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Task C:
Commentary on Task B – 600 Words. Using Task A & Task B, discuss and summarize the issues faced by the leaders, what changes can be enforced, assess the effectiveness of the change programme, and recommendation and conclusion.
Reflective commentary – 500 Words, reflective commentary on the experience of producing this patch and on the contribution of seminar group work to this patch. The reflective commentary should explain the contribution of this patch to your academic and professional progression, and in particular to the development of your intellectual and employability skills. In your reflection, you should also clearly refer to specific group work contributions to your patch.
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Key Text Books
1. Goetsch, David L. and Stanley Davis, (2013), Quality Management for Organizational Excellence: Introduction to Total Quality, 7/E, ISBN-13: 9780132558983 Prentice Hall
2. Foster, S. Thomas W. (2013) Managing Quality: Integrating the Supply Chain, 5/E ISBN-13: 9780132737982 Prentice Hall
3. Aikens, C. Harold (2011), Quality Inspired Management: The Key to Sustainability ISBN-13: 9780131197565 Prentice Hall
4. Masaaki Imai, None (2012), Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy 2/E, 2nd Edition, ISBN-13 9780071790352, McGraw Hill
5. Pearce, J. A. and Robinson, R. B., (2007). Strategic Management. Boston, MA: McGraw -Hill.
6. Stacey, R.D., (2007). Strategic Management and Organisational Dynamics: the Challenge of Complexity. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
7. Luo Y, (2007). Global Dimensions of Corporate Governance. Blackwell
8. Lynch, R (2007), Corporate strategy, Prentice Hall, Essex, England.
9. Mintzberg, H, Lampel, J, Quinn, B and Ghoshal, S (2007), The Strategy Process Concepts, Contexts, Cases, Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
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Journal Articles
1. Hambrick, D.C. & Chen, M.J., (2008). New academic fields as admittance-seeking social movements: The case of strategic management. Academy of Management Review, 32-54.
2. McNamara, G., Haleblian, J., & Dykes, B. (2008). Performance implications of participating in an acquisition wave: Early mover advantages, bandwagon effects, and the moderating influence of industry characteristics and acquirer tactics. Academy of Management Journal. 51: 113-130.
3. Baldwin, C. Y. (2008). Where do transactions come from? Industrial and Corporate Change, 17, 155-195
4. Chakratarti, A., Singh, K., & Mahmood, I., (2007). Diversification and performance: Evidence from east Asian firms. Strategic Management Journal, 101-120.
5. Nag, R., Hambrick, D.C., & Chen, M.J. (2007). What is strategic management, really? Inductive derivation of a consensus definition of the field. Strategic Management Journal, 28: 935-955.
6. Moliterno, T.F. & Wiersema, M.F. (2007). Firm performance, rent appropriation, and strategic resource divestment capability. Strategic Management Journal, 28: 1065-1087.
7. Chen, M-J., Su, k-H., & Tsai, W. (2007). Competitive tension: The awareness-motivation-capability perspective. Academy of Management Journal, 50: 101-118.
8. Yu, T. & Cannella, A. (2007). Rivalry between multinational enterprises: An event history approach. Academy of Management Journal, 50: 665–686.
9. Andersen, T. J., Denrell, J. & Bettis, R. A. (2007). Strategic responsiveness and Bowman’s Risk-Return Paradox. Strategic Management Journal, 28: 407-429
10. Gnyawali, D. R., He, J., & Madhavan, R. (2006). Impact of co-opetition on firm competitive behavior: An Empirical Examination. Journal of Management, 32: 507-530.
11. Lado, A. Boyd, N., Wright, P., and Kroll, M. (2006). Paradox and theorizing within the resource-based view. Academy of Management Review, 31(1): 115-131.
12. Arend, R.J. (2006). Tests of the resource-based view: Do the empirics have any clothes, Strategic Organization, 409-422.
13. Hayward, M.L.A. & Shimizu, K., (2006). "De-commitment to losing strategic action: Evidence from the divestiture of poorly performing acquisitions." Strategic Management Journal, 541-557.
14. Langlois, R. N. (2006). The secret life of mundane transaction costs, Organization Studies, 27, 1389-1410.
15. Boyd, B., Gove S., and Hitt, M.A. (2005) Construct measurement in strategic management research: Illusion or reality? Strategic Management Journal, 26(3): 239-258
16. Boyd, B., Finkelstein, S. and Gove, S. (2005) How advanced is the strategy paradigm? The role of particularism and universalism in shaping outcomes. Strategic Management Journal, 26(9): 841-854.
17. Villalonga, B. & McGahan, A.M. (2005). The choice among acquisitions, alliances, and divestitures. Strategic Management Journal, 26: 1183-1208.
