An exploratory study of organizational flexibility in Malaysia: a research note

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A study of 35 Malaysian organisations was conducted to examine the effects of rules on management discretion and employee conduct. Malaysian companies tend to combine elements of Confucian, Islamic and Western values. Islamic values focus on equality, consensus, honesty and doing a job properly and when these are evident, workers usually do not require many formal rules and regulations in order to do their job well. Workers' performance was enhanced by the lack of rule-based restrictions but imposing rules on managers was found to improve the performance of organisations.

Research, Human resource management, Malaysia, Management research, Corporate culture

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Fostering product innovation in industry networks: the mediating role of knowledge integration

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Current organizations have moved away from single entrepreneurial firms to networked firms, and are now believe in sharing knowledge in product innovation rather than resort to competition. Thus, it is found that knowledge integration is found to have a profound and positive impact in fostering product innovation.

United States, Management dynamics, Product Development, Market Research & Product Development, Methods, Analysis, Management, Knowledge management, Company business management, Time to market, Business networks (Social groups)

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