All Outputs (81)

The application of network theory to the New Zealand agricultural technology industry: An exploratory investigation (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The New Zealand agricultural technology industry: An exploratory investigation of stakeholder relationships (2005)
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The strategic planning process: A navigational tool for competitive advantage (2005)
Journal Article

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.

Regulatory oversight or lack of foresight? Implications for product recall policies and procedures (2005)
Journal Article

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.

Satisfaction with HR practices and commitment to the organisation: Why one size does not fit all (2005)
Journal Article

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.

Switch leadership in projects: An empirical study reflecting the importance of transformational leadership on project success across twenty-eight nations (2005)
Journal Article

“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.

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)
Journal Article

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.

Intercultural team maturity model: Unity, diversity, capability. Achieving optimal performance when leading a multicultural project team (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Our research helps to judge ‘maturity’ as an asset to projects and heightens awareness of situational leadership, using intercultural team maturity levels as a tool for optimal project leadership success. This study focuses on exactly how to analy... Read More about Intercultural team maturity model: Unity, diversity, capability. Achieving optimal performance when leading a multicultural project team.

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)
Journal Article

Outre-manehe/across the channel: Ongoing training and gender in France and Britain (2005)
Journal Article

The French state-levy system of ongoing training at work has not provided greater access for women than the laissez-faire British system. While headlines figures suggest that women receive more training than men in Britain and that the gap has also c... Read More about Outre-manehe/across the channel: Ongoing training and gender in France and Britain.

Workplace partnership and employee voice in the UK: Comparative case studies of union strategy and worker experience (2005)
Journal Article

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.

Services marketing curriculum development: mainstream or specialist study (2005)
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Insights into collaboration at the project level: Complexity, social interaction and procurement mechanisms (2005)
Journal Article

Brand sickness and health following major product withdrawals (2005)
Journal Article

Purpose - The mandatory withdrawal of almost 2,000 complementary and alternative medicines, manufactured under contract on behalf of multiple brand names, primarily in the Australian and New Zealand markets, provides an opportunity to examine the imp... Read More about Brand sickness and health following major product withdrawals.

Best value and workplace partnership in local government (2005)
Journal Article

Purpose - This paper explores employee experiences concerning job security/insecurity, workload, job satisfaction and employee involvement in the aftermath of Best Value reviews in a local authority. Design/methodology/ approach - Using a mix of quan... Read More about Best value and workplace partnership in local government.

Strategic planning - A comparison of high and low technology manufacturing small firms (2005)
Journal Article

This paper contends that firms can be classified according to the level of technology deployed in their products and processes into two main types: high and low technology firms. The paper further contends that the level of technology deployed will i... Read More about Strategic planning - A comparison of high and low technology manufacturing small firms.

Joined up lean (2005)
Journal Article

Author's views on a a lean process methodology for core competence understanding are highlighted. UK companies have been employing lean principles to great effect. They have been supported and guided in their efforts by programmes such as the UK Lean... Read More about Joined up lean.

Antecedents and outcomes of service recovery performance in a public health-care environment (2005)
Journal Article

Purpose - This paper proposes investigating a model of service recovery performance in a public health-care setting. Design/methodology/approach - Frontline hospital staff (administrative and nursing staff) representing a range of out-patient departm... Read More about Antecedents and outcomes of service recovery performance in a public health-care environment.

Developing supply chains through outsourcing non-core procurement function (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Project management and knowledge working: Driving productivity in the management of pharma research and development (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution