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The impact of ownership on small firm behaviour and performance (2006)
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Ghobadian, A., & O'Regan, N. (2006). The impact of ownership on small firm behaviour and performance. International Small Business Journal, 24(6), 555-586. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242606069267

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.

Does the merger paradox exist even without any regulations? Evidence from Germany in the pre-1914 period (2006)
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Kling, G. (2006). Does the merger paradox exist even without any regulations? Evidence from Germany in the pre-1914 period. Empirica, 33(5), 315-328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10663-006-9019-7

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.

HRM-performance research: Under-theorized and lacking explanatory power (2006)
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Fleetwood, S., & Hesketh, A. (2006). HRM-performance research: Under-theorized and lacking explanatory power. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 17(12), 1977-1993. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190601041026

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.

A mitotic role for BRCA1/BARD1 in tumor suppression? (2006)
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Clarke, P. R., & Sanderson, H. S. (2006). A mitotic role for BRCA1/BARD1 in tumor suppression?. Cell, 127(3), 453-455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2006.10.020

The tumor-suppressor protein BRCA1 is thought to act by preserving genomic integrity. In this issue of Cell, Joukov et al. (2006) demonstrate that the BRCA1/BARD1 heterodimer participates in mitotic spindle assembly, a process conducted by the GTPase... Read More about A mitotic role for BRCA1/BARD1 in tumor suppression?.

Employee representation and partnership in the non-union sector: A paradox of intention? (2006)
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Danford, A., Upchurch, M., Richardson, M., Tailby, S., & Stewart, P. (2006). Employee representation and partnership in the non-union sector: A paradox of intention?. Human Resource Management Journal, 16(4), 393-410. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2006.00027.x

Non-union forms of employee representation have become increasingly prominent in UK workplaces in the last 15 years. In addition, partnership working has been encouraged by New Labour, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the Confede... Read More about Employee representation and partnership in the non-union sector: A paradox of intention?.

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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Ashill, N., Carruthers, J., & Krisjanous, J. (2006). The effect of management commitment to service quality on employees affective and performance outcomes: An empirical investigation of the New Zealand public healthcare sector. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 11(4), 271-287. https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.281

The long-term impact of mergers and the emergence of a merger wave in pre-World-War I Germany (2006)
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Kling, G. (2006). The long-term impact of mergers and the emergence of a merger wave in pre-World-War I Germany. Explorations in Economic History, 43(4), 667-688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2005.07.001

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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Hudson Smith, M., & Smith, D. (2007). Implementing strategically aligned performance measurement in small firms. International Journal of Production Economics, 106(2), 393-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.07.011

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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Parry, G., James-Moore, M., & Graves, A. (2006). The threat to core competence posed by developing closer supply chain relationships. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 9(3), 295-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675560600859524

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.

Outsourcing engineering commodity procurement (2006)
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Parry, G., James-Moore, M., & Graves, A. (2006). Outsourcing engineering commodity procurement. Supply Chain Management, 11(5), 436-443. https://doi.org/10.1108/13598540610682453

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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Sims, M. A., & O'Regan, N. (2006). In search of gazelles using a research DNA model. Technovation, 26(8), 943-954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2005.07.001

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.

Cell biology: Ran, mitosis and the cancer connection (2006)
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Sanderson, H. S., & Clarke, P. R. (2006). Cell biology: Ran, mitosis and the cancer connection. Current Biology, 16(12), PR466-R468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2006.05.032

The small GTPase Ran has been shown to regulate HURP, a protein that interacts with several mitotic spindle assembly factors. This discovery sheds new light on the role of Ran in the fidelity of mitosis and in cancer. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights... Read More about Cell biology: Ran, mitosis and the cancer connection.

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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O'Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2006). Perceptions of generic strategies of small and medium sized engineering and electronics manufacturers in the UK: The applicability of the Miles and Snow typology. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 17(5), 603-620. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410380610668540

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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O'Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2006). Innovation in NTBFs: Does leadership really matter?. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2(2), 299-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-006-8690-2

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?.

Regulatory changes and market liquidity in Chinese stock markets (2006)
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Gao, L., & Kling, G. (2006). Regulatory changes and market liquidity in Chinese stock markets. Emerging Markets Review, 7(2), 162-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ememar.2005.11.001

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.

Aesthetics, performativity and resistance in the narratives of a computer programming community (2006)
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Case, P., & Piñeiro, E. (2006). Aesthetics, performativity and resistance in the narratives of a computer programming community. Human Relations, 59(6), 753-782. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726706066853

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.