... mode, the present study uses the sample of 104 diversified manufacturing firms to analyze the conditional indirect effect of firms’ diversification approach on efficient resource allocation using SAS process macros. Findings This study corroborates that in the era of uncertainty (when businesses...

...Michael A. Crumpton Purpose This paper aims to highlight the need to have present‐day operational efficiencies in preparing organizations for the future. Design/methodology/approach The paper refers to some recent work published with regard to present‐day reflection of practices which...

... a useful set of them. Findings The findings are that good procedures are useful to, and necessary for, a well‐run library. Practical implications Libraries need to have, and consistently follow, good procedures in order to function efficiently. Social implications Libraries will only survive...

... libraries create implications for library leaders and managers in terms of replacing and rewarding staff members, and creating workflow efficiencies in necessary library services. Practical implications This paper brings the issue of responsible staff stewardship and practical management...

...E. Stewart Saunders Examines 88 academic member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to determine their relative cost efficiency, using stochastic frontier regression and data envelopment analysis (DEA) methods. Both methods give average ARL cost efficiencies of around 80...