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Management Training and Development Expenditures

Craven, B.M.; McNulty, M.B. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 9 (1994) 6, pp. 3-9

Proposes that far more attention needs to be given to the evaluation of managerial training and development …

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Developed Auditing in a Developing Public Sector

Rune Berggren, G. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 2 (1987) 1, pp. 3-5

Public sector audit has been expanding worldwide. Sweden has developed “effectiveness audit” — starting with goal analysis and working through the audit of management systems and operations — as its way of examining how well public organisations function. A crucial lesson has been the...

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Audit and Business Change: a Case Study

Dexter, George - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 2 (1987) 1, pp. 12-16

The business change related to the acquisition of a subsidiary, for the purposes of development of new products and to … allow expansion into new areas of the marketplace, is described. The new development also entailed large‐scale expansion in …

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Improving Audit Effectiveness: Cheshire County Council's Experience

Waterhouse, R.J. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 2 (1987) 3, pp. 6-9

Internal audit must seek to improve its own effectiveness. Cheshire has approached this through three key developments: a review of the function itself, a total system framework and an emphasis on training. Each of these developments is described. Views on possible future developments and...

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ISO 9000 – 2000 version

Laszlo, George P. - In: Measuring Business Excellence 4 (2000) 4, pp. 11-14

The 2000 version of ISO 9000 is very exciting for quality practitioners because it embraces the principles of quality management that have received wide acceptance because of the publicity of the various National Quality Awards that are models based on these tenets. However, there are potential...

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The orchestration of business models for territorial development

Pisano, Vincenzo; Ferrari, Elisa Rita; Fasone, Vincenzo - In: Measuring Business Excellence 20 (2016) 4, pp. 72-83

Pigneur’s (2010) framework (canvas) to the specific context of territorial development. Design/methodology/approach The paper … leading forces of the territory to assist processes of economic development. Findings The paper extends the literature on BMs …, educational and entrepreneurial choices to be implemented for the development of a given geographical area; second, it examines …

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Multinational Enterprises and the New Development Paradigm: Consequences for Host Country Development

Dunning, John H.; Fortanier, Fabienne - In: Multinational Business Review 15 (2007) 1, pp. 25-46

The New Development Paradigm (NDP) integrates the theoretical and empirical views on development that have gained … prominence since the mid‐1990s. In particular the multifaceted nature of development objectives‐including social and ecological … development next to economic growth‐and the critical role of institutions in the development process characterize the NDP. This …

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Market manipulation: a necessary strategy in the company turnaround process?

Harker, Michael - In: Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 4 (2001) 4, pp. 197-206

Reports on a study into the company turnaround process in the Australian heavy engineering industry. Provides insights into the company regeneration phenomenon with particular emphasis on the marketing approaches taken by turnaround companies. The methodology employed in the study is qualitative...

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Globalisation, reflexive modernisation, and development: the case of India

Pick, David; Dayaram, Kandy - In: Society and Business Review 1 (2006) 2, pp. 171-183

the effects of globalisation on the development policies and trajectories of India. Design/methodology/approach – After a … reflexive modernisation of India are identified and discussed. Findings – This paper demonstrates that the development path … academic, political, and social forums about whether India is on the right development path, as the nation attempts to graft …

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Ethics of social innovation

J. Ims, Knut; Zsolnai, Laszlo - In: Society and Business Review 9 (2014) 2, pp. 186-194

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the main reasons for social innovations to be successful in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, four famous cases of social innovation are studied and contrasted in the following dimensions: goals, means and...

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