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- Andersen, Jon Aarum, 1944-
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Your favourite manager is an organisational disaster
- 2009
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 21:1, s. 5-16
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: When subordinates are asked what kind of manager they prefer, the answers are virtually the same. Subordinates have a different focus than managers, as the latter focus on organisational goal attainment. The purpose of this paper is to pinpoint the consequences of the subordinates' leadership preferences for organisational performance.Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws conclusions based on previous research and empirical data collected to illustrate the likely outcome of subordinates having the managers they prefer.Findings: Subordinates favour the type of manager who has a relationship oriented style of leadership, and who is predominantly motivated by affiliation. Additionally, subordinates appear to prefer a servant leader to be their boss. Research has shown that relationship oriented and affiliation motivated managers, as well as servant leaders are detrimental to organisational effectiveness.Research limitations/implications: The data refer only to Swedish samples of private and public managers regarding leadership styles and motivation profiles. Data have not yet been published on the occurrence of popular managers and the prevalence of servant leaders.Practical implications: Both managers and subordinates need to acknowledge the conflicting issues in management. The manager that the subordinates want is precisely what they should not get.Originality/value: This paper supplies theoretical as well as empirical arguments needed to warn organisations against having managers whose behaviour is preferred by subordinates, but also impedes organisational effectiveness.
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- Brownlie, Douglas, et al.
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Management theory and practice : bridging the gap through multidisciplinary lenses
- 2008
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 20:6, s. 461-470
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue that critically examines topics informing long-standing disputes concering the status of theory and practice in management studies. Contributions explore the character of the imputed relationship between theory and practice. The editorial introduction sets the discussion of topics in the context of institutional change influencing the production, circulation and consumption of knowledge products in the economy of relevance and reputation. It also presents an overview of the papers included in the special issue. The main themes addressed in the papers represent a call for change; a call to radicalize the approaches to understanding ways of knowing; a call to re-evaluate relations with practitioners; and a call to reimagine ways of representing knowledge to various constituencies, including fellow academic practitioners, management practitioners, students, and policy-makers and other opinion-formers. The key message is one of the importance of encouraging broad discussions concerning the direction and impact of flows of knowledge and the various products in which that knowledge is embedded. It calls for a more market-oriented approach to understanding the knowledge economy and the mediating role of various institutional players, including the academy, in the circulation, creation and destruction of knowledge products. That a more-market oriented approach to arrangements for the distribution of research resources in management studies calls for the development of more market-oriented institutions capable of shaping relationships of collaboration, involvement and accountability. Contributions expand the understanding of the problems and opportunities of imputing links to theory and practice.
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- Callaghan, Michael, et al.
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Implementation, communication and the benefits of corporate codes of ethics in Taiwan and Turkey : A comparison across contexts
- 2009
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 21:3, s. 278-298
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the corporate codes of ethics (CCE) that are put in place by companies in Taiwan and Turkey.Design/methodology/approach – This study examines the use of CCE among the top companies in Taiwan and Turkey. It is a replication of a study performed in Australia, Canada and Sweden and a follow-up study.Findings – The empirical findings show many similarities with top companies in Australia, Canada and Sweden, but more importantly identify key differences distinctly unique to each of the two countries under investigation. Statistical analysis suggests that the implementation, communication and benefits of CCE are paramount to Turkish companies operating in a domestic environment where the aspiration to participate globally and join the European Union is high, whereas in Taiwan it is low in favor of more traditional business practices (similar to the Chinese concept of guanxi) that focus on individual relationships in favor of formalized regulatory frameworks (such as CCE).Originality/value – This study makes a complementary contribution to the accumulated knowledge in the area of CCE, particularly given the cultural and historical differences these countries possess in comparison to each other and those previously studied and documented in the literature.
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- Lagrosen, Stefan, 1960-, et al.
