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AbstractThis paper discusses features of small firms that combine to constitute a different milieu for knowledge management. It reports upon work conducted with many small firms and presents a model of considerations and phases in knowledge management projects in small‐firm settings. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

AbstractThis report examines the experiences of the Chinese community in St. John's, Newfoundland, prior to Confederation with Canada in 1949. It argues that before Confederation, life for the Chinese in St. John's was lonely, filled with tedious drudgery, and alienating. It was not until Newfoundland's union with Canada in 1949 and eventual changes in immigration law in 1967 that potential for a meaningful future for both themselves and their families took hold. These political changes eventually allowed the Chinese in Newfoundland to become an official part of the social fabric of Newfoundland and validated their cultural traditions as ethnic Chinese.

Presents evidence from a research study into the impact of gender on
management styles, using repertory grid as a methodology. Generalized
differences were identified in the approaches of women and men to
definition of the job, overall style, decision making and interpersonal
relationships. Men had greater visibility to other men, while a broader
insight was offered by women interviewees into the women managers′
approaches. In the context of patriarchal power relations, in which
masculinity is defined as opposite and superior to femininity, feminine
working styles are perceived as less effective in organizations, while
masculine attributes tend to be regarded as normatively the way to
manage. Such values can imbue recruitment, selection and development
practices with gender bias. Recent management and leadership theory has
advocated the value of a people‐centred approach, which traditionally
and stereotypically has been associated with women. This might appear to
open up opportunity for women. Concludes that there is a need to be
alert to a redefinition of patriarchal relations as men seek to maintain
status.

Funding: The project was funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme (project number 12/35/38). The Health Services Research Unit is funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates. The funders had no role in considering the study design or in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data; writing the report; or the decision to submit the article for publication. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. Acknowledgments Sponsor representative: Pauline Hyman-Taylor (from February 2019), Natalie McGregor (March 2015 to February 2019), Audrey Athlan (from July 2014 to March 2015), Joanne Thornhill (from 2013 to July 2014). Patient and public involvement representative: Rick Walsh, Russel Young. CHaRT Trial Office: Mark Forrest (from 2015), Gladys McPherson (until 2015). CHaRT Trial Office data coordinator: Pauline Garden. Health economists: Eoin Maloney (until 2015), Mehdi Javanbakht (until June 2019).All participants in the trial, staff, and members of the TAGS Investigator Group responsible for recruitment in the clinical centres. ; Peer reviewed ; Publisher PDF