Management Research News: Volume 19 Issue 3
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ALTERNATIVE RESEARCH PARADIGM IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE: THE CASE FOR RESPONSIVE FOCUSING
Wilson E. HerbertSince the late 1970s, observers of accounting and finance research have noted a growing gap between extant academic research and the needs of practitioners. In accounting, for…
AN OVERVIEW OF SINO‐AUSTRALIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT
Zhang Haier, Brian SheehanPeople's Republic of China's (P.R.C.) view of its relationship with other countries has changed totally in recent years. It is now steering a “middle path” with the extreme…
SIMULATION — A POWERFUL TOOL IN RESEARCH RELATING TO MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
R.A. ProctorNot only is the computer and its associated software a powerful research tool but it has been argued also that the utilisation of Information Technology makes an important…
LANGUAGE AND EXPORT BARRIERS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Michael J. Peel, Helga EckartIn response to a number of regional UK language surveys (e.g., Hagen, 1988, 1993), which indicate that a significant proportion of UK firms have lost trading (export…
THE ROLE OF STAFF EXPECTATIONS IN THE GOVERNANCE OF THE NON‐ PROFIT FIRM
Steven B. Moser, Mary L. NicholsonWhile most nonprofit organisations provide guidelines to be followed by their governing bodies in terms of responsibilities and duties, implementation of these guidelines is often…