... Environmental management practices Drivers of environmental management practices Malaysian hotels Hotels Management strategy Malaysia Sustainability and environmental management have become one of the most critical management issues facing companies in a wide range of industries as well...

... management strategy ”, Journal of Knowledge Management , Vol. 16 No. 6 , pp. 862 ‐ 878 . Pretorius , M. and Maritz , R. (2011), “ Strategy making: the approach matters ”, Journal of Business Strategy , Vol. 32 No. 4 , pp. 25 ‐ 31 . Pugh , J. and Bourgeois , L.J. III...

... the leader; if not, the staff member will face the wrath of a leader essentially promoting groupthink. Martin Dandira can be contacted at: mdandira@yahoo.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Leadership Dysfunctional Cancer Management Organizational performance Management...

... Outsourcing Small to medium‐sized enterprises Literature review Conceptual Motivation (psychology) Management strategy According to Arbaugh (2003) , as SMEs grow and expand from their early phases, the decision to build close relationship with service providers via outsourcing will likely depend...

... Innovation Growth Business design Experiment Business Models Recession Management strategy Risk management Innovation – disruptive, game‐changing innovation – is hard. Radical innovation is critical but very difficult, extremely risky and not well suited for today's business climate...

... 2012 Practitioners Strategy Practice Crisis Management strategy Training Hubbard (2000) highlights the importance of quick responses to changing environments and asserts planning works in controlled areas but not in dynamic battlefields. On the other hand strategic management...

... football players hold before every play. Our client company avoided the four most common traps that keep strategic plans on the shelf. They are: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Strategic planning Implementation Management strategy Executives Just as a rolling stone gathers...

... 2011 Strategic management Management strategy Simulation Organizations have been, and always will be, subject to rapid change, high dynamics, and increasing discontinuity. In the late 1960s, Drucker (1969) advanced the argument that the world had entered the “Age of discontinuity...

... develops a methodology for the identification of a desired normative scenario, acceptable and feasible, based on a set of prospective scenarios. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Strategic alliances Management strategy Business planning The construction of the future...

... provide an impetus for further research in related areas. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Management strategy Innovation Entrepreneurialism Computer software Product development Malaysia The benefits of being able to offer innovative products have become more prominent...

... that “reputation equity” is protected [1] . A useful instrument for this is the “reputation improvement plan”. The reputation improvement plan is a tool to focus bank managers and employees on the tasks required to continually review and improve a reputations' progress. Management strategy Banking...

... Business development Organizational change Management strategy Your company is growing in leaps and bounds. Your revenue projections indicate this will only continue. So why are you and your management team concerned? While your revenue projections show growth, your forecasted profit margins...

... Entrepreneurialism Innovation Management strategy I define a business incubator as an environment formally designed to stimulate the growth and development of new and early stage firms by improving their opportunities for the acquisition of resources aimed at facilitating the development and commercialization...

.... There are several barriers limiting management attention. Heiko Gebauer can be contacted at: heiko.gebauer@unisg.ch © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Management strategy Switzerland Globalization This two‐part report presents the results of extensive research and in‐depth analysis...

...). That is why extension of the service business also influences prices as a competitive advantage. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Management strategy Switzerland Service industries Market segmentation Confronted with high labour costs and increasing global competition, both...

... technologies Originality/value The paper highlights the breakdown of barriers in terms of industry classification. Customer's needs could be served by firms in hitherto distinct industry groupings. Innovation Management strategy Pharmaceuticals industry Technology convergence (TC) is already...

... strategy how to achieve this goal in the four subheads below. Management strategy Metaphors “I must emend an observation I once made. Long ago, I told you we must all choose our metaphors. I was wrong. We do not choose our metaphors.” He stopped to give the reworked epigram a little bit...

... that it stays within boundaries within the larger market environment. For its own specialized function, it may push the boundaries to further growth within its own niche market. Donelda S. McKechnie can be contacted at: dsmckechnie@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Management...

... strategic management “Porter style” is essential to understanding the future of the Japanese economy. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Management strategy Product differentiation Japan Japan has been in economic decline since the late 1980s. They are experiencing a shrinking...

... and build a strong hold on the market. Nanotechnology Management strategy Change management Design and development Industrial progress is marked by periodic, significant scientific discoveries or revolutions that drastically affect the way organizations conduct business strategy. Among...