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Text Books
18. D'aveni, R.A. and Gunther, R.E., (2005). Hypercompetitive rivalries; competing in highly dynamic environments. London: Free.
19. Deal, T.E. and Kennedy, A.A., (2005). Corporate Cultures: the Rites and Rituals of Corporate Life. Harmondsworth : Penguin Books.
20. Handscombe, R.S. and Norman, P.A., (2005). Strategic Leadership: managing the missing links, London: McGraw-Hill.
21. Johnson, G, Scholes, K and Whittington, R (2005), Exploring corporate strategy, Financial Times Prentice Hall, Harlow, England.
22. De Bono, E., (2004). Lateral Thinking for Management a Handbook. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
23. Coyal, G., (2004). Practical Strategy. Structured Tools and Techniques. Harlow: Prentice Hall
24. DeWit, B and Meyer, R (2004), Stratregy: process, content, context: an international perspective, Thomson Learning, London.
25. Hill, CWL, Jones, GR and Galvin, P (2004), Strategic management: an integrated approach, John Wiley & Sons, Milton, Queensland.
26. White, C (2004), Strategic management, Palgrave MacMillan, New York.
27. Mintzberg, H., (2004). Mintzberg on Management. New York: Free Press.
28. Pascale, R., (2004).. Managing on the Edge: How successful companies use conflict to stay ahead. London: Penguin Books.
29. Slatter, S. and Lovett, D., (2004). Corporate Turnaround. London: Penguin.
30. Warring, A. and Glendon, I.A., (2004). Managing Risk. London: International Thomson Business Press
Journal Articles
31. Arend, R. (2004). Revisiting the logical and research considerations of competitive advantage. Strategic Management Journal, 24: 279-284.
32. Rugman, A., and Verbeke, A. (2004). Edith Penrose’s contributions to the resource based view of strategic management. Strategic Management Journal, 23: 769-780.
33. Ray, G., Barney, J., and Muhanna, W. (2004). Capabilities, business processes, and competitive advantage: Choosing the dependent variable in empirical tests of the resource-based view. Strategy Management Journal, 25: 23-27.
34. King, D.R., Dalton, D.R., Daily, C.M., & Covin, J.G. (2004). Meta-analysis of post-acquisition performance: Indications of unidentified moderators. Strategic Management Journal, 25: 187-200.
35. Ketchen, D., Snow, C. & Hoover, V. (2004). Research on competitive dynamics: Recent accomplishments and future challenges. Journal of Management, 30, 6, 779-804.
36. Ferrier, W. & Lyon, D. (2004). Competitive repertoire simplicity and firm performance: The moderating role of TMT heterogeneity. Managerial & Decision Economics, 25: 317-327.
37. Gimeno, J. (2004). Competition within and between networks: The contingent effect of network embeddedness on alliance performance. Academy of Management Journal, 47: 820-842.
38. McGrath, R. G. & Nerkar, A. (2004). Real options reasoning and a new look at the R&D investment strategies of pharmaceutical firms. Strategic Management Journal, 25 (1): 1-21.
39. Adner, R. & Levinthal, D. A. (2004). What is not a real option: Considering boundaries for the application of real options to business strategy. Academy of Management Review, 29: 74-85.
40. McGrath, R., Ferrier, W. & Mendelow, A. (2004). Real options as engines of choice and heterogeneity. Academy of Management Review, 29.
41. Adner, R. & Levinthal, D. (2004). Real options and real tradeoffs. Academy of Management Review, 29.
42. Kilty, D. & Ferrier, W. (2004). The role of institutional forces on competitive strategy and performance: Rudder or straightjacket? Paper presented at the Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas
43. Andersen, T. J. (2004). Integrating decentralized strategy making and strategic planning processes in dynamic environments, Journal of Management Studies, 41: 1271-1299.
44. Volberda, H. W. (2004). Crisis in strategy: Fragmentation, integration or synthesis, European Management Review, 1: 35-42.
45. Andersen, T. J. (2004). Integrating decentralized strategy making and strategic planning processes in dynamic environments, Journal of Management Studies, 41: 1271-1299
46. Slywotzky, A. and R. Wise. (2003). The Dangers of Product-driven Success: What’s the next growth act? Journal of Business Strategy, March/April, pp. 16-25.
47. McNamara, G., Deephouse, D., and Luce, R. (2003). Competitive positioning within and across a strategic group structure: The performance of core, secondary and solitary firms. Strategic Management Journal, 24: 161-181.
48. Foss, N. J. (2003). The strategic management and transaction cost nexus, central questions, and future research possibilities, Strategic Organization, 1, 139-169.
