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The impact of national institutional context on social practices: Comparing Finnish and US business communities (2010)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the impact of national institutional contexts on firms' socially responsible practices, the motives for such practices and methods of organising social practices. Surveys of firms in a liberal market economy (USA) and those in... Read More about The impact of national institutional context on social practices: Comparing Finnish and US business communities.

A serial successful strategic transformer of businesses: An interview with Anthony Habgood, Chairman of Whitbread plc, Reed Elsevier plc and former CEO and Chairman, Bunzl plc (2010)
Journal Article

© 2010, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how key strategic decisions are made in practice at successful FTSE 100 companies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a semi-structured... Read More about A serial successful strategic transformer of businesses: An interview with Anthony Habgood, Chairman of Whitbread plc, Reed Elsevier plc and former CEO and Chairman, Bunzl plc.

Sustaining architects' and engineers' motivation in design firms: An investigation of critical success factors (2010)
Journal Article

Purpose - The overall intent of this research is to identify critical factors influencing architects' and design engineers' (AE) motivational level in design firms. Design/methodology/approach - Motivational theories from the literature on organizati... Read More about Sustaining architects' and engineers' motivation in design firms: An investigation of critical success factors.

Successful strategic re-orientation: lessons from Cadbury's experience: An interview with Todd Stitzer, Chief Executive of Cadbury (2009)
Journal Article

© 2009, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how key strategic decisions are made in practice at a successful FTSE 100 company. Design/methodology/ approach – The paper is based on semi-structured... Read More about Successful strategic re-orientation: lessons from Cadbury's experience: An interview with Todd Stitzer, Chief Executive of Cadbury.

Who cares about project deadlines? A processual relational perspective on problems with information sharing in project environments (2009)
Journal Article

The paper draws on a study of a manufacturing company which delivers engineering solutions, through projects, to customers in the international oil and gas industry. It focuses on the problem of persistent project delays and failure to meet promised... Read More about Who cares about project deadlines? A processual relational perspective on problems with information sharing in project environments.