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A dive into the depths of quality management
- 2006
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - : Emerald. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 18:2, s. 84-96
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to study the fundamentals of quality management, to examine the deeper layers of quality management and propose a tentative framework of its profound foundations. Design/methodology/approach - The paper is conceptual, reviewing the quality management literature and connecting it with contributions from service management, organisational consciousness studies and eastern philosophy. Findings - A model of quality management consisting of the levels of techniques, models and values has been the starting point. From this basis, an elaborated framework of the foundations of quality management, including different aspects of the values, functions and activity elements, has been developed. Originality/value - Current approaches to quality management might be too superficial, which could be the cause of many implementation failures. In this paper, a deeper understanding is sought. A novel framework has been proposed that can provide a basis for further research into the profound nature of quality management. Further, implications that should be useful for managers are discussed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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- Lindholm Dahlstrand, Åsa
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Technology-based entrepreneurship and regional development : the case of Sweden
- 2007
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 19:5, s. 373-386
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse technology-based entrepreneurship and its importance for economic growth. Firstly, it discusses the concept of technology-based entrepreneurship, and, secondly, it moves on to question if the phenomenon is important for regional growth. New technology-based firms (NTBFs) can influence economic growth both directly, by their own growth, and indirectly, for example, by providing specialised input to other firms. Quite frequently those indirect effects are established within a regional context. Design/methodology/approach: This paper contributes knowledge about the relatively successful Swedish case. Based on several of the author's earlier studies, some empirical data are used to illustrate some characteristics of the Swedish case. The background and origin of Swedish NTBFs, as well as the growth of these firms, are discussed. Since, technology-based entrepreneurship is a strongly regional phenomena special attention will be paid to one of Sweden's major regions; the Gothenburg region.Findings: The paper shows that the number of technology-based new firms corresponds to a small share of general entrepreneurship. Technology-based entrepreneurship is a highly regional phenomenon, where local large firms are important for the training and breeding of future entrepreneurs. Spin-off processes are likely to enhance regional knowledge development and learning processes because it involves the diffusion and sharing of technological and managerial expertise within the region.Practical implications: The results suggests that a country like Sweden, with high R&D spendings and innovative activities, should be encouraged to increase its entrepreneurial activities in order to benefit even further from its R&D and technology development.Originality/value: Is of value by adding to the knowledge on technology-intensive firms - how they tend to grow, how frequent they are and their role in economic growth.
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- Pehrsson, Anders, 1956-
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Barriers to entry and market strategy : a literature review and a proposed model
- 2009
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - : Emerald Publishing Group. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 21:1, s. 64-77
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – To review previous research and to propose a model for the impact of barriers to entry on the market strategy of an entrant firm, where product/market scope and product differentiation are central strategy components. Questions: What is the impact of barriers on market strategies of entrants? Are early and late entrants affected in different ways? Design/methodology/approach – A model and propositions are developed based on a review of previous research. The model applies the contingency perspective and company cases exemplify the model. Findings – It is proposed that a firm that enters a market late and faces extensive barriers would choose a broader product/market scope and differentiate its products to a larger extent than an early entrant. It is also proposed that incumbents’ market strategies indirectly affect the market strategy of an entrant firm as incumbents’ market strategies interact with barriers, and the effects are due to entry timing. Implications – The study contributes theoretically as it extends current knowledge of the impact of barriers to entry on strategy. Management of entrant firms are advised to strive for a fit between barriers and market strategy and consider the propositions. Originality/value – The model and the propositions concern barrier effects on two key components of the market strategy of an entrant firm: product/market scope and product differentiation. Another important value is that the model accounts for interactions between incumbent strategies and barriers to entry, and effects on the market strategy of an entrant firm.
