SAM Advanced Management Journal articles from June 2006

SAM Advanced Management Journal archives from June 2006

Strengthening the case for workplace drug testing: the growing problem of Methamphetamines.
June 22, 2006... Recent research reports a sobering message for employers: about three-quarters of illegal drug users are employed, and one in five workers age 18 to 25 uses drugs at work. Among the drugs of choice, meth is the fastest growing and is a target...

The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in China.
June 22, 2006... Analyzing relationships in China can be tricky because it is a transitional economy and has a mixture of state-owned and non-state-owned firms. Nevertheless, the broad-based study here (over 3,500 firms) sheds light on factors influencing...

Exporting firms' strategic choices: the case of Egyptian SMEs in the food industry.(small and medium-sized enterprises)
June 22, 2006... Does pursuing exports result in higher sales and profits for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? Are successful exporters more entrepreneurial than less successful ones? SMEs are important to the developing Egyptian economy, but a study...

Knowledge management: the case of the Acushnet Company.
June 22, 2006... Technology companies aren't the only ones that rise or fall on their knowledge management abilities. Virtually all companies must be able to acquire knowledge, store it efficiently, encourage and share ideas, and apply knowledge to improve...

Competitive and performance implications of business definitions.
June 22, 2006... The advantages of knowing exactly what business you're in would seem obvious. Nevertheless, too many businesses do not define these boundaries, define them incorrectly, or conflate the industry with the domain. This penalizes a businesses'...