Management Research News: Volume 26 Issue 7

The use of cognitive mapping technique in management research: theory and practice

Rusli Ahmad, Noor Azman Ali

The purpose of this article is to analyse the use of a qualitative approach using cognitive mapping techniques in the study of a decision‐making process. This study takes place in…

Are student evaluations a valid measure of teaching effectiveness: perceptions of accounting faculty members and administrators

Donald Ace Morgan, John Sneed, Laurie Swinney

This article examines the perceptions of both administrators and faculty relating to the validity of student evaluations and the existence of possible biasing factors. The results…

Strategic alternatives for small retail businesses in rural areas

John Byrom, Dominic Medway, Gary Warnaby

The issue of retailing in rural areas has received relatively little attention in recent years. This article considers retail businesses in a remote, rural area, the Uist chain in…

How to choose an effective third party logistics provider

Seyed‐Mahmoud Aghazadeh

The purpose of this article was to identify the steps that need to be taken when choosing an effective third party logistics provider. Based on the research completed, it was…

Global aviation human resource management: contemporary compensation and benefits practices

Steven H. Appelbaum, Brenda M. Fewster

The commercial airline is an extremely competitive, safety‐sensitive, high technology service industry. People, employees and customers, not products and machines, must be the…

New developments in executive compensation

Chieh Hsieh, Brian H. Kleiner

The purpose of this article is to learn the new developments in executive compensation. The article is based on research undertaken by various organisations. The trend for top…