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Front line or all fronts? Women's trade union activism in retail services (2005)
Journal Article
Conley, H. (2005). Front line or all fronts? Women's trade union activism in retail services. Gender, Work and Organization, 12(5), 479-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2005.00285.x

This article draws on data from a case study of a trade union campaign to organize part-time women workers in a large supermarket chain. The data indicate that combining paid work, work in the home and increased trade union participation means that t... Read More about Front line or all fronts? Women's trade union activism in retail services.

Sheila Dow's concept of dualism: Clarification, criticism and development (2005)
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Mearman, A. (2005). Sheila Dow's concept of dualism: Clarification, criticism and development. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 29(4), 619-634. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bei019

This paper analyses Dow's concept of dualism and decomposes it into eight categories, one not explicitly identified by Dow. It is argued that Dow's original definition is underdeveloped and thereby lacking practical relevance. The paper presents a de... Read More about Sheila Dow's concept of dualism: Clarification, criticism and development.

Gender, transformation and employment in central eastern Europe (2005)
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Pollert, A. (2005). Gender, transformation and employment in central eastern Europe. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 11(2), 213-230. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680105053964

This article discusses gender and employment in 10 central eastern European countries: eight new EU member states and two candidate countries. The context is set with demographic, economic, and labour-market trends, including population, GDP, and gen... Read More about Gender, transformation and employment in central eastern Europe.

High performance: Ownership and decision-making in SMEs (2005)
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O'Regan, N., Sims, M., & Ghobadian, A. (2005). High performance: Ownership and decision-making in SMEs. Management Decision, 43(3), 382-396. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740510589760

Purpose - To date there is a dearth of research on strategic decision-making in manufacturing small and medium sized firms. This research paper focuses on the key drivers of decision-making and organisational performance: ownership, decision-making (... Read More about High performance: Ownership and decision-making in SMEs.

Agency and bank nursing in the UK National Health Service (2005)
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Tailby, S. (2005). Agency and bank nursing in the UK National Health Service. Work, Employment and Society, 19(2), 369-389. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017005053178

The article draws on published research, mainly survey-based, and original case study interview data to explore the forms of temporary employment in nursing, the reasons nurses give for taking temporary or agency work, as a main job or a second job,... Read More about Agency and bank nursing in the UK National Health Service.

Endogenous growth models and stock market development: Evidence from four countries (2005)
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Caporale, G. M., Howells, P., & Soliman, A. M. (2005). Endogenous growth models and stock market development: Evidence from four countries. Review of Development Economics, 9(2), 166-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9361.2005.00270.x

This paper re-examines the relationship between stock market development and economic growth. It provides a theoretical basis for establishing the channel through which stock markets affect economic growth in the long run. It examines the hypothesis... Read More about Endogenous growth models and stock market development: Evidence from four countries.

A UK test of an inflation-adjusted Ohlson model (2005)
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Gregory, A., Saleh, W., & Tucker, J. (2005). A UK test of an inflation-adjusted Ohlson model. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 32(3-4), 487-534. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0306-686X.2005.00602.x

This paper conducts a UK test of a version of the Ohlson (1995) model. We should only expect abnormal earnings to revert to zero if the book value of assets is economically meaningful. In this paper we make use of the property revaluations common in... Read More about A UK test of an inflation-adjusted Ohlson model.

Leadership, decision making and internal stakeholder engagement (2005)
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Ahmad, S. J., O’Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2005). Leadership, decision making and internal stakeholder engagement. International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 6(3-4), 345-358. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMDM.2005.006559

The debate on the relationship between stakeholder engagement, leadership and organisational performance is marked by a dearth of empirical studies testing the various propositions put forward. This paper attempts to address two aspects of this relat... Read More about Leadership, decision making and internal stakeholder engagement.

Ontology in organization and management studies: A critical realist perspective (2005)
Journal Article
Fleetwood, S. (2005). Ontology in organization and management studies: A critical realist perspective. Organization, 12(2), 197-222. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508405051188

Organization studies has recently been captured by a cultural, linguistic, poststructural or postmodern turn, the impetus for which has come from the ontological turn from a (naive) realist ontology to a socially constructed ontology. Much of the cur... Read More about Ontology in organization and management studies: A critical realist perspective.

The development of innovation systems and the art of innovation management - Strategy, control and the culture of innovation (2005)
Journal Article
Pohlmann, M., Gebhardt, C., & Etzkowitz, H. (2005). The development of innovation systems and the art of innovation management - Strategy, control and the culture of innovation. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 17(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537320500044206

The success of strategies of changing or establishing innovation systems is indicated by scientific and technological innovations, the number of new products and patents, the prosperity of regions and firms and the creation of new jobs. However, ther... Read More about The development of innovation systems and the art of innovation management - Strategy, control and the culture of innovation.

From technology transfer to the emergence of a triple helix culture: The experience of Algeria in innovation and technological capability development (2005)
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Saad, M., & Zawdie, G. (2005). From technology transfer to the emergence of a triple helix culture: The experience of Algeria in innovation and technological capability development. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 17(1), 89-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537320500044750

Based on the post-independence industrialization experience of Algeria, this paper explores the need for and the challenges and prospects of shifts of policies and strategies from central planning to decentralization and liberalization; from a heavy... Read More about From technology transfer to the emergence of a triple helix culture: The experience of Algeria in innovation and technological capability development.

Innovation in SMEs: The impact of strategic orientation and environmental perceptions (2005)
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O'Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2005). Innovation in SMEs: The impact of strategic orientation and environmental perceptions. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 54(2), 81-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410400510576595

Purpose – To investigate the role and impact of strategic orientation and environmental perceptions on innovation and supporting mechanisms such as process technologies and management practices, in SMEs. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative a... Read More about Innovation in SMEs: The impact of strategic orientation and environmental perceptions.

The antecedents of donor commitment to voluntary organizations (2005)
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Sargeant, A., & Woodliffe, L. (2005). The antecedents of donor commitment to voluntary organizations. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 16(1), 61-78. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.90

The past decade has seen a rapid growth in the number of regular or so-called committed giving schemes. Charities have been increasingly eager to solicit donors onto a low-value monthly donation, collected automatically from their bank account or cre... Read More about The antecedents of donor commitment to voluntary organizations.

Discourse analysis in tourism research a critical perspective (2005)
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Hannam, K., & Knox, D. (2005). Discourse analysis in tourism research a critical perspective. Tourism Recreation Research, 30(2), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2005.11081470

© 2005 Tourism Recreation Research. Increasing numbers of researchers in the field of tourism studies are using discourse analysis as a means of critical investigation when faced with qualitative or textual forms of data, such as written documents, o... Read More about Discourse analysis in tourism research a critical perspective.

Leadership Development for Organizational Change in a New U.K. University (2005)
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Turnbull, S., & Edwards, G. (2005). Leadership Development for Organizational Change in a New U.K. University. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 7(3), 396-413. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422305277178

The problem and the solution. This article reports on the findings of a case study of an organizational development intervention within a new university in the United Kingdom. Previous research into the leadership of higher education has highlighted... Read More about Leadership Development for Organizational Change in a New U.K. University.

Thoughtful leadership. Lessons from Bion (2005)
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Simpson, P., & French, R. (2005). Thoughtful leadership. Lessons from Bion. Organisational and Social Dynamics, 5(2), 280-297

In the competing discourses within organisations, primacy tends to be given to decisive, action oriented, knowing leadership in contrast to more reflective, patient, thoughtful leadership. This paper argues that there is an important place for ‘thoug... Read More about Thoughtful leadership. Lessons from Bion.