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Un lugar en su sitio : narrativas y organización cultural urbana en el espacio latinoamericano (2006)
Book
Gaggiotti, H. (2006). Un lugar en su sitio : narrativas y organización cultural urbana en el espacio latinoamericano

How a city organised? What does a group of people to define and begin their urban cultural practices? Why do places become symbols, by whom or from whom do some places occupy a "space" while others remain in an apparent lack of definition? "A place o... Read More about Un lugar en su sitio : narrativas y organización cultural urbana en el espacio latinoamericano.

Does the merger paradox exist even without any regulations? Evidence from Germany in the pre-1914 period (2006)
Journal Article
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.

The impact of ownership on small firm behaviour and performance (2006)
Journal Article
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.

HRM-performance research: Under-theorized and lacking explanatory power (2006)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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

Rethinking project management: New directions, new practice (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Cicmil, S. (2006, October). Rethinking project management: New directions, new practice. Paper presented at Major Project Association Seminar, Institution of Engineering and Technology UK, Savoy Place, London, UK

The long-term impact of mergers and the emergence of a merger wave in pre-World-War I Germany (2006)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Sex workers in the labour movement (2006)
Book Chapter
Lopes, A. (2006). Sex workers in the labour movement. In R. Campbell, & R. Mathews (Eds.), Sex Work Now (263-289). London: Willan Publishers

Outsourcing engineering commodity procurement (2006)
Journal Article
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.

Lessons learnt: A case study of a social marketing project (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Carruthers, J., & Daellenbach, K. (2006, August). Lessons learnt: A case study of a social marketing project. Paper presented at 3rd Australian Non-profit & Social Maketing Conference, Newcastle, NSW

In search of gazelles using a research DNA model (2006)
Journal Article
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.

Gender, skills and careers in UK call centres (2006)
Book Chapter
Durbin, S. (2006). Gender, skills and careers in UK call centres. In J. Connell, & J. Burgess (Eds.), Developments in the Call Centre Industry: Analysis, Changes and Challenges (117-135). Routledge