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An Interaction Approach to the Management of a Portfolio of Customer Opportunities
David A. YorkePortfolio theory has its roots in financial investment and in the desire to balance the often conflicting objectives of high yield and low risk. It has also found applications in…
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Applying Portfolio Management to Retailing: Some New Insights
Malcolm H.B. McDonaldThe purpose of this article is to address one aspect of management (port‐folio management) that will help set the future of an organisation as well as provide an input to…
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Rational, Irrational and Other Reasons for Commissioning Research
Lawrence F. Bailey, Gill Scott‐JonesA programme of group discussions among buyers of research revealed a variety of reasons for commissioning work. Although much research is conducted for rational reasons, the…
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Politics in Organisations: An Essential Consideration for Decision Making
Andrew KakabadseDecision making is considered an important topic in management studies. However it is postulated that current thinking in decision making is out of date and inapplicable in…
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- Dr Babu John-Mariadoss