All Outputs (1392)

Application of lean visual process management tools (2006)
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Visual process management tools have been developed by lean practitioners as communication aids and are used to help drive operations and processes in real time. Three case studies from aerospace companies describe the physical visual tools that have... Read More about Application of lean visual process management tools.

Trade credit supply: An empirical investigation of companies level data (2006)
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Intercultural team maturity model: Unity, diversity, capability (2006)
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“I claim that human mind or human society is not divided into watertight compartments called social, political and religious. All act and react upon one another.”, Mahatma Gandhi.
When project team members of diverse cultures act and react together... Read More about Intercultural team maturity model: Unity, diversity, capability.

Antecedents and outcomes of service recovery performance: Insights from an organisation post-corporatisation and post-deregulation (2006)
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Transformation of the European auto industry: the future of lean (2006)
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Downplaying Leadership: Researching How Leaders Talk About Themselves (2006)
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This article identifies the notion of downplaying leadership. While some attempt is made to explore the meaning of this practice, our primary intention is to describe a method and framework for analysing the transcripts of leadership interviews. This... Read More about Downplaying Leadership: Researching How Leaders Talk About Themselves.

Negative Capability and the Capacity to Think in the Present Moment: Some Implications for Leadership Practice (2006)
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Two themes that are prevalent in the literature on leadership practice are planning for the future and learning from the past. In this ‘Leading Questions’ piece, we raise the question of whether, in addition, attention needs to be given to a third el... Read More about Negative Capability and the Capacity to Think in the Present Moment: Some Implications for Leadership Practice.

In search of the drivers of high growth in manufacturing SMEs (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 high growth firms. Furthermore, the majority of literature in this area focuses on large firms while research... Read More about In search of the drivers of high growth in manufacturing SMEs.

Modernisation or casualisation? Numerical flexibility in public services (2006)
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‘Flexibility’ is a key feature of the government's modernisation agenda. The government does not define the kind of flexibility it aims to promote in its modernisation agenda; but data indicates that numerical flexibility, in the form of temporary wo... Read More about Modernisation or casualisation? Numerical flexibility in public services.

E-commerce in manufacturing firms: panacea or myth? (2006)
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Lower costs driving SME competitive advantage (2006)
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Breaking through the invisible barrier of low functional literacy: implications for health communication (2006)
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Satisfaction with HR practices and commitment to the organisation: Why one size does not fit all (2005)
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This article examines the links between employees' satisfaction with HR practices and their commitment to the organisation. It draws on recently collected data to examine these links for three groups of employees: professionals, line managers and wor... Read More about Satisfaction with HR practices and commitment to the organisation: Why one size does not fit all.

The strategic planning process: A navigational tool for competitive advantage (2005)
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In today's turbulent environment, managers increasingly need reliable navigational tools to achieve competitive advantage. Many academics and practitioners consider strategic planning to be such a tool. This view is supported by empirical evidence th... Read More about The strategic planning process: A navigational tool for competitive advantage.

Switch leadership in projects: An empirical study reflecting the importance of transformational leadership on project success across twenty-eight nations (2005)
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“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
Mahatma Gandhi
This paper documents an empirical analysis of leadership in project management practices on 153 projects across 28 nations. This is a two-phase research st... Read More about Switch leadership in projects: An empirical study reflecting the importance of transformational leadership on project success across twenty-eight nations.

Regulatory oversight or lack of foresight? Implications for product recall policies and procedures (2005)
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The regulatory effectiveness, the impact on industry and consumers of product withdrawal and the associated wider issues relating to crisis management represent an under-researched area. The authors describe the mid-2003 government-ordered withdrawal... Read More about Regulatory oversight or lack of foresight? Implications for product recall policies and procedures.

Square peg, round hole can marketing-based concepts such as the product and the marketing mix have a useful role in the political arena (2005)
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Over recent years, whilst there has been increasing acceptance of the existence and role of marketing in the political arena, there has also been much discussion as to the applicability of its concepts and models. This paper focuses upon issues surro... Read More about Square peg, round hole can marketing-based concepts such as the product and the marketing mix have a useful role in the political arena.

Insights into collaboration at the project level: Complexity, social interaction and procurement mechanisms (2005)
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Square peg, round hole? Can marketing-based concepts such as the 'product' and the 'marketing mix' have a useful role in the political arena? (2005)
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Workplace partnership and employee voice in the UK: Comparative case studies of union strategy and worker experience (2005)
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This article addresses the role of 'employee voice' in workplace partnership. Drawing on two organizational case studies from the UK's aerospace sector, it analyses employee experiences of two key dimensions of worker participation in partnership env... Read More about Workplace partnership and employee voice in the UK: Comparative case studies of union strategy and worker experience.