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- Pehrsson, Anders
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Value adding in foreign markets : A three-country study of associations of strategy and performance
- 2008
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - : Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., London, England. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 20:1, s. 20-35
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – The purpose of this article is to extend our knowledge of industrial firms’ international strategy implementation by exploring key associations pertaining to types of value adding in foreign markets. The questions are: How are types of value adding in foreign markets associated with differentiation attributes? How are the types associated with the performance of foreign units?Design/methodology/approach – A hypothesized model is developed. The key terms (type of value adding, differentiation attributes, financial performance) are operationalized. A questionnaire was used to collect the quantitative data necessary to test the hypotheses using Anova analyses. The questions were answered by managers of 191 subsidiaries of Swedish manufacturing firms in Germany, the UK and the USA.Findings – Firms with product development in foreign markets are associated with a limited focus on product attributes in trying to receive orders compared with firms without such local value adding. Local customer services are related to a limited emphasis on product attributes as well, but such services are associated with an emphasis on customer flexibility attributes. Foreign product development and customer services are associated with high performance. Interpretations of the findings are discussed.Implications – The study contributes theoretically as it extends our knowledge of international strategy implementation. In the search for the type of value adding in a foreign market, the industrial firm is recommended to be aware of the general associations among the types, and the differentiation attributes and performance established in the study.Originality/value – The application of a local perspective goes beyond what has been done in the dominant head quarter studies in previous research. Another key value is the analysis of perceptual data collected from managers responsible for foreign subsidiaries.
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- Svensson, Göran
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A Counter-Intuitive View of the Deductive Research Process – Clockwise versus Anti-Clockwise Approaches
- 2009
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 21:2, s. 191-196
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – The objective of this paper is to describe a counter-intuitive view of the deductive research process.Design/methodology/approach – The paper should be seen as addressing a debatable subject where there is no “right” or “wrong”, but one which hopefully will stimulate and/or provoke a certain degree of afterthought and reflection. An applied approach to the research process is presented and discussed.Findings – The paper contends that the counter-intuitive approach illustrated may uncover pitfalls and flaws in research endeavours at an early stage of an intended research process.Research limitations/implications – It is important that the four elements of idea, support, implications, and contribution are thought through properly in detail before too much investment in time and resources, as well as intellectual effort, has been made, in order to avoid frustration and discontent among involved stakeholders.Practical implications – The paper contends that it is essential to dedicate and pay attention to the intended research process as a whole before actually going through with it.Originality/value – It is hoped that the presented counter-intuitive view of the deductive research process will assist scholars (e.g. junior faculty and doctoral students) in their efforts to perform research endeavours.
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- Svensson, Göran, 1961-
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A formula of consensus in theoretical descriptions of the reality spectrum : The unification of conceptual “halves”
- 2007
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 19:3, s. 248-256
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose– The topic of this paper strikes the golden mean rather than the extreme ones. The purpose is to describe frameworks and processes that strive to balance and unite conceptual opposites (so‐called “halves”) of the reality spectrum in different areas of literature.Design/methodology/approach– Two related frames of reference in the area of inventory management are used to underpin and illustrate the frameworks and the processes to identify and manage conceptual halves in theoretical descriptions of the reality spectrum.Findings– The tendency to focus on just halves (or lesser pieces) of the reality spectrum in theoretical descriptions of intangibles derived from research efforts creates a kind of blinkers‐syndrome, which is not enough to achieve a thorough understanding of the reality spectrum at hand.Research limitations/implications– Current and forthcoming theoretical descriptions of intangibles would benefit from paying attention to the underlying message transmitted through the formula of consensus. It is important to remember that the formula of consensus is not only restricted to the counterparts, but also stresses the importance of the reality spectrum between conceptual halves in terms of the compatibility and the complement between the counterparts.Originality/value– There are numerous halves in theoretical descriptions of the reality spectrum that are related to one another in areas such as constructs, strategies, perspectives, approaches, methodologies and principles. A formula of consensus is therefore introduced which consists of three ingredients (i.e. counterview; compatibility; and complement). It contributes to bridging the dissension of conceptual halves over time and across contexts in theoretical descriptions of the reality spectrum. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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