All Outputs (9)

Organic growth and shareholder value: A case study of the insurance industry (2009)
Journal Article
Kling, G., Ghobadian, A., & O'Regan, N. (2009). Organic growth and shareholder value: A case study of the insurance industry. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 26(4), 276-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijresmar.2009.08.002

This paper examines organic growth and its impact on shareholder value creation. At a conceptual level, organic and external growth are readily defined; yet, at a practical level, decomposing revenue growth into its constituent elements presents meth... Read More about Organic growth and shareholder value: A case study of the insurance industry.

The effectiveness of knowledge networks: An investigation of manufacturing SMEs (2009)
Journal Article
Hughes, T., O'Regan, N., & Sims, M. A. (2009). The effectiveness of knowledge networks: An investigation of manufacturing SMEs. Education and Training, 51(8), 665-681. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910911005226

Purpose: Although considerable attention in the extant literature has been devoted to knowledge acquisition and transfer within firms, there is a dearth of research on the effectiveness of outside sources of knowledge for technology-based small to me... Read More about The effectiveness of knowledge networks: An investigation of manufacturing SMEs.

Successful strategic re-orientation: lessons from Cadbury's experience: An interview with Todd Stitzer, Chief Executive of Cadbury (2009)
Journal Article
O'Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2009). Successful strategic re-orientation: lessons from Cadbury's experience: An interview with Todd Stitzer, Chief Executive of Cadbury. Journal of Strategy and Management, 2(4), 405-412. https://doi.org/10.1108/17554250911003863

© 2009, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how key strategic decisions are made in practice at a successful FTSE 100 company. Design/methodology/ approach – The paper is based on semi-structured... Read More about Successful strategic re-orientation: lessons from Cadbury's experience: An interview with Todd Stitzer, Chief Executive of Cadbury.

Strategic thinking in family businesses (2009)
Presentation / Conference
O'Regan, N., Hughes, T., Tucker, J., & Collins, L. (2009, September). Strategic thinking in family businesses. Paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Brighton, UK

Interview with Sir Mike Rake, Chairman of BT (2009)
Journal Article
O'Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2009). Interview with Sir Mike Rake, Chairman of BT. Journal of Strategy and Management, 2(3), 288-295. https://doi.org/10.1108/17554250910982516

© 2009, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – British Telecom (BT) has achieved a classic turnaround that involved divestment and efficiency drives. This interview with Sir Mike Rake, Chairman of BT, sheds light on BT's past development and f... Read More about Interview with Sir Mike Rake, Chairman of BT.

Improving academic/practitioner engagement in marketing: what can we learn from other management disciplines? (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hughes, T., Grisoni, L., O'Regan, N., & Wornham, D. (2009, July). Improving academic/practitioner engagement in marketing: what can we learn from other management disciplines?. Paper presented at Academy of Marketing Conference, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK

Building a FTSE 100 company by hitting the sweet spot of strategy: An interview with Rod Aldridge OBE (2009)
Journal Article
O'Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2009). Building a FTSE 100 company by hitting the sweet spot of strategy: An interview with Rod Aldridge OBE. Journal of Strategy and Management, 2(2), 188-195. https://doi.org/10.1108/17554250910965335

© 2009, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the views of Rod Aldridge OBE on building the strategy of a FTSE 100 company. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of an interview. Findin... Read More about Building a FTSE 100 company by hitting the sweet spot of strategy: An interview with Rod Aldridge OBE.

Let's talk: Getting business and academia to collaborate (2009)
Journal Article
Hughes, T., O'Regan, N., & Wornham, D. (2009). Let's talk: Getting business and academia to collaborate. Journal of Business Strategy, 30(5), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/02756660910987617

Purpose: Many academics have raised concerns about the growing divide between academia and practice. While more collaborative research has been called for there is a lack of research into the actual practice of academic/practitioner engagement. This... Read More about Let's talk: Getting business and academia to collaborate.

What we need is an “entrepreneurial society”: An interview with Professor David Audretsch (2009)
Journal Article
O'Regan, N., & Maclean, M. (2009). What we need is an “entrepreneurial society”: An interview with Professor David Audretsch. Journal of Strategy and Management, 2(1), 110-114. https://doi.org/10.1108/17554250910948730

© 2009, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this article is to determine the views of Professor David Audretsch. Design/methodology/approach – The article takes the form of an interview. Findings – Professor David Audretsch s... Read More about What we need is an “entrepreneurial society”: An interview with Professor David Audretsch.