Management Decision: Volume 38 Issue 7

Does it pay to be a first mover in e.commerce? The case of Amazon.com

Kamel Mellahi, Michael Johnson

Using Amazon.com as a case study, the present research explores first mover (dis)advantages in e.commerce. It examines whether or not Amzon.com has sustained early mover…

Strategic issue classification in transition economies

Brent McKenzie

The classification of strategic issue terms, as used by managers and management teams in decision making, has previously been shown to have an impact on organizational…

The essence of management decision

E. Frank Harrison, Monique A. Pelletier

Management decision constitutes the most important thing that managers do. Given the significance and complexity of this activity, one would expect to find a literature in which…

The company’s Web site: different configurations, evolutionary path

Giovanni Azzone, Raffaella Bianchi, Giuliano Noci

The Internet and World Wide Web are creating new business opportunities, in particular increasing the performance of communication, sales and post‐sales. In surfing the Web it is…

The pursuit of immortality: a new approach beyond the competitiveness paradigm

M.J. Xavier, S. Ramachander

Discusses the death of inter‐firm and intra‐firm competition as we know it and propose an approach beyond competition – “the pursuit of immortality”. Our digital age offers…

Information systems investment within high‐growth medium‐sized enterprises

Richard Tonge, Povl Larsen, Martyn Roberts

IS spending by high‐growth medium‐sized enterprises is at a significantly lower level than that for other companies. However, there was no set pattern or correlation that…