Management Decision: Volume 46 Issue 3

Time‐based competition and multiculturalism: A comparative approach to the Brazilian, Danish and Finnish furniture industries

I. Tammela, Alberto G. Canen, Petri Helo

The purpose of this paper is to show that time‐based competition (TBC) strategies aligned to logistics and to multicultural awareness can help organisations respond appropriately…

A causal analysis of formal strategic planning and firm performance: Evidence from an emerging country

Keith W. Glaister, Omer Dincer, Ekrem Tatoglu, Mehmet Demirbag, Selim Zaim

The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of the strategic planning‐performance relationship by drawing on data from a sample of Turkish firms.

Knowledge creation and dissemination in sub‐Saharan Africa

Louisa Ha, Raphael Nnajiofor Okigbo, Primus Igboaka

The purpose of this experimental study is to examine the effects of using broadband internet technology for creating and disseminating agricultural knowledge in Nigeria. A free…

How failure to align organizational climate and leadership style affects performance

Dorthe Døjbak Haakonsson, Richard M. Burton, Børge Obel, Jørgen Lauridsen

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how misalignments between the organizational climate (measured as information‐processing demand) and the leadership style (measured as…

Governance and sustainability: An investigation into the relationship between corporate governance and corporate sustainability

Güler Aras, David Crowther

The purpose of this paper is to show that corporate governance is fundamental to the continuing operation of any corporation; hence much attention has been paid to the procedures…

Applying ANP approach to partner selection for strategic alliance

Sheu‐Hua Chen, Hong‐Tau Lee, Yi‐Fen Wu

The purpose of this paper is to establish a mechanism for partner selection via adapting relative weights of criteria according to the priority of motivations for establishing…

Global leadership in a culturally diverse world

David A. Robinson, Michael Harvey

The acceleration of globalization has created a chaotic state of change as businesses struggle to adapt to new paradigms of leadership. The established tried and tested approaches…

The development of e‐procurement within the ICT manufacturing industry in Ireland

Paul O. Harrigan, Mary M. Boyd, Elaine Ramsey, Patrick Ibbotson, Muriel Bright

The purpose of this paper is to show that e‐procurement provides manufacturing firms with new and efficient solutions to drive significant value into their business, yet generally…

Causal modeling of knowledge‐based economy

Chih‐Kai Chen

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how research on knowledge‐based economy (KBE) has increased noticeably in recent years. However, while some literature is available…

Buying and Selling a Business: An Entrepreneur's Guide

Domingo Ribeiro Soriano