intangible asset. It focuses specifically on how best to configure knowledge producers for optimal effectiveness in the current research environment. It explores the...

This paper explores the distinctive culture that existed within a knowledge-intensive firm (KIF) and also attempts to explain the emergence and effects of this culture. The findings are based on a detailed case study that was conducted over two years within a consultancy firm that created and...

Economic evaluation, such as cost effectiveness analysis, provides a method for comparing healthcare interventions. These evaluations often use modelling techniques such as decision trees, Markov processes and discrete event simulations (DES). With the aid of examples from coronary heart...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an introductory overview of this special issue highlighting some Of the distinctive features of Zizek's Lacan-inspired thought relevant to the role of ideologies ill organizational change management. Design/methodology/approach - The approach used...

Faced with the challenge of launching a new product into numerous countries, managers may view a sequential rollout as the prudent course of action. Rather than launching the product simultaneously in diverse countries, they may believe they can reduce risk by launching first in one or two...

We examine the relationship, across 39 countries, between regulation and entrepreneurship using a new two-equation model. We find the minimum capital requirement required to start a business lowers entrepreneurship rates across countries, as do labour market regulations. However the...

Enterprise systems are used to facilitate the seamless integration and exchange of data between the various departments within an organization. In order to achieve this, rigidly defined control mechanisms must be in place in the system, which safeguard the company's data and protect the company...

In this paper we concentrate on the assessment of the productive efficiency of bank branches, Bank branch operations are characterised by the effort made by management to pursue the banks' corporate objectives, The tangible part of this effort can be assessed by the operating efficiency of the...

This study draws on findings from a sample of large Scottish-based financial institutions to examine the development and impact of innovative 'strategic information systems'. It contrasts prescriptive, discourse-based and institutional models of strategic IS (information systems) with a social...

This paper examines how companies in the UK's military aircraft industry have responded to the post-Cold War environment of reduced defence budgets. Given the substantial decline in levels of global defence spending since 1989, it is perhaps surprising that few companies have attempted to...