Management Decision: Volume 42 Issue 8

Strategic planning for value‐based management: An empirical examination

Kee S. Kim

This paper developed a model to identify empirically the critical strategic variables for value‐based management. Since “value” is abstract in its nature, managers need to know…

Managerial myopia or systemic short‐termism?: The importance of managerial systems in valuing the long term

Kevin J. Laverty

For more than two decades both the business press and research in several academic disciplines have seen an extended debate over what has been called “myopia” or “short‐termism”…

Temporary workers: Managing the problem of unscheduled turnover

David A. Foote

Increasing numbers of firms are turning to the temporary labor market in an attempt to enhance their competitiveness in the global market. Those firms differ widely in their…

A quantitative approach to the outsourcing‐insourcing decision in an international context

Marc J. Schniederjans, Kathryn M. Zuckweiler

Outsourcing manufacturing and services to differing locations throughout the world is a common practice today. Yet, very little research has dealt with the known risks of…

Manoeuvre theory: Business mission analysis process for high intensity conflict

Richard J. Pech, Bret W. Slade

The third paper in the manoeuvre warfare series, describes a prescriptive approach for the organization's operationalisation of its strategic intent. It discusses the practical…

Scanning behavior and strategic uncertainty: Proposing a new relationship by adopting new measurement constructs

Won S. Suh, Susan K. Key, George Munchus

Studies which assess the relationship between scanning behavior (SB) and strategic uncertainty (SU) have shown mixed results. The lack of consistency in measurement constructs and…

The challenges of performance measurement

Sarah Powell

An interview with Professor Andy Neely who talks to editor Sarah Powell about the challenges of performance measurement, the role of the Centre for Business Performance, aims of…

A study in comparative strategy using the Alanbrooke diaries

Robert F. Grattan

The purpose of this paper is to draw conclusions on strategy formulation from an analysis of the “Alanbrooke” diaries. The approach is comparative, and uses the information in the…

Harmonisation of company law: Lessons from Scottish and English legal history

Catriona Paisey, Nicholas J. Paisey

Company law harmonisation is considered to be necessary for the achievement of the European Union's (EU) aim of a single market and the free movement of goods and services…