An empirically based perspective of current trends and issues in executive training in the UK is provided. Executive development used to build competitive advantage, increasing formal qualifications, the growth in tailored programmes, trans‐country training and distance learning are discussed,...

This article is based on the premise that traditional management development activities have failed to give organisations the results they require. It develops the idea that management development will only be successful if it is more closely linked to corporate strategy, and that a thorough...

As the world becomes more of a global market rather than a collection of separate markets it is important for MNEs to develop international managers who can be safely moved between different ational, cultural and business environments. It is suggested that involving managers in formulating and...

Designing management education and development programmes for developing countries raises difficult questions concerning the role of the local culture in the content of the programmes. This issue is examined in the content of the Indonesian culture. The results of a survey of technical managers...

Upward feedback surveys are a way to collect anonymous information from subordinates on management dimensions that are important to the organisation. In addition to being a source of information for development and performance appraisal, the information, when aggregated across managers, can be a...

Management games arose on the scene in the late 1950s and were derived from World War II simulations. Since then, they have grown in use and can be found in most major companies and in most colleges or universities. They provide an experiential framework for learning and applying concepts...

This article is a short, informative piece regarding a technology implementation simulation tool developed by the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI). The simulation (ADVANTIG) was developed so that manufacturing firms can experience the interpersonal dynamics that take place when a firm is...

Bell Canada, the telecommunications provider for Ontario and Quebec, the two largest provinces in Canada, has embarked upon a change programme for its 50,000 employees as it moves from the monopolistic environment that it has operated in for over 100 years, to one where competition and marketing...

A comprehensive perspective on experience‐based learning – action learning – is provided. Recent research into action learning is noted and the difficulties of introducing this method into the United States are discussed.

A broad perspective on the trends and issues in executive education is provided. Some insights into the outcomes of the 1989 Conference of University Executive Program Directors are given. Together with a discussion of executive programme assessment, the impact of executive programmes is...