Management Decision: Volume 38 Issue 2

Cracking the code of business

M.L. Emiliani

Large public companies restructure themselves on a regular basis with the primary goals of achieving better financial performance and demonstrating responsiveness to shareholder…

Plant closures in multiplant manufacturing firms: adding an international perspective

S.M. Richbell, H.D. Watts

Multinational firms sometimes have to choose between plants in different countries when selecting a plant for closure. This kind of decision is particularly characteristic of…

The cognitive assumptions underpinning the accounting recognition of assets

Tony Tollington

This paper presents an examination of the cognitive assumptions underpinning the accounting recognition of assets, in particular, internally created intangible assets such as…

Is corporate communications a strategic function?

Richard R. Dolphin, Ying Fan

Corporate communications, or public relations (PR) has become an increasingly important function in business organisations. Yet little has been published on the role and function…

Levels of strategic decision success

E. Frank Harrison, Monique A. Pelletier

This article posits a paradigm of levels of success for strategic decision outcomes. A high level of strategic decision success is normally preceded by a positive strategic gap in…

The relationship between transitory organizational structures and non‐linear environments

Valentin H. Pashtenko, Matthew H. Roy, Sanjiv S. Dugal

Examines non‐linear adaptation to change in the high‐technology environment of the computer industry. These environments are defined, and the efficacy of different organizational…

Performance criteria of corporate option and long‐term incentive plans: a survey of 150 UK companies 1994‐1998

Christopher Pass, Andrew Robinson, Damian Ward

A substantial number of companies now operate long‐term incentive schemes as a means of motivating executive directors to improve corporate financial performance and thus align…