In‐depth interviews were conducted with training officers in various high‐tech firms to identify how senior‐level training programmes were aligned with organizational strategy. The survey revealed many similarities of practices among the firms: there was a general belief that executive...

The need for more flexible and responsive organizations, and the potential of networks technology, are generally accepted. Argues, however, that the desire for corporate transformation is not always matched by an understanding of how to bring it about. In many organizations there is a...

Some research suggests that the higher a manager rises, the less likely it is that the manager will receive quality feedback. Reports on a survey which shows that executives want feedback. Several fallacies about appraisal are outlined before a case (or appraisal) is presented.

Up to 40 per cent of expatriate managers terminate their assignments early. Each failed expatriate assignment costs a company between $50,000 and $150,000. Proposes to examine who should be trained for international assignments and to review the five major training programmes typically used by...

A set of five competences characterizing successful leaders was identified through research by Warren Bennis in the 1980s. Reports a survey asking college of business students and their professors how they ranked the importance of these competences. There was no significant difference between...

MBA programmes cannot escape changes; they must expand their curriculum to allow future managers to cultivate skills necessary to compete in a highly technical international environment. When managers lack fundamental skills the whole organization suffers. Outlines other changes that need to...

Presents an American view of how British corporations have renewed their efforts to improve the development of managers. Examines management development practices at five corporations to identify the kinds of programmes being instituted to enhance managers′ skills. The results reveal some...

The reconvening of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (The “Earth Summit”) from 3 to 4 June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, preceded by a meeting of the Commissioners in London in April, to debate “nothing less than the fate of the planet”, emphasized the urgency of...

Describes a three‐year collaborative initiative between Northern Regional Health Authority and Durham University Business School which seeks to help 24 clinical directors, already heavily burdened with professional responsibilities, to assume quickly and perform effectively in new strategic...

Relates the experience of Rover to models of a learning company. Examines the work of the Rover Learning Business which allows employees to receive support for development programmes of their choice.