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Managing Performance in a Volatile Environment: Contrasting Perspectives on Luck and Causality (2012)
Journal Article
Parnell, J. A., Dent, E. B., O'Regan, N., & Hughes, T. (2012). Managing Performance in a Volatile Environment: Contrasting Perspectives on Luck and Causality. British Journal of Management, 23(SUPPL. 1), 104-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00815.x

Performance management is an increasingly perilous and challenging activity for many firms, and involves understanding the drivers of performance as well as its measurement. Academics tend to see performance in terms of rationality, whereas business... Read More about Managing Performance in a Volatile Environment: Contrasting Perspectives on Luck and Causality.

Scholarship that matters: Academic-practitioner engagement in business and management (2011)
Journal Article
Hughes, T., Bence, D., Grisoni, L., O'Regan, N., & Wornham, D. (2011). Scholarship that matters: Academic-practitioner engagement in business and management. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 10(1), 40-57. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMLE.2011.59513272

Our research explores academic-practitioner engagement by undertaking interviews with academics, practitioners, and other experts with relevant engagement experience. The findings highlight the problem of thinking narrowly about the different ways in... Read More about Scholarship that matters: Academic-practitioner engagement in business and management.

Strategic thinking in family businesses (2010)
Journal Article
Collins, L., O'Regan, N., Hughes, T., & Tucker, J. (2010). Strategic thinking in family businesses. Strategic Change, 19(1-2), 57-76. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.858

Abstract: This practitioner orientated paper seeks to understand better how management knowledge is created, shared and disseminated in family businesses (FBs). It outlines the initial findings from an exploratory study with senior managers of 20 FBs... Read More about Strategic thinking in family businesses.

The effectiveness of knowledge networks: An investigation of manufacturing SMEs (2009)
Journal Article
Hughes, T., O'Regan, N., & Sims, M. A. (2009). The effectiveness of knowledge networks: An investigation of manufacturing SMEs. Education and Training, 51(8), 665-681. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910911005226

Purpose: Although considerable attention in the extant literature has been devoted to knowledge acquisition and transfer within firms, there is a dearth of research on the effectiveness of outside sources of knowledge for technology-based small to me... Read More about The effectiveness of knowledge networks: An investigation of manufacturing SMEs.

Strategic thinking in family businesses (2009)
Presentation / Conference
O'Regan, N., Hughes, T., Tucker, J., & Collins, L. (2009, September). Strategic thinking in family businesses. Paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Brighton, UK

Strategic thinking in family businesses (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Collins, L., O'Regan, N., Hughes, T., & Tucker, J. (2009, July). Strategic thinking in family businesses. Paper presented at IFERA 2009, Cyprus

Abstract: This practitioner orientated paper seeks to understand better how management knowledge is created, shared and disseminated in family businesses (FBs). It outlines the initial findings from an exploratory study with senior managers of 20 FBs... Read More about Strategic thinking in family businesses.

Let's talk: Getting business and academia to collaborate (2009)
Journal Article
Hughes, T., O'Regan, N., & Wornham, D. (2009). Let's talk: Getting business and academia to collaborate. Journal of Business Strategy, 30(5), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/02756660910987617

Purpose: Many academics have raised concerns about the growing divide between academia and practice. While more collaborative research has been called for there is a lack of research into the actual practice of academic/practitioner engagement. This... Read More about Let's talk: Getting business and academia to collaborate.

Co-production and co-creation using self-service technology: the application of service dominant logic (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Hilton, T., & Hughes, T. (2008, December). Co-production and co-creation using self-service technology: the application of service dominant logic. Paper presented at The Otago Forum 2, Dunedin, New Zealand

Research on how customers engage in the co-creation processes envisaged by the Servicedominant logic paradigm is currently limited and even less work has been published on frameworks for organizations to manage the co-creation process. This conceptua... Read More about Co-production and co-creation using self-service technology: the application of service dominant logic.

The credibility issue: closing the academic/practitioner gap (2008)
Journal Article
Hughes, T., O'Regan, N., & Wornham, D. (2008). The credibility issue: closing the academic/practitioner gap. Strategic Change, 17(7-8), 215-233. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.828

The literature is highly critical of the business–academia relationship and there is a lack of congruence between strategic management research conducted by academics and that used by practitioners. There is also a lack of models of collaborative res... Read More about The credibility issue: closing the academic/practitioner gap.

Knowledge exchange and the opportunities for Marketing Intelligence & Planning (2008)
Journal Article
Hughes, T. (2008). Knowledge exchange and the opportunities for Marketing Intelligence & Planning. Marketing Intelligence and Planning, 26(5), 435-440. https://doi.org/10.1108/02634500810894299

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to put forward some ideas on how Marketing Intelligence & Planning (MIP) might further pursue its crossover mission in the future. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a viewpoint contribution based on the aut... Read More about Knowledge exchange and the opportunities for Marketing Intelligence & Planning.

Why "soft science" is the key to regaining leadership in marketing knowledge (2008)
Journal Article
Tapp, A., & Hughes, T. (2008). Why "soft science" is the key to regaining leadership in marketing knowledge. European Journal of Marketing, 42(3-4), 265-278. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090560810852913

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to highlight what the authors regard as serious problems with the continuing dominance of a "hard science" view of what constitutes "top quality" research, and to present evidence that a "softer" approach will y... Read More about Why "soft science" is the key to regaining leadership in marketing knowledge.

Regaining a seat at the table: Marketing management and the e-service opportunity (2007)
Journal Article
Hughes, T. (2007). Regaining a seat at the table: Marketing management and the e-service opportunity. Journal of Services Marketing, 21(4), 270-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/08876040710758577

Purpose - The study outlined in this paper seeks to deepen one's understanding of the theoretical and practical implications for marketing management where an internet component has been added to the business. Design/methodology/approach - Cases were... Read More about Regaining a seat at the table: Marketing management and the e-service opportunity.