Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how effective knowledge management practices combined with a unique corporate culture have enabled the company Sarkuysan to cope with the challenges it has faced throughout the years and made it an extremely successful company. Design/methodology/approach – A company case was chosen to explain the influences of cultural determinants on the s...

This study on farmers’ perception and management of natural hazards in production and security of farm investment was carried out in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. The study was sought to identify farmers’ perceived natural hazards in food production; identify adopted measures used in mitigating impacts of the hazards and determined factors that influenced farmers from...

Earlier studies have found in the U.S. a significant relationship between employee-centered management and financial performance. This paper reports a cross-cultural study designed to determine whether similar relationships exists in other cultures. A primary objective is to invite the participation of other researchers in extending the research design to include organizations in additional cou...

This article discusses some of the specific challenges related to the management of diabetes in patients of South Asian origin. Communicating information that considers cultural, religious and language differences is important to promote effective self-management. The South Asian population in the UK is at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and cultural practices such as fasting if not...

Despite a wealth of prescriptive literature intended to assist practitioners to manage information technology more effectively, there is ample evidence that many organizations continue to experience serious difficulties in achieving desired levels of success in implementing strategic IT initiatives. This paper describes a research design intended to investigate whether identification of an orga...

This paper examines the issue of transferring Western management knowhow to China, focusing on the context, content and constraints of the transfer. A model of the transfer of management knowhow is developed which contains five closely-related stages: selection, adaptation, application, evaluation and integration. Factors which influence management transfer are identified as environmental, orga...