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Developing a conceptual framework of strategic entrepreneurship
Luke, Belinda G.; Kearins, Kate; Verreynne, Martie-Louise - 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the integration of entrepreneurship and strategy to develop a conceptual framework of strategic entrepreneurship. The framework is developed through an analysis of theory and refined through an examination of practice. Design/methodology/approach: This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437936
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ISO 9001 and the public service : an investigation of the effect of the QMS on the quality of public service organizations
López-Lemus, Jorge Armando - In: International journal of organizational analysis 31 (2023) 4, pp. 1143-1164
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014328679
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A conceptual framework of impeders to strategy implementation from an exploratory case study in an Iranian university
Rahimnia, Fariborz; Polychronakis, Yiannis; Sharp, John M. - In: Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle … 2 (2009) 4, pp. 246-261
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive framework for assessing impeders of strategy implementation in a higher education context through an in‐depth analysis of a higher education institution in Iran. Design/methodology/approach – A semi‐structured interview is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014714754
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Business strategy and property strategy – how strong is the linkage?
McDonagh, John; Nichols, Gary - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 11 (2009) 4, pp. 213-228
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate the strength of the link between overall business strategy and supporting property strategies in New Zealand organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Most organizations develop strategic business plans as a foundation and focus for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014851900
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A systems perspective on nursing productivity
North, Nicola; Hughes, Frances - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 26 (2012) 2, pp. 192-214
Purpose – Recent New Zealand reports have identified the nursing workforce for its potential to make a significant contribution to increased productivity in health services. The purpose of this paper is to review critically the recent and current labour approaches to improve nursing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014872250
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An enquiry into potential graduate entrepreneurship : is higher education turning off the pipeline of graduate entrepreneurs?
Birch, Chris; Lichy, Jessica; Mulholland, Gary; … - In: The journal of management development 36 (2017) 6, pp. 743-760
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Strategic re‐structuring by born‐globals using outward and inward‐oriented activity
Freeman, Susan; Deligonul, Seyda; Cavusgil, Tamer - In: International Marketing Review 30 (2013) 2, pp. 156-182
international behaviours and strategic changes in firms one needs to focus on entrepreneurs – individual managers. The purpose of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014827577
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Uncertainty, risk preference, and new‐venture strategies
Storrud‐Barnes, Susan F.; Reed, Richard; Jessup, … - In: Journal of Strategy and Management 3 (2010) 3, pp. 273-284
Purpose – Conventional wisdom holds that the difference between entrepreneurs and managers is large, while uncertainty …‐options thinking and prospect theory are drawn upon to determine how they affect the actions of entrepreneurs and managers. The purpose … of this paper is to determine specifically, how the above constructs interact to affect the strategies entrepreneurs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014906640
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Construction and effects of markets in a local authority in New Zealand
Nyamori, Robert Ochoki - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 22 (2009) September, pp. 1055-1086
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to make intelligible the rationalities and mechanisms through which markets have been proffered as alternatives or complements to traditional welfare-based provision and the effect of this development on the subjectivity of workers....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318070
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Audit committee effectiveness: a public sector case study
Magrane, Johnathan; Malthus, Sue - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 25 (2010) June, pp. 427-443
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the conditions and processes affecting the operation of an audit committee within the context of a New Zealand district health board (DHB). Design/methodology/approach – The methodology used in this paper was exploratory and qualitative,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319222