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Publication date: 28 June 2017

Co-Researching and – Doing M&A Integration: Crossing the Scholar-Practitioner Divide

Philip H. Mirvis and Mitchell Lee Marks

We review our work as collaborators over nearly 40 years as researchers and OD practitioners on the human, cultural, and organizational aspects of mergers and acquisitions…

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We review our work as collaborators over nearly 40 years as researchers and OD practitioners on the human, cultural, and organizational aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This chapter addresses (1) how our thinking, research methods, and practices developed over time, (2) accounts of deriving theory from practice and contrariwise of applying theory to practical matters, (3) how our respective shifts from academe toward scholarly-practice influenced our thinking and how we write, and (4) varieties of scholarly collaboration – ranging from intensive interchange to sequential pitch and catch. Early work covers a study of a “white-knight” acquisition and then advising on post-merger integration in a hostile takeover, revealing the stages of a deal, dynamics of buyers and sellers, and human factors that produce the “merger syndrome.”

Throughout we talk about confronting challenges of the scholar-practitioner divide as it pertains to role definition and boundary management as well to our theorizing, writing, and publication agenda. The chapter concludes with reflections on doing applied research in collaboration with a colleague (and friend).

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Research in Organizational Change and Development
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0897-301620170000025005
ISBN: 978-1-78714-436-1

Keywords

  • Mergers and acquisition
  • stages of a combination
  • merger syndrome
  • clash of cultures
  • post-merger integration
  • scholar-practitioner divide

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Article
Publication date: 1 February 1974

Reference books in print

Tom Schultheiss

The following classified, annotated list of titles is intended to provide reference librarians with a current checklist of new reference books, and is designed to…

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The following classified, annotated list of titles is intended to provide reference librarians with a current checklist of new reference books, and is designed to supplement the RSR review column, “Recent Reference Books,” by Frances Neel Cheney. “Reference Books in Print” includes all additional books received prior to the inclusion deadline established for this issue. Appearance in this column does not preclude a later review in RSR. Publishers are urged to send a copy of all new reference books directly to RSR as soon as published, for immediate listing in “Reference Books in Print.” Reference books with imprints older than two years will not be included (with the exception of current reprints or older books newly acquired for distribution by another publisher). The column shall also occasionally include library science or other library related publications of other than a reference character.

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Reference Services Review, vol. 2 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb048517
ISSN: 0090-7324

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Book part
Publication date: 15 January 2010

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Choice Modelling: The State-of-the-art and The State-of-practice
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/9781849507738-028
ISBN: 978-1-84950-773-8

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Article
Publication date: 1 February 1989

Shakespeare and management

Charles Margerison and Barry Smith

Managers as Actors Those of us who manage are playing on an organisational stage every day. We enter early every morning to take up our roles, whether it is as chief…

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Managers as Actors Those of us who manage are playing on an organisational stage every day. We enter early every morning to take up our roles, whether it is as chief executive, marketing manager, personnel adviser, production executive or any of the numerous other roles that have to be performed if work is to be done effectively.

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Management Decision, vol. 27 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb001531
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Book part
Publication date: 16 June 2005

ENTRY MODE CHOICE IN SERVICE FIRMS: A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH

Aileen Kennedy

This paper reviews extant contemporary literature in the area of entry mode choice in service firms and analyzes 14 empirical studies conducted in the area. The review is…

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This paper reviews extant contemporary literature in the area of entry mode choice in service firms and analyzes 14 empirical studies conducted in the area. The review is limited to articles which focus specifically on entry mode choice and the determinants of such a choice. The publication time frame covers the period from 1977 to 2003. The review observations in relation to factors such as the origin of the research, the theoretical frameworks underpinning existing entry mode research, methodological approaches and other relevant patterns are presented. The analysis highlights the paucity of empirical research in the area, which in turn has been largely fragmentary and exploratory in nature. It suggests that research sites need to be extended into Europe, alternative research designs need to be considered and the opportunity to conduct some form of collaborative research warrants exploration.

