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Formal strategic planning, operating environment, size, sector and performance: evidence from the UK’s manufacturing SMEs (2008)
Journal Article
Ghobadian, A., O'Regan, N., Thomas, H., & Liu, J. (2008). Formal strategic planning, operating environment, size, sector and performance: evidence from the UK’s manufacturing SMEs. Journal of General Management, 34(2), 1-20

The relationship between strategic planning and firm performance has long interested strategic management researchers. In the past decade, this research effort has slowed down, while strategic planning has gained greater popularity among managers. Ho... Read More about Formal strategic planning, operating environment, size, sector and performance: evidence from the UK’s manufacturing SMEs.

Keynes’s relevance in the new millennium (2008)
Journal Article
Howells, P. (2008). Keynes’s relevance in the new millennium. Informacion Comercial Espanola -Monthly Edition-, 845, 93-105

This paper examines aspects of the economics of J M Keynes for the relevance that they may have to a number of current issues particularly those faced by central banks in the second half of 2008. In particular, we shall see that Keynes’s view of the... Read More about Keynes’s relevance in the new millennium.

Nuts, zoo, and the mediation of a youthful masculinity (2008)
Journal Article
Jordan, F., & Fleming, S. (2008). Nuts, zoo, and the mediation of a youthful masculinity. Leisure / Loisir, 32(2), 331-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2008.9651413

Nuts and Zoo, two mass market “men's lifestyle” magazines aimed specifically at young men were launched in Britain in 2004. With their tabloidesque presentation and irreverent editorial style, initial sales of the weeklies were an unprecedented succe... Read More about Nuts, zoo, and the mediation of a youthful masculinity.

Managing knowlege resources for sustainable competitive advantage (2008)
Journal Article
Lee, S., Parry, G., & Graves, A. (2008). Managing knowlege resources for sustainable competitive advantage

Building on previous research which showed that the loss of staff could have a significance impact on the out-turn performance of a project; this work seeks to explore the relationship between knowledge management and human resource management. To... Read More about Managing knowlege resources for sustainable competitive advantage.

Marketing politics… saving democracy (2008)
Book Chapter
Lloyd, J. (2008). Marketing politics… saving democracy. In A. Sargeant, & W. Wymer (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Non Profit Marketing (317-335). Routledge

This chapter explores the challenge that electoral disengagement and negative public perceptions poses for politicians, political parties and democracy as a whole. It discusses potential strategies to address electoral disengagement and identifies a... Read More about Marketing politics… saving democracy.

Positively negative - The impact of negativity on the political consumer (2008)
Journal Article
Lloyd, J. (2008). Positively negative - The impact of negativity on the political consumer. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 13(4), 301-314. https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.332

For years there has been an ongoing debate as to the role and impact that ‘marketing’ has had on politics. Yet, it is the case that many of the concepts associated with the field of marketing have real relevance and have, in fact, been employed withi... Read More about Positively negative - The impact of negativity on the political consumer.

Developing an enterprise wide knowledge warehouse: challenge of optimal designs in the media industry (2008)
Journal Article
Mitra, A., & Campoy, L. (2008). Developing an enterprise wide knowledge warehouse: challenge of optimal designs in the media industry. International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, 4(2), 34-53

It has been common practice among organisations to develop standard operating procedures to gain advantages like standardisation, ensure continuity, and deal with contingency needs. Over time, processual perspectives of activity within organisations... Read More about Developing an enterprise wide knowledge warehouse: challenge of optimal designs in the media industry.

Influence of software trade on development of web-enabled governance initiatives: comparative perspectives of Indian and UK experiences (2008)
Book Chapter
Mitra, A., & Singh, A. (2008). Influence of software trade on development of web-enabled governance initiatives: comparative perspectives of Indian and UK experiences. In A. Saith, M. Vijayabasker, & V. Gayathri (Eds.), ICTS and Indian social change: Diffusion, Poverty, Governance (251-267). New Delhi: Sage Publications

Growth and sustenance of local democracy, enabling public (especially developmental) policy formulation and facilitating direct service delivery to resident population are three complementary expectations that e-governance could be directed to fulfil... Read More about Influence of software trade on development of web-enabled governance initiatives: comparative perspectives of Indian and UK experiences.

Culture and conflict management style of international project managers (2008)
Journal Article
Mohammed, U. K., Prabhakar, G. P., & White, G. (2008). Culture and conflict management style of international project managers. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(5), 3-11

The management of culture has become increasingly important to many organisations and business disciplines, particularly multicultural and international project management. Cultural differences often result in varying degrees of conflict and require... Read More about Culture and conflict management style of international project managers.

Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective (2008)
Book Chapter
Parry, G., Graves, A., & James-Moore, M. (2008). Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective. In T. Rajmanohar (Ed.), Lean Product Development - Concept & Models. Icfai University Press

Purpose: Lean thinking has revolutionised the approach to manufacturing and there are indications that it can do the same for New Product Introduction [NPI] processes. This paper explores the question “Is the application of Lean principles to NPI suf... Read More about Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective.

Haldiram’s: India’s entrepreneurial answer to the McDonald’s and the Pizza Huts (2008)
Journal Article
Prabhakar, G. P. (2008). Haldiram’s: India’s entrepreneurial answer to the McDonald’s and the Pizza Huts. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(5), 95-99

Western companies are opening up their factories and offices in India in an unprecedented manner and thus creating a need to study the organization and management of their Indian counterparts. The emergence of India as an economic power over the rec... Read More about Haldiram’s: India’s entrepreneurial answer to the McDonald’s and the Pizza Huts.

Projects and their management: A literature review (2008)
Journal Article
Prabhakar, G. P. (2008). Projects and their management: A literature review. International Journal of Business and Management, 3(8), 3-9

Over the years and more importantly in the recent past projects have been used as a delivery mechanism to do business and accomplish objectives. No wonder it has become one of the fastest growing professions in the world. Although the understanding... Read More about Projects and their management: A literature review.