Management Decision: Volume 45 Issue 7

Let's get natural: The discourse of community and the problem of transferring practices in knowledge management

Joseph Lampel, Ajay Bhalla

The purpose of this paper is to argue that the influence of Japanese management practices has led organizations towards a “naturalized” view aiming to resolve the ontological…

An empirical study of perceived strategic value and adoption constructs: the Ghanaian case

Kojo Saffu, John H. Walker, Robert Hinson

The purpose of this paper is to examine empirically the link between the determinants of perceived strategic value (PSV) of e‐commerce and e‐commerce adoption among Ghanaian small…

Transmitting the entrepreneurial spirit to the work team in SMEs: the importance of leadership

Domingo Ribeiro Soriano, José Manuel Comeche Martínez

To establish the extent of the influence of variables which, under a particular style of leadership, form the necessary basis for encouraging and developing group, entrepreneurial…

New product development management issues and decision‐making approaches

Shahrul‐Yazid Yahaya, Nooh Abu‐Bakar

The purpose of this paper is to report findings related to new product development (NPD) management issues and their corresponding decision‐making approaches undertaken by senior…

Organisational effectiveness of Australian fast growing small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs)

Silvia Nelson, Yvonne Brunetto, Rodney Farr‐Wharton, Sheryl Ramsay

Small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to make a major contribution to the Australian economy. However, research into organisational processes within SMEs has been…

Intellectual capital disclosure and intangible value drivers: an empirical study

Philip Vergauwen, Laury Bollen, Els Oirbans

This paper aims to study the relationship between intellectual capital disclosures (ICDs) and the relative importance of intangible assets as company value drivers.

The role of market orientation in the business success of MNCs' UK subsidiaries

Riliang Qu

The paper aims to explore the role of market orientation in the multinational company's subsidiary's business performance.