Management Decision: Volume 44 Issue 1

Editorial: Management Decision at the Academy of Management Conference 2005

Anna Torrance, John Peters

Provides an summary of the workshop and discussions held by Management Decision at the 2005 Academy of Management annual conference.

Evidence on formal strategic planning and company performance

J. Richard Falshaw, Keith W. Glaister, Ekrem Tatoglu

This empirical study of 113 UK companies attempts to examine the relationship between formal strategic planning and financial performance in a non‐US context while taking into…

Falling into capability learning traps: The role of the firm's predominant managerial mental models

Jeannette Harrison, Emily Boyle

The purpose of this paper is to examine how one firm – the British Shoe Corporation – eventually failed because, as a result of the strength of its predominant managerial mental…

Research on outsourcing results: current literature and future opportunities

Bin Jiang, Amer Qureshi

Outsourcing emerged as a popular operational strategy in the 1990s and most of current literature was established in the same time. However, the result of outsourcing is still…

In the driver's seat or rubber stamp?: The role of the board in providing strategic guidance in Australian boardrooms

Sharon Kemp

There has been increasing interest in Australia regarding corporate boards, their role and the contribution they make to organisations' performance and success. There is however…

Effects of socio‐technical factors on organizational intention to encourage knowledge sharing

Hsiu‐Fen Lin, Gwo‐Guang Lee

To examine how socio‐technical factors (e.g. organizational climate and IT support) affect the intention to encourage knowledge sharing through their effects on three innovation…

Father leadership: the Singapore case study

Patrick Kim Cheng Low

To show and analyse the concept, practice, problems and prospects of father leadership in Singapore. The study also proposes such practices in Asian countries.

An empirical study of the relationship between knowledge sharing and IS/IT strategic planning (ISSP)

Jung‐Chi Pai

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between knowledge sharing behaviour and the effectiveness of IS/IT strategic planning (ISSP). Furthermore, we explore…

Decision orders: a decision taxonomy

Christopher M. Scherpereel

The proper identification of a decision problem is paramount to finding a course of action or solution. This paper attempts to capture the general laws or principles that define…

Addressing ill‐structured problems using Goldratt's thinking processes: A white collar example

Edward D. Walker, James F. Cox

Problem‐solving techniques for poorly structured problems have been the subject of recent academic research and popular press texts. The purpose of this paper is to explain the…