This study examined the relationship of managerial and professional womens’ perception of organizational values supportive of work‐personal life balance in their workplace and their work experiences, work and non‐work satisfactions and psychological well‐being. Data were collected from...

Purchasing has undergone significant changes in many organisations and has moved from a reactive activity to a strategic one, contributing to a firm’s competitive success. This article charts the development of the purchasing function within a multinational aerospace company as a result of...

Describes the approach concerning management development in a fast‐growing international telecommunication company trying to survive the multimedia revolution, namely Alcatel Telecom. Calling itself the hi‐speed company, Alcatel tries to profile the organisation externally, simultaneously...

A study was conducted that examined which managerial skill dimensions were critical for effective leadership for managers in the USA and seven European countries. The results suggested more similarities than differences across countries. Specifically, a core group of two skill dimensions emerged...

Discusses a comprehensive programme for changing the role behaviour of a managerial cadre, steeped in traditional hierarchical norms, for greater effectiveness within a new organizational design. A significant component of the change programme was to educate the managers in role‐related...

Studies of management development (MD) can be pursued at company, sector or national levels. “Sector” studies of MD are quite rare, despite providing a potential natural “laboratory” in which a variety of approaches to MD can be studied. The research here was concerned with MD in local...

Obnoxious behaviour has become endemic in the workplace. Some of the worst offences are: not turning off mobile phones in meetings; leaving a jammed printer, gossiping, and snapping at coworkers. Yet, it is this small stuff that relentlessly grinds down collegial working relationships....

Performance appraisals are often described asthe “job managers love to hate”. A study was designed to provide sales managers with information designed to increase the benefits of engaging in the evaluation process and reduce the negative sentiments often associated with appraisals. To...

This paper addresses the effectiveness of the processes involved in business administration proprammes for managers in Iran. It aims to understand the foundation of appropriate business administration for managers and to explore their views and perceptions in relation to the skills and knowledge...

The need to give force to change efforts is a problem of importance to all organizations. This paper addresses change efforts that are reinforced by in‐house executive education programs, in particular those that occur in educational institutions. Tracing the development of an in‐house...