Purpose – The paper seeks to explore educational objectives and attitudes to assessment methods between Chinese and New Zealand European students. Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual framework developed from the literature and feedback from the pilot study, explains the impact of...

The early years are seen as a crucial period for the survival of ventures and yet only a limited number of studies have focused on successful new ventures when studying capital structure. Furthermore, only a few studies have included longitudinal data, tracking ventures over time, or have...

In this paper, we explore excellence in leadership in Thailand, a nation that has strong roots in Theravada Buddhism. Summated scales and a structural model were constructed to explain the relationships between the excellences in leadership constructs. A sample frame of 401 Thai managers...

Purpose – This paper aims to review the concept of clustering and to examine both mature and newly evolved natural ethnic entrepreneurial business clusters in Melbourne, Australia. Design/methodology/approach – Phenomenological methodology was employed in this research. This qualitative...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the changing cultural values that influence the perception of managers to leadership excellence in their organisations in Singapore. Design/methodology/approach – Summated scales for the importance of excellent leader, personal qualities,...

Purpose – This paper explores the leadership profile of managers in China and in so doing identifies demographics factors that shape perceptions of what makes an excellent Chinese leader. Design/methodology/approach – Summated scales for the importance of Excellent Leader (EL), Personal...

Purpose – Malaysia is a multicultural country with a distinct mix of three major races; Chinese Indians, and Malays. This paper sets out to explore the contribution of the three main ethnic groups to leadership in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – Summated scales for the importance of...

Purpose – Despite the abundance of literature on management it seems that the quality of management has not improved enough to prevent scandals which have occurred in recent years. It could be that either the results of these studies have not been put to use in practice or that the results...