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Research on International Service Marketing: A state of the Art
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-7979(04)15006-0
ISBN: 978-0-76231-185-9

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Article
Publication date: 14 June 2011

World inequality, globalisation, technology and labour market institutions

Michel Dumont, Nikolina Stojanovska and Ludo Cuyvers

The paper aims to assess to what extent the general trends with regard to world inequality can be explained by rising international economic integration, technological…

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Purpose

The paper aims to assess to what extent the general trends with regard to world inequality can be explained by rising international economic integration, technological change and (labour market) institutions.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on the existing literature, the stylized facts on inequality between and within nations, globalisation and technological change are reviewed, after which the empirical evidence of the impact of international trade and poverty in developing countries is discussed.

Findings

The paper argues that despite substantial theoretical and empirical contributions, so far no straightforward conclusions are warranted. However, historical evidence suggests that, from a policy perspective, the rise in inequality – witnessed in a large number of developing as well as developed countries – ought to be acknowledged and tackled to avoid a possible backlash against globalisation. The inconclusiveness that empirical work on inequality and its determinants offers, might be explained by substantial differences across countries in their institutional framework.

Originality/value

The importance of interactions between institutions, technology and globalisation and their impact on world inequality is still not very well understood. The paper is an appeal for investigating more these interactions.

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International Journal of Manpower, vol. 32 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01437721111136750
ISSN: 0143-7720

Keywords

  • Economic integration
  • Technological change
  • Labour market
  • Technology
  • World inequality

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Case study
Publication date: 1 April 2011

Dubai mall: a multipurpose destination in the Middle East

Ravindra P. Saxena

Retail marketing management.

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Subject area

Retail marketing management.

Study level/applicability

Undergraduate management; MA; Master's in Business Administration and Master's in Strategic Marketing programs.

Case overview

Opening of the “Dubai Mall” in November 2008 set a new benchmark in retail history. The mall is considered the largest in the world by space and 6th largest in the world in terms of gross leasable area. The Dubai Mall is the UAE's most ambitious retail launch to date. This case examines how in today's highly competitive retail environment, added-value retailing, experiential retailing, or retailtainment has become a major component of the retail strategy mix to establish a competitive advantage. The new phenomenon of “retailtainment” has caught the momentum worldwide and success of Dubai Mall is the live example of its strategic role in the retail mix. The case also highlights the importance of “good location” in the success of retail establishments, whilst examining primary retail location theories and there relation to the phenomenal success of Dubai Mall.

Expected learning outcomes

Through this case study students will be able to: understand the roles of “entertainment” and “location” in retail mix strategy; analyse the new trend of “retailtainment” and “quality location” in creating value-added services and gaining competitive advantage in global competitive retail environment; ascertain the importance and application of “retailtainment” and “strategic location” in the real world's successful example of “Dubai Mall”; and diagnose the role of these learnt concepts in the retailing strategies practiced by other retail establishments in their cities/country.

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Teaching note.

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Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, vol. 1 no. 2
Type: Case Study
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/20450621111131688
ISSN: 2045-0621

Keywords

  • Retailing
  • Retail parks
  • Leisure facilities
  • Retail management
  • United Arab Emirates

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Article
Publication date: 1 December 2000

Going bananas in paradise: from McDonaldisation to Fyffefication

Stephen Brown

Just prior to the recent millennial transition, The Observer polled a cross‐section of British celebrities about their perceptions of paradise. Most of these were suitably…

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Just prior to the recent millennial transition, The Observer polled a cross‐section of British celebrities about their perceptions of paradise. Most of these were suitably vague – perpetual joy, renewed relationships, blissful state of mind etc. – but the anarchic comedian Mark Thomas archly described Heaven as “smelling of bananas”. Off‐hand possibly, flippant undoubtedly, yet Thomas’s remark is strikingly apt, since bananas are the original “forbidden fruit” of the Garden of Eden. Apples are mere interlopers, latter‐day arrivistes that have prospered thanks to the spin‐doctoring tactics of the wily Serpent. This paper, therefore, aims to set the record straight by telling a tall banana tale and explaining how bananamarketing is the future of our field.

