Let {Zn} be an iid sequence of random variables with common distribution F which belongs to the domain of attraction of exp{-e-x}. If in addition, F[epsilon]Sr([gamma]) (i.e.,limx--[infinity] P[Z1+Z2]/P[Z1x]=d[epsilon](0, [infinity]) and , then it is shown that a point process based on the...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to introduce the concept of organic management and demonstrate how it can be applied in practice. Design/methodology/approach – Provides an interview with Rich Davis, a visionary executive. Findings – Richard Davis is an extremely creative manager...

Reviews an initiative within a loss adjuster’s operation to create a high performance team. Focuses on the role of the manager in influencing team behaviour and changing the prevailing team culture. Asserts that the system in which the team works has a major influence on performance and...

Claims that decades of management development have changed little in the way in which organizations function. Aims to show that the fundamental thinking underpinning such activity is flawed in two key ways. First it has failed to challenge the basic premiss, which is of western business command...

We estimate the effects of peer benchmarking by institutional investors on asset prices. To identify trades purely due to peer benchmarking as separate from those based on fundamentals or private information, we exploit a natural experiment involving a change in a government-imposed...

We estimate the effects of peer benchmarking by institutional investors on asset prices. To identify trades purely due to peer benchmarking as separate from those based on fundamentals or private information, we exploit a natural experiment involving a change in a government-imposed...