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A knowledge review: implications for future research and practical application (2009)
Journal Article
Mikic, S., White, G., & Razak, A. A. (2009). A knowledge review: implications for future research and practical application. International Journal of Business and Management, 4(1), 26-31

Knowledge has evolved from being an abstract concept that resides within the human mind to a manageable resource that is capable of contributing to organisational competitive advantage. Research in the field is largely divergent, both in methodologic... Read More about A knowledge review: implications for future research and practical application.

Credit policies and processes (2009)
Book Chapter
Paul, S. (2009). Credit policies and processes. In The Definitive Guide to Business Management in South Africa. South African Institute of Credit Management

Re-discovery of India (2009)
Book Chapter
Prabhakar, G. P. (2009). Re-discovery of India. In I. Bernhard (Ed.), The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (887-898). Sweden: University West, Sweden

People Management and Performance (2009)
Book
Purcell, J., Kinnie, N., Swart, J., Rayton, B., & Hutchinson, S. (2009). People Management and Performance. Routledge

Information Systems Innovations Adoption and Diffusion Among SMEs: Current Status and Future Prospects (2009)
Journal Article
Ramdani, B., Ramdani, B., Lorenzo, O., & Kawalek, P. (2009). Information Systems Innovations Adoption and Diffusion Among SMEs: Current Status and Future Prospects. International Journal of E-Adoption, 1(1), 33-45. https://doi.org/10.4018/jea.2009010103

The attention of software vendors has moved recently to Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) offering them a vast range of Information Systems’ (IS) innovations including enterprise systems (ES), which were formerly adopted by large firms only. A... Read More about Information Systems Innovations Adoption and Diffusion Among SMEs: Current Status and Future Prospects.

Critical management and organizational history (2009)
Book Chapter
Rowlinson, M., Stager Jacques, R., & Booth, C. (2009). Critical management and organizational history. In M. Alvesson, T. Bridgeman, & H. Willmott (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Critical Management studies (286-303). Oxford University Press

How to set the hurdle rate for capital investments (2009)
Book Chapter
Tucker, J. (2009). How to set the hurdle rate for capital investments. In D. Stauffer (Ed.), Qfinance: The Ultimate Resource (322-324). A & C Black

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • There exists a wide range of approaches to setting the hurdle rate for capital investments. • It is essential that we do not set the hurdle rate too high, thereby foregoing valuable investment opportunities, or too low, thereby... Read More about How to set the hurdle rate for capital investments.

The impact of family-building on the careers of female graduates: Some insights for effective management practice (2009)
Journal Article
Wilton, N. (2009). The impact of family-building on the careers of female graduates: Some insights for effective management practice

In the UK, the proportion of couples with dependent children where both partners were in work increased from 57 per cent to 66 per cent between 1994/5 and 2005/6 (Simon and Whiting 2007) and looks set to continue to rise. The imperative for both men... Read More about The impact of family-building on the careers of female graduates: Some insights for effective management practice.

A critique of product and service based systems (2009)
Book Chapter
Huang, X., Newnes, L., & Parry, G. (2009). A critique of product and service based systems. In D. Ceglarek (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR09) (405-412). University of Warwick

The review presented in this paper examines the differences and similarities between products and services. These are then presented as a basis for questioning the need for a business to manage products and services differently. A spectrum of the d... Read More about A critique of product and service based systems.

Stop whining, start doing! Identity conflict in project managed software environments (2009)
Journal Article
Case, P., & Pineiro, E. (2009). Stop whining, start doing! Identity conflict in project managed software environments. Ephemera: Theory and Politics in Organization, 9(2), 93-112

In this article we explore the relationship between software developers and IT project managers as expressed through narrative exchanges in an on-line discussion forum. We interrogate a naturalistic data set to show how the conflict between IT profe... Read More about Stop whining, start doing! Identity conflict in project managed software environments.

Negative capability: A contribution to the understanding of creative leadership (2009)
Book Chapter
French, R., Simpson, P., & Harvey, C. (2009). Negative capability: A contribution to the understanding of creative leadership. In B. Sievers, H. Brunning, J. De Gooijer, & L. Gould (Eds.), Psychoanalytic Studies of Organizations: Contributions from the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations. Karnac Books

Our aim in this chapter is to suggest how the idea of ‘negative capability’ may contribute to an understanding of the creative leader. We begin by exploring the origins of the term negative capability and its meaning in the creative arts and in psych... Read More about Negative capability: A contribution to the understanding of creative leadership.