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Wild, Ray - In: Management Decision 33 (1995) 9, pp. 17-23

Discusses management education and development – and in particular the role of business schools. Outlines some personal …

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Information technology performance: agency and upper echelon theories

Karake, Zeinab A. - In: Management Decision 33 (1995) 9, pp. 30-37

upper echelon theories; empirically, suggests meaningful relationships between IT investment/performance and management …

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Business modelling on a personal computer

Proctor, Tony - In: Management Decision 33 (1995) 9, pp. 38-43

management decision making is quite enormous. Illustrates an application in the marketing control process. The example …

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A process perspective on strategic decision making

Harrison, E. Frank - In: Management Decision 34 (1996) 1, pp. 46-53

Posits that a process perspective on strategic decision making is more likely to yield a successful outcome. Conceives the strategic decision‐making process as a composite of the concept of strategic gap and the managerial decision‐making process. Presents six examples of real‐world...

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Environmental consultancy in the UK: structure and implications

Caldwell, Nigel - In: Management Decision 34 (1996) 3, pp. 15-22

The environmental consultancy market is, by any measure, expanding. Yet, what does the future hold for those entering the market? In essence the market will be split between three types of organizations: large environmental consultancies; niche players; and low‐cost providers of environmental...

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The application of Piercy and Morgan’s dimensions of marketing planning

Harris, Lloyd C. - In: Management Decision 34 (1996) 3, pp. 35-40

Reviews and critically evaluates the practical application of Piercy and Morgan’s model of the dimensions of marketing planning. Appraises and elucidates analytical, behavioural and organizational dimensions of planning. In order to demonstrate the usefulness of the model and clarify the...

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The tyranny of the volunteer: the care and feeding of voluntary workforces

Wilson, Aubrey; Pimm, Gina - In: Management Decision 34 (1996) 4, pp. 24-40

constantly shifting group and are not subject to the normal disciplines of business. Sets out how human resource management, as … management ‐ control and direction ‐ are either unusable or so weak that they can be accepted or ignored, according to mood and …

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Strategic effectiveness and success: the learning challenge

Thompson, John L. - In: Management Decision 34 (1996) 7, pp. 14-22

successful. Points out that this demands effective information management at a number of distinct levels, and the ability of the … need to be changed simultaneously. Concludes that the process of competence management must be underpinned by robust …

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No such thing as … information resource management

Mutch, Alistair - In: Management Decision 34 (1996) 7, pp. 58-62

Argues that concepts such as information resource management have more to do with data than information. Notes that …

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Singapore Incorporated: reinterpreting Singapore’s business environments through a corporate metaphor

Haley, Usha C.V.; Low, Linda; Toh, Mun‐Heng - In: Management Decision 34 (1996) 9, pp. 17-28

Uses the metaphor, Singapore Incorporated, to reframe Singapore’s government‐led development. The metaphor encapsulates stakeholders’ relationships: these relationships provide goals and constraints for Singapore. Thus, the metaphor helps to reinterpret Singapore’s business environments...

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