Management Research News: Volume 21 Issue 10

Evaluating tangible asset investments: the value of cross functional teams

Uric Dufrene, Frank H. Wadsworth, Chris Bjornson, Eldon Little

Criticizes the attitude of separatism used in evaluating management performance. Asserts that looking at narrow functional areas does not provide a holistic picture of an…

The effect of nonverbal cues on bank patrons

James Poon Teng Fatt

Claims that, in Singapore, there is intense competition among local banks, hence increasing emphasis is being placed on offering a high quality customer service. Investigates how…

The country’s uncertainty avoidance measures as a predictor of the degree of formalisation applied by organisation in it: propositions for the European Union countries

Carl A. Rodrigues, Eileen Kaplan

Examines the European Union (EU) countries’ uncertainty avoidance measures (based on Hofstede’s work) and proposes the degree of formalization (high, moderate or low) applied by…