Management Research News: Volume 11 Issue 4/5
Table of contents
RESEARCH ISSUES IN BUSINESS FORECASTING
Robert FildesThe last decade has seen increasing emphasis on developing and modifying management techniques to make them more relevant to the business decisions faced by an organisation.
THE DEMAND FOR FORECASTING IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF UK BANKING
Jenifer PiesseThe extent of forecasting usage is discussed, both from the point of view of its usefulness, and the factors which may influence the choice of techniques for a given application.
CHANGES IN THE FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NEWLY QUOTED SMALL FIRMS 1970–73 AND 1980–83
Graham Hall, Pat HutchinsonThe British Unlisted Securities Market (USM) was created in 1980. The study looks at the financial characteristics of small firms which achieved flotation on the USM and makes…
THE REGULATION OF TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS IN THE UK: RESEARCH NEEDED
Paul BarnesThe latest wave of merger mania began in 1984. That year the value of completed takeovers more than doubled that of the previous year to over £5.5 billion. The study looks at the…
ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF A SMALL FIRM
M.A.P. WillmerThe article is concerned with how objective data (production, sales, raw material shortages, etc) and subjective data about the capabilities and weaknesses of the directors as…
ISSUES IN AUDITING OPERATIONAL EXISTENCE UNCERTAINTIES
Hooi Den HuanThe article looks at audit procedures, the auditor's duties and other considerations in respect of going concerns.
USER PARTICIPATION AND EXPERT SYSTEMS:: Observations in a Case Study
Patricia ReesThe purpose of the case study is to ascertain how future users of an expert system would like the system to be designed and the problems associated with this, and to find out why…
EXPERT SYSTEMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF R&D:: An Interim Report on Progress
Alan WilkinsonResearch into the use of expert systems in the management of R&D.
THE R&D/MARKETING INTERFACE IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
C.G. Elstone, D.F. Ball, A.W. PearsonThe article looks at one aspect of a study of the R&D/marketing interface in six projects drawn from three companies in the pharmaceutical industry.
THE PATTERN OF EQUITY JOINT VENTURES IN CHINA
Nigel CampbellThe article reviews existing literature on equity joint ventures (EJVs), outlines the research methodology and analyses the results of the study of EJVs in China.
PROCESSES OF MANAGING STRATEGIC CHANGE
Gerry JohnsonThe propositions and arguments from a study of the management of strategic change are summarised, and the argument that an understanding of the cultural and cognitive realities of…
INNOVATION IN A MATURE INDUSTRY
Gordon PearsonThe aim of the research is to verify what it is that makes some mature firms innovative and others less so, in the hope that the results will be of use and interest to practising…
ON THE MANAGEMENT OF LABOUR: A MANAGERIAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE POLICIES DURING RECESSION
Peter Barrar, Terry SullivanResearch into how the wage fix/employment flex phenomenon operates in a recession.
MANAGERIAL STREAMS OF DECISIONS AND THE ORGANISATION OF WORK ON THE SHOP FLOOR; AN EXPLANATORY FRAMEWORK
Haridimos TsoukasA causal explanatory analysis of the organisation of work on the shopfloor.