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Marketing Intelligence & Planning, vol. 18 no. 6/7
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02634500010348941
ISSN: 0263-4503

Keywords

  • Marketing theory
  • Post‐modernism

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Article
Publication date: 15 November 2013

Murakami on the bag: Louis Vuitton ' s decommoditization strategy

Elen Riot, Cecile Chamaret and Emmanuelle Rigaud

As some areas of the luxury market have been industrializing because of their expanding scale and scope, the commoditization trend is threatening luxury brands along the…

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Purpose

As some areas of the luxury market have been industrializing because of their expanding scale and scope, the commoditization trend is threatening luxury brands along the value chain. Too many products might flood the market. Because the commodity trap has not so far been commonly referred to as the source of the problem, the efforts of firms to decommoditize have seldom been described. The purpose of this paper is to describe and interpret one type of successful reaction to this problem: the exclusive partnership made by Louis Vuitton with artist Takashi Murakami. The paper identifies the strategy along the value chain and its step by step implementation and influence on commoditization.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper identifies the strategy behind this partnership and its step by step implementation. It uses a qualitative method because it would like to understand complex phenomenon and explore in depth, some strategic operations and decisions. More precisely, it is a case study research because it works on a contemporary situation and allows to retain the meaningful characteristics of real-life events as organizational, managerial and social processes

Findings

LV strategy raises the difficulty for competitors to imitate or to propose same value products as the value added to LV product is almost unique with Murakami ' s touch. With this strategy they impact commoditization as defined by Reimann et al. Also, we formulate a few recommendations and insist on the integration of all the parts of the upstream value chain- especially operations – to achieve a successful long-term retail strategy.

Research limitations/implications

There are no research on partnerships between art and luxury. Our extensive analysis of the partnership between LV and Murakami gives a comprehensive view of how this kind of collaboration helps to fight back commoditization. However, more case studies should be studied to know if the strategy is replicable.

Practical implications

This research gives a comprehensive analysis of the adaptation of the value chain to make the partnership a success. It also underlines the need to conduct and to adapt the whole value chain to the specifities of the artist.

Originality/value

There are few research investigating the links and partnerships between artists and luxury brands. The originality is to describe a particular partnership concerning all the parts of the upstream value chain – especially operations – it also makes recommendations concerning potential partnerships between art and luxury to fight back against commoditization.

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International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, vol. 41 no. 11/12
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJRDM-01-2013-0010
ISSN: 0959-0552

Keywords

  • Luxury brand
  • Artists
  • Commoditization
  • Partnerships
  • Value chain

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Article
Publication date: 6 February 2007

Japanese corporations: gender differences in re‐defining tacit knowledge

Denise J. Luethge and Philippe Byosiere

This research aims to examine differences in male and female tacit knowledge conversion behaviours in Japan, essentially marrying the studies from knowledge creation and…

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Purpose

This research aims to examine differences in male and female tacit knowledge conversion behaviours in Japan, essentially marrying the studies from knowledge creation and gender‐based management in an Asian context.

Design/methodology/approach

Data are collected from a sample of 986 junior, middle and senior level managers in a Japanese firm, of which 14 per cent are women, examining socialisation variables from Nonaka's SECI model.

Findings

The study finds that female managers in Japan believe they attach more importance and perceive that they allocate more time to tacit knowledge socialisation variables than do males for all of the variables in question, although they rank the importance of the variables in much the same way.

Research implications/implications

The study concludes that Kingston may be correct in his description of a “demographic time bomb” in Japanese society, as women begin to undertake similar management behaviours as men.

Practical implications

Women focus on or show a preference for using certain types of information while men may focus on or show a preference for using different types of information. As more women move into middle and upper management in Japan, firms that better meet the needs and focus upon opportunities for women will be able to take advantage of the diversity these individuals bring to an organisation.

Originality/value

Because women are so sparse in Japanese management, few studies have examined their preferences and behaviours. This study gives us a window into the future of how women may act as their numbers increase in Japanese organisations.

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Women in Management Review, vol. 22 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/09649420710726210
ISSN: 0964-9425

Keywords

  • Tacit knowledge
  • Gender
  • Japan
  • Organizational behaviour
  • Mentoring
  • Knowledge transfer

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