...Salome Oyuga; Edward Godfrey Ochieng; Geoffrey Ngene Purpose This paper investigates the moderating influence of cultural values on the relationship between governance and risk in large-scale infrastructure development projects. It integrates cultural psychology theory into interactive governance...

... and the resource-based view. The next section focusses on the theoretical development of Johnsen and Ford's (2006) framework, with the division of RC into technological, human, managerial and cultural RC and the assumptions regarding relational assets. A longitudinal study of a partnership between a start-up...

...Santanu Mandal Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the importance of supplier innovativeness (SI), top management support (TMS) and strategic sourcing (SS) in the development of supply chain (SC) resilience. The study also argues that organization culture (OC) strongly influences SI...

...Marc Dorval; Marie-Hélène Jobin; Nadia Benomar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the level of pragmatic ambiguity (PA) lean culture has currently in the manufacturing and service literature. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive systematic review of academic (journals, books...

...Zamzulaila Zakaria Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the ways in which organisations embedding key performance indicators (KPIs) as part of their organisational activities. Specifically this paper shows the role of cultural change programme in enabling the implementation of KPIs...

... China Business development Culture In November 2008, the first three authors were having lunch in Beijing with a group of executives from the Board of the China Association of Productivity Science (CAPS). After some discussion of the global financial crisis, one of the Chinese executives said...

... to be innovative and enterprising. Originality/value The paper is a useful summary of the role of government in promoting innovation and enterprise. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Innovation Business enterprise Culture Business policy Building a different future often requires...

.../approach The concept of structural violence is explained and then the history and development of the Global Compact are outlined. From this lessons are drawn for policy‐makers and industry leaders. Findings Structural violence is often unintended; a consequence of political structures and cultural...

...Ian Robson Purpose To show how measurement systems and the way they are implemented can have a critical impact in either encouraging or discouraging a culture of high performance. Design/methodology/approach This paper outlines a “systems view” of organisations that assist in combining...