Recently added articles from Singapore Management Review:
Multinationalism in the workplace: a myriad of values in a Singaporean firm.(Survey)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract As a consequence of globalisation, business corporations are engaging in increasingly complex and interdependent operations across national borders. There is now greater inclusion of multinational staff in the workplace. A major consideration for managers is the wide ...
A management consultant's guide to how strategic architecture can improve an organisation's "bottom line".
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract Gary Hamel and CK Prahalad (1990) introduced the term strategic architecture to the strategy discipline. Hamel and Prahalad (1990) had in mind the idea that in an increasingly uncertain, nonlinear world firms need the ability to think in innovative ways to connect ...
How types of organisational cultures contribute in shaping learning organisations.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract The main purpose of this empirical study is to examine the relationship between four types of organisational cultures and the shaping learning organisation. In this study, we have selected two groups of public organisations (more successful and less successful public ...
Gender differences: ingratiation and Leader Member Exchange Quality.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract The changing workplace dynamics in India as across the rest of the world, with more and more women joining the workforce, requires an examination into the effect of gender differences on leader-member relationships. Consequently, the hypothesis that subordinate ...
Interpretive structural modeling of growth enablers in construction companies.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract The construction industry in India is booming. In the current situation, construction companies need to gear up to meet the ensuing challenges. The main challenge is to enhance their capabilities and successfully meet rising customer needs for quality and timely ...
Managing political risk in cross-national investment: a stakeholder view.(RESEARCH NOTE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract Political risk originates from the negative actions of social stakeholders of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in a given host country, such as the host government and other non-governmental actors. Further, there are various underlying reasons why the stakeholders take ...
Is there a Diamond in the City? Leveraging the competitive advantage of the London financial centre.
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract This paper applies the Diamond to a major services cluster and finds that it is an effective framework to tease out the characteristics that result in many tangible and intangible benefits of the location. The revelatory case will reveal how financial clustering ...
Services sector growth in Singapore.
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract While a number of studies have examined the performance of the Singaporean manufacturing sector, none of the available studies has explicitly considered the Singaporean services sector. This paper empirically examines the main determinants of the Singaporean services ...
Determinants of performance in retail banking: perspectives of customer satisfaction and relationship marketing.
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract Satisfaction with banking services is an area of growing interest to researchers and managers. Building on the synthesis of existing literature on satisfaction and relationship marketing, this study explores the satisfaction variables within the banking industry. The ...
Institutional analysis of strategic choice of micro, small, and medium enterprises: development of a conceptual framework.
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract This paper presents a conceptual framework showing formal and informal institutions and their relationship with the strategic choice of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in a developing country setting. It emphasises how institutions at sub-national level ...
Influence of political relationship building on the business activity of firms in China.
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract As Chinese firms increase their level of business activity, they are gradually paying attention to corporate political activities, which can bring political and economic benefits. This paper studies the influence of political relationship building of the business ...
Compliance with bases of power and subordinates' perception of superiors: moderating effect of quality of interaction.
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract Social power is critical for superior-subordinate relationship to deliver desirable outcomes. This empirical study examines the power interaction framework in the Indian context by analysing responses of 428 lower- and middle-level executives from 19 organisations ...
Initiating the localisation of a balanced scorecard in a Singaporean firm.
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract This paper outlines how the balanced scorecard (BSC) was localised in a Singaporean firm. In particular, it characterises the network of elements shaping the initiation of the BSC's localisation in the case organisation. There is a diverse network of human and non-human ...
Organisational politics: the role of justice, trust and job ambiguity.
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract Studies on organisational politics have identified a number of antecedents of perception of organisational politics. One variable that has generated some interest as an antecdent of perception of organisational politics is justice. However, there have been limited ...
Exploring the relationship between organisation structure and perceived innovation in the manufacturing sector of India.
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract This study explores the relationship between organisation structure and perceived innovation in the manufacturing industry sector of India. Structural variables include vertical and horizontal complexity; formalisation; centralisation; concentration of authority; and ...
Employees' social status in Iranian public and governmental organisations: effect of individual, organisational, and social factors.
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract Employees' social status has strong influences on employees' satisfaction and organisational performance. In spite of several research projects on employees' social status, very few studies have focused on employees' status in public and governmental organisations, ...
Globalisation and workforce diversity: HRM implications for multinational corporations in Singapore.(human resource management)
Jul 01, 2007;
Bank fund management challenges and opportunities.
Jul 01, 2007;
A comparison of the international diversity on top management teams of multinational firms based in the United States, Europe, and Asia: status and implications.
Jan 01, 2007;
Effects of expenditures and size on mutual fund performance.
Jan 01, 2007;