...‐functional integration Partnership Learning United States of America Over the past few decades, the cross‐sector partnership has become a widely adopted vehicle through which corporations and communities work together to address social issues and develop new business opportunities (Googins...

.... Graham Elkin can be contacted at: gelkin@business.otago.ac.nz © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Learning organizations Pragmatism Eastern philosophy Western philosophy China United States of America Led by a resurgent China, North East Asia is emerging as the centre...

... States of America It is now well recognized that business models produced by the industrial age are insufficient for thriving in our emerging, dynamic, and inter‐dependent global economy. Notions of organizational learning have been posed by academics and practitioners as both a means for achieving...

... business environment. Sara B. Marcketti can be contacted at: sbb@iastate.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Small enterprises Leadership United States of America In 2005, there were approximately 25.8 million small businesses in the USA (US Small Business Administration...

... findings as to whether or not the aims of downsizing firms are achieved. Right Associates (1993) , for example, report that of 140 downsizing Florida‐based firms between 1992 and mid‐1995: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Intellectual capital Downsizing United States of America...