Survivor employees and senior management perceptions of career development issues were examined in a downsizing organization. It emerged that the organization lacked a coherent strategy for survivors’ career development. The main career development structure, the performance management and...

The author suggests that executive search practitioners would be naïve to believe that the revolution being enacted within their clients’ businesses will not ultimately embrace them. More pointedly, it is argued that supporting the client’s quest to create value for its customer base will,...

An empirical investigation of the Portuguese crystal industry focused on the current strategies of the 12 firms in the industry that produce 98 percent of the industry’s output. The chief executive officers in each firm completed the survey instrument. The research discovered that the two...

States that since the beginnings of the women’s movement, in the 1970s, increasing attention has been focused on the way women are portrayed in advertisements. Earlier studies concentrated on print advertisements, but as video recording became more accessible it was possible to analyse...