Purpose – The coordination difficulties and risks inherent to business conduct are magnified in alliance relationships, posing a greater challenge for partners. The purpose of this paper is to propose real option perspective to examine how relational risk perceptions shape commitment behaviour...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the separate and combined effects of three individual characteristics on training gains achieved in a leadership development program designed to enhance participants' emotional intelligence (EI). The overall purpose was to test heretofore...

Purpose – The paper seeks to develop a coherent model for the application of action research to problems in the field of management. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive review of the literature was undertaken. Findings – No model of the process of conducting an action research...

Purpose – This paper seeks to develop a coherent model for small business principals to understand their management behaviour, with the intent to move their focus from an operational to a strategic perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Action research (AR) was undertaken to develop the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a coherent model for small business principals to understand the strategic process and to be able to create and implement strategy for their own business. Design/methodology/approach – Action research (AR) was undertaken to develop a system...

Purpose – To implement the concepts developed in this action research (AR) programme in a single company and monitor the results. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper the ideas canvassed in earlier papers regarding the inductive frame and the deductive frame are applied to a single...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the growing role of customized case studies in executive education programs. Design/methodology/approach – A general review is provided, mainly from the authors' experience, on designing and employing custom cases. Findings – It is shown that the...

Purpose – This paper sets out to explore the gendered nature of the MBA and the benefits men and women gain from the course. In so doing it aims to highlight a relationship between the masculinity of the MBA and the “un‐development” of men. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a solid basis for evaluating and enhancing university classroom leadership. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on an empirical study conducted in a Hong Kong university setting indicating the value of the full range...