Team leader autonomy in new product developmentManagement Decision - Tập 33 Số 9 - Trang 5-11 - 1995
AshlyPinnington, DennisHaslop
Reports the results of a UK company survey on the strategic and
operational autonomy of team leaders working on new product development
(NPD). The data are based on returns from 194 manufacturing companies
and were completed by either the director of R&D or a member of the
board with overall responsibility for the management of NPD project team
leaders. The management of NPD project te...... hiện toàn bộ
Knowledge and learning in transnational ventures: an actor‐centred approachManagement Decision - Tập 41 Số 5 - Trang 433-442 - 2003
MikeGeppert, EdClark
The aim of this article is to develop the foundations of an actor‐centred, processual approach to examining the influence of cross‐border knowledge transfer and management learning on transnational institution building in post‐socialist countries. We argue that there is a need for more research to understand how key social actors go about (re)structuring, (re)defining and sharing knowledge...... hiện toàn bộ
The Use of a Simulation Methodology to Explore Human Resource AccountingManagement Decision - Tập 32 Số 7 - Trang 46-52 - 1994
ChrisDawson
The second of two articles, looks at how a simulation methodology was
used to explore the relationship between two prescriptive models of
human resource accounting – the replacement cost model (RCM) and the
stochastic rewards valuation model (SRVM). Investigates not only the
operationalization of the two models, but also the reasoning used by
managers in determining or arriving at the data...... hiện toàn bộ
Changing the Organisation and WinningManagement Decision - Tập 26 Số 4 - Trang 25-29 - 1988
Willem F.G.Mastenbroek
Resistance to change is natural but is very negative and destructive — unless the energy arising from the tensions is used creatively.
Consequences of empowerment among restaurant serversManagement Decision - Tập 51 Số 4 - Trang 781-794 - 2013
BeomCheol (Peter)Kim, ErwinLosekoot, SimonMilne
PurposeThis study seeks to investigate the impact of empowerment on both organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and average check size per customer for individual restaurant servers in the United States.Design/methodology/approach... hiện toàn bộ
The Position and Behaviour of Smaller Firms in the Motor IndustryManagement Decision - - 1977
D.G.Rhys
In the British and European motor industry there co‐exist firms which differ widely in size. Given the existence of economies of scale the smaller firms are faced with the problem of survival; more precisely, of being able to charge a premium price to offset higher unit costs. After confirming the existence of scale economies this paper looks at the corporate strategies of smaller firms, b...... hiện toàn bộ
A CHANGING ROLE FOR PURCHASING?Management Decision - Tập 10 Số 3 - Trang 269-282 - 1972
RoyHill
When organisations such as manufacturers and national and local institutions make a purchase the various decisions involved are frequently made by a group of people rather than one individual, so that we can say that such industrial type customers have within them 'buying units' or 'buying centres'. The size and composition of the units will vary depending on a host of factors—for a discus...... hiện toàn bộ