Published/Hosted by: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN: 0025-1747
Country: England
Impact Factor: 1.302 (2011)
About Journal
A journal with a long distinguished history presenting the best in management thought and practice for the commercial and intellectual advantage of managers and their advisors. Management Decision was founded in 1963 at the time of the first wave of growth and development of business schools in the Western world, and has tracked thought on strategy, policy and decision making through that time.
Coverage:
In-depth studies of major issues
Operations management
Financial management
Motivation
Entrepreneurship
Problem solving and proactivity
Serious management argument
Strategy and policy issues
Tactics for turning around company crises
Submission Process
Submit your manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/md
General Guidelines for Authors
Normally manuscripts should be between 3000 and 6000 words in length. A title of not more than eight words should be provided. A brief autobiographical note should be supplied including:
Full name
Affiliation
E-mail address
Full international contact details
Brief professional biography.
Note: This information should be provided on a separate sheet and authors should not be identified anywhere else in the article.
Authors must supply a structured abstract set out under 4-7 sub-headings:
Purpose (mandatory)
Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)
Findings (mandatory)
Research limitations/implications (if applicable)
Practical implications (if applicable)
Social implications (if applicable)
Originality/value (mandatory).
Maximum is 250 words in total.
Please provide up to six keywords which encapsulate the principal topics of the paper.
Categorize your paper under one of these classifications:
Research paper
Viewpoint
Technical paper
Conceptual paper
Case study
Literature review
General review.
Tables should be typed and included as part of the manuscript. They should not be submitted as graphic elements. Supply succinct and clear captions for all tables, figures and plates. Ensure that any superscripts or asterisks are shown next to the relevant items and have corresponding explanations displayed as footnotes to the table, figure or plate.
References
See examples:
Books
Harrow, R. (2005), No Place to Hide, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.
Book Chapters
Calabrese, F.A. (2005), "The early pathways: theory to practice – a continuum", in Stankosky, M. (Ed.), Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management, Elsevier, New York, NY, pp. 15-20.
Journals
Capizzi, M.T. and Ferguson, R. (2005), "Loyalty trends for the twenty-first century", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 72-80.
Published Conference Proceedings
Jakkilinki, R., Georgievski, M. and Sharda, N. (2007), "Connecting destinations with an ontology-based e-tourism planner", in Information and communication technologies in tourism 2007 proceedings of the international conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007, Springer-Verlag, Vienna, pp. 12-32.
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