This article describes a judgemental process used for planning and analysis. This process, called “collective judgement”, involves extensive search of diverse sources and points of view, followed by a synthesis of such information for learning. The discussion which follows provides examples...

Since the mid‐1980s, there has been strong advocacy of the use of reframing through the application of organizational metaphors as one of the skills of the “new” manager. The reframing approach champions the virtues of analysing and responding to organizational situations through the use...

Extends the investigation into the nature of the relation between participative budgeting and budgetary slack. The literature focusing on this association can be divided into two groups, the conclusions of which are inconsistent with one another. One camp argues that managers intentionally use...

Provides a new paradigm capable of integrating and developing research, which, it proposes, gives a better understanding of industrial buyer behaviours. Concludes that the model provided can be used by practitioners as a basis on which to form their marketing message, but not its style of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the technological risks in the context of open source software (OSS) and suggest an integrative OSS risk taxonomy. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted an extensive literature review followed by expert interviews and applied...

Organization theorists tell us that all of the constituents of organizations have individual goals which they expect to be satisfied by organizational activity.They also tell us that the supporting environment has goals for the organization which must be satisfied if the organization is going to...

Addresses two basic questions: do organizational buyers exhibit brand‐equity behaviors such as the willingness to pay significant price premiums for certain brands; and under what conditions do those buyers place a premium on well‐known brands? Finds significant brand‐equity behaviors,...

Changes are taking place in collective bargaining arrangements and management structures for industrial relations. The Warwick Survey, confirming the findings of previous research, shows that the apparent moves towards the decentralisation of industrial relations are in practice more complex...

Proposes that to optimize enterprise performance and longevity, organizations must develop and sustain appropriate traits of personal responsibility and leadership in all employees. Contends that this is feasible and describes how it can be accomplished. Part 1 of this paper deal with shaping...

Proposes that to optimize enterprise performance and longevity organizations must develop and sustain appropriate traits of personal responsibility and leadership in all employees. Contends that this is feasible and describes how it can be accomplished. Part 1 of this paper dealt with shaping...