Purpose – In this paper, the authors act as leadership development coaches who show that how a story is constructed, reconstructed and circulated in and through organizations make stories themselves active “players” in creating relationships. In turn, these relationships create leadership...

Purpose – Realizing the importance of personal interaction in business relationships between manufacturers and distributors, this study aims to explore the role of personal interaction in relationship value, and subsequently in distributor performance, in a transition market, Vietnam....

Purpose – Mining organisations operate with a finite resource, often in remote locations, require specialised skills, with high capital intensity and are subject to political, social and environmental global issues. Mining is among the most technologically advanced of all heavy industries but...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to clarify why and how leadership development programs should be used to foster post‐conventional consciousness in their participants. Design/methodology/approach – Starting from the observation that current and future organizational challenges may be...

Purpose – This paper aims to test the pipeline model of leadership development by investigating how the competency profile change across position levels. Design/methodology/approach – The skill and importance ratings in leadership competencies were compared between four position levels. The...

Purpose – A review of the academic literature on managerial promotions reveals that there has been a limited number of studies conducted on this subject. This study aims to identify key determinants used by managers in making managerial promotion decisions via Bayesian networks. It also seeks...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent of interest in franchising among small medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to identify attitudes towards the mode of operation's success held by practitioners. Design/methodology/approach – A...

Purpose – More professional service firms are increasing their role in modern economies, both as employers and as economic value providers. Although there is a quite extensive literature explaining the importance of management and managerial abilities for a firm's competitiveness, the studies...

Purpose – Building on social exchange theory, this paper aims to hypothesize the direct impact of mentoring on employees' job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – A survey method was used to gather the information that was required in this study to examine the relationship between...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present details of this special issue, that has as its theme: “Business school futures: evaluation and perspectives”. Design/methodology/approach – The Guest Editors have assembled a set of papers presented at recent AACSB/EFMD meetings to...