Table of contents
Magnet plc: The Test‐case?
Michael PogueReports on an attempt to launch an unprecedented management buyout,which was seen to have important repercussions for the whole of the£12 billion British buyout industry, and to…
International Business and Raging Tigers: Operationalizing the Global Paradigm
A.H. WalleRefines and operationalizes the globalization of markets theory.Although cultural evolution tends to be homogenizing many of the world′stastes and wants, such trends are far from…
New Style Product Development
Axel JohneThe distinguishing feature of new style product development is thatit allows companies to achieve new sales growth even in markets whichmany suppliers regard as mature. Success is…
Culture Surveys
Catherine M. Sleezer, Richard A. SwansonExplains the advantages of using a culture survey as part of anorganization′s change effort and examines the use of culture surveys ininformation gathering and communication…
Management Team Innovation
Neil Anderson, Gillian Hardy, Michael WestDescribes how the National Health Service management has respondedto pressure for change as a “critical case site” forinvestigation of the importance of innovativeness. What…
The Market for Management Consulting in Britain: An Analysis of Supply and Demand
Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Adamantios Diamantopoulos, S. Anne MooreAnalyses the state of the management consultancy industry inBritain, from both a supply and a demand perspective. Aims to helppotential clients evaluate and select consultants; to…
Organizational Homoeostasis: A Role for Internal Marketing
V.W. MitchellDescribes organizational‐organismic parallels in the context of the“natural need” for internal marketing. The need for internalmarketing, especially within service organizations…
Implementing Performance Review and Career Planning: Part Two
John Knibbs, Stephen SwailesThe second part of a two‐part article. Outlines the monitoring byquestionnaire of staff attitudes to implementation of a radically newperformance review scheme (described in Part…
Absenteeism Control
Thomas C. Cole, Brian H. KleinerDiscusses the five basic elements of an effective absentee controlprogramme: maintaining detailed attendance records; determining reasonsfor absence; summarizing and analysing…
Satisfaction Gaps: New Realities in Managing Automation
Anthony A. Zikiye, Rebecca A. ZikiyeBuilds on prior research into the impact of automation on jobcharacteristics, which found that co‐ordination, job autonomy, and workpace were reinforced by automation, while new…
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