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Does the merger paradox exist even without any regulations? Evidence from Germany in the pre-1914 period (2006)
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This paper measures the market response triggered by merger announcements in an environment without regulations and without a strong separation of ownership and control in Germany. Based on event study methods applied to daily data and regression ana... Read More about Does the merger paradox exist even without any regulations? Evidence from Germany in the pre-1914 period.

The impact of ownership on small firm behaviour and performance (2006)
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The impact of ownership on organizational performance has attracted the interest of a large number of scholars. The empirical research predominately focuses on the impact of ownership structures on organizational performance, and to a lesser extent o... Read More about The impact of ownership on small firm behaviour and performance.

HRM-performance research: Under-theorized and lacking explanatory power (2006)
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The search for a measurable link between HR practices and organizational performance is currently preoccupying HR professionals, consultants, government and academics. Empirical research on this human resource management-performance (HRM-P) link is,... Read More about HRM-performance research: Under-theorized and lacking explanatory power.

Innovation and market value: A quantile regression analysis (2006)
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The effect of management commitment to service quality on employees affective and performance outcomes: An empirical investigation of the New Zealand public healthcare sector (2006)
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Rapprochement and retribution: The divergent experiences of workers in two large paper and print companies in the 1926 general strike (2006)
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The long-term impact of mergers and the emergence of a merger wave in pre-World-War I Germany (2006)
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Using annual data on mergers for 35 leading German companies from 1870 to 1913, my study tries to explain the first merger wave that emerged 1898. My panel probit model that accounted for economies of scale, macroeconomic conditions, success of forme... Read More about The long-term impact of mergers and the emergence of a merger wave in pre-World-War I Germany.

Implementing strategically aligned performance measurement in small firms (2006)
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This paper investigates the potential for improving the implementation of strategically aligned performance measurement (PM) in smaller firms. It identifies structural and cultural characteristics that typify smaller firms and examines the PM literat... Read More about Implementing strategically aligned performance measurement in small firms.

The threat to core competence posed by developing closer supply chain relationships (2006)
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Supply bases have been rationalised and now fewer “preferred” suppliers are in direct contact with customers, who demand more personal attention and greater responsiveness from them. In developing closer supplier relationships, the exchange of propri... Read More about The threat to core competence posed by developing closer supply chain relationships.

Beyond measuring the HRM-organizational performance link: Applying critical realist meta-theory (2006)
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Outsourcing engineering commodity procurement (2006)
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce and provide an insight into the benefits of outsourcing the procurement function for engineering commodity items. Design/methodology/approach - Research into the literature presents the development... Read More about Outsourcing engineering commodity procurement.

In search of gazelles using a research DNA model (2006)
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Though considerable attention in the extant literature has been devoted to growth and performance of firms, there is a dearth of research on rapidly growing and high-performance companies or gazelles, in small to medium sized firms. This paper examin... Read More about In search of gazelles using a research DNA model.

Perceptions of generic strategies of small and medium sized engineering and electronics manufacturers in the UK: The applicability of the Miles and Snow typology (2006)
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Purpose - To present the main findings of a study conducted in manufacturing firms in the UK to determine the applicability of generic strategies to small and medium sized firms (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach - The Miles and Snow strategic orien... Read More about Perceptions of generic strategies of small and medium sized engineering and electronics manufacturers in the UK: The applicability of the Miles and Snow typology.

Innovation in NTBFs: Does leadership really matter? (2006)
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Innovation is considered to be a key contributor to both the long-term survival and development of superior competitiveness in New Technology-based Firms [NTBFs]. Many factors contribute to a firm's differential innovation performance. According to t... Read More about Innovation in NTBFs: Does leadership really matter?.

Understanding project management practice through interpretative and critical research perspectives (2006)
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Aesthetics, performativity and resistance in the narratives of a computer programming community (2006)
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This article reports on an empirical study of a computer programmer community, focusing on online exchanges in which participants discuss the aesthetics of coding. Naturalistic data were collected during a 12-month period of non-participant observati... Read More about Aesthetics, performativity and resistance in the narratives of a computer programming community.

Regulatory changes and market liquidity in Chinese stock markets (2006)
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Our study measures the impact of institutional reforms in China on market liquidity. Using monthly data on turnover ratios, turnover-volatility ratios and stock returns for the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchange and applying an intervention model,... Read More about Regulatory changes and market liquidity in Chinese stock markets.

Verse, voice and va va voom!: Illuminating management processes through poetry (2006)
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the power of using poetry as a process of critical reflection and organisational analysis in the management process. It intends to bring to life Armstrong's concepts of "organisation-in-the-mind" and... Read More about Verse, voice and va va voom!: Illuminating management processes through poetry.

Nup214-Nup88 nucleoporin subcomplex is required for CRM1-mediated 60 S preribosomal nuclear export (2006)
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The nuclear pore complex (NPC) conducts macromolecular transport to and from the nucleus and provides a kinetic/hydrophobic barrier composed of phenylalanine-glycine (FG) repeats. Nuclear transport is achieved through permeation of this barrier by tr... Read More about Nup214-Nup88 nucleoporin subcomplex is required for CRM1-mediated 60 S preribosomal nuclear export.

The sacralised landscapes of Glencoe: From massacre to mass tourism, and back again (2006)
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History is said to hang heavily over the dramatic mountain landscapes of Glencoe. More precisely, multiple memories of the Massacre of Glencoe dominate heritage visions and interpretations of this valley in Argyll, Scotland. This paper makes use of t... Read More about The sacralised landscapes of Glencoe: From massacre to mass tourism, and back again.