Management Decision: Volume 46 Issue 9

Strategy execution in emerging economies: assessing strategic diffusion in Mexico and Peru

John A. Parnell

Middle and lower‐level managers play a significant role in the strategic management process, primarily in the execution stage. However, strategic diffusion – the extent to which a…

Decision making in product development: are you outside‐in or inside‐out?

Gary J. Summers, Christopher M. Scherpereel

This paper proposes a relationship between decision making and key qualities of business systems.

The multi‐tasking paradox: perceptions, problems and strategies

Steven H. Appelbaum, Adam Marchionni, Arturo Fernandez

The purpose of this article is to describe multi‐tasking behaviour in the workplace; to link its cause to the increasing prevalence of low‐cost information and communications…

Can intuitive and analytical decision styles explain managers' evaluation of information technology?

Marcus Selart, Svein Tvedt Johansen, Tore Holmesland, Kjell Grønhaug

The purpose of this paper is to clarify how IT managers' decision styles affect their evaluation of information technology.

An exploratory study of the reasons for the collapse of contemporary companies and their link with the concept of quality

Simmy Marwa, Mohamed Zairi

The purpose of this paper is to explore the link between causes of corporate collapse/demise and the concept of quality.

Unlocking the role of a board director: a review of the literature

Jelena Petrovic

This paper seeks to examine the current debate regarding the role of a board director.

Assessing decision tools for secondary risks of capital projects: Weighing EIA versus more complex approaches

Georg Caspary

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relative uses of decision tools for secondary risks of capital projects.

Localization drivers in an emerging market: case studies from Thailand

Phallapa Petison, Lalit M. Johri

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the drivers that influence subsidiaries of international companies in the automobile industry in Thailand and how automobile companies…

Logoplaste: innovation in the global market: From packaging to solution

André Morgado

The purpose of this paper is to describe a case that looks at how an innovative plastics packaging company in Portugal integrates itself into the value chain of company clients…

An analysis of linkage between economic value added and corporate social responsibility

R.K. Mittal, Neena Sinha, Archana Singh

Research findings indicate that there is positive relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and company's reputation but relationship between CSR and company's…

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