Perspectives on Management
Creative reflections on contemporary management practices. Celebrating deviance from the norm, magic and the humanities.
The Passive Aggressive Battle of the Disappearing Teaspoons
What happens to teaspoons in offices and why do people spend so much time searching for them? Disappearing teaspoons are an easy problem to solve.
Blood, Sun Tzu and the Four Approaches to Strategic Management
Views on approaches to strategic management (classical, evolutionary, systemic and Processual), based on a reading of Sun Tzu's The Art of Strategy.
Theory and Practice of Management Humbug, Buzzwords and Fads
The Theory and Practice of Management is full of pseudoscience. What is the value of all these theories and management humbug?
Strategic Management and Serendipity — Luck in Business
Strategic Management and Serendipity are natural partners. This article discusses the role of luck in defining and executing strategy.
Strategic Management and Business Performance
This essay evaluates the evidence of the presumed relationshp between strategic management and business performance ad shows it to be a tautology.
Environmental Ethics for Managers: Using Deontic Constraints
This article argues that environmental ethics for managers requires the use of deontic constraints to make ethical decisions.
Milton Friedman on Corporate Social Responsibility
What is Corporate Social Responsibility in light of Friedman's rejection of this concept? Essay on Milton Friedman on corporate social responsibility.
An Introduction to Human Resource Management in Hanoi
Research into Human Resource Management in Hanoi to provide insight into Vietnamese HR practices for those considering to invest or work in this country.