Articles

Towards a dynamic theory of boards: An organisational life cycle approach (with Andrew Pettigrew), Journal of management and organization (2009)

We propose a research agenda that can assist in developing a dynamic and comprehensive theory...

 

Sustainability- The missing ingredient in strategy (with Josie Fisher), Business papers (2008)

While strategy has been addressed in the literature since the 1960s and sustainability has received...

 

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Do or die - strategic decision-making following a shock-event (with Sharyn Rundle-Thiele), Business papers (2007)

Little attention has been directed towards investigating how senior managers and boards approach strategic decision-making...

 

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International strategies and ethics: Exploring the tensions between head office and subsidiaries, Business papers (2007)

The purpose of this paper is to explore the complexities and tensions that international organisations...

 

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Corporate Governance and business ethics: insights from the strategic planning experience (with Josie Fisher), Corporate Governance: An International Review (2005)

In this paper we develop an integrated approach towards corporate governance and business ethics. Our...

 

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Improving strategic thinking: A multilevel approach, Business papers (2005)

Following a multilevel approach, the purpose of this paper is to develop a framework of...

 

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Effects of board structure on firm performance: A comparison between Japan and Australia (with Toru Yoshikawab and Phillip H. Phanc), Asian Business and Management (2004)

This article compares the effects of board size, proportion of female directors, proportion of outside...

 

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Board structure and firm performance: Evidence from Australia, Business papers (2004)

The influence of corporate governance on firm performance has been discussed for a number of...

 

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Developing strategic thinking as a core competency, Management Decision (2001)

Lack of strategic thinking by senior managers has been identified as a major shortcoming in...

 

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Staying on top - Characteristics of long-term survival, Journal of Organizational Change Management (2000)

Reports the results of an empirical study investigating the key factors that affected the survival...

 

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From strategic planning to strategic management, Business papers (1996)

The data from a longitudinal study which was conducted in 1982 and 1993 in Australia...

 

Book Chapters

Aldi in Australia, Strategic management: An integrated approach (2006)

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In 1948, the brothers Theo and Karl Albrecht opened the grocery store ‘Albrecht Discounts’...

 

Conference Papers

Business sustainability and undergraduate management education in Australia (with Josie Fisher), Proceedings of 11th international business research conference: Research for change (2009)

There is a large and rapidly expanding academic literature arguing that there is an urgent...

 

International strategies and ethics (with Jodie Fisher), Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) conference - Management: Pragmatism, philosophy, priorities (2006)

In this paper, we identify and discuss three different levels of ethics that can be...

 

Other

Strategic management in Australian organizations, Swinburne University of Technology (2009)

This thesis is concerned with one of the central questions in strategic management, namely the...