Reports the results of a survey of British senior managers concerning their leisure and work beliefs, as well as coping … mechanisms and job satisfaction. Discusses the implications of the research for management studies.  …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the coping styles of first tier managers in English further … semi‐structured interviews with 23 first tier managers in four colleges. Findings – The study identified 16 distinct coping … strategies employed by the first tier managers that ranged from “compliant” strategies, such as increased effort and self …

effective leadership styles. The research argues that there is a need for western management schools to adopt a more eclectic …

Charts the history of management development in the Shell organisation. Techniques established over many years were …’s changing stance towards consumers and the environment. Both these models needed to be incorporated within the new management …

management and by planning events that foster frequent interaction among cross‐functional employees. Concludes that a positive …

owner‐managers in business support programs, and in the wider concept of life long learning. There exists a cultural gap … context relative to what constitutes small business owner‐managers’ learning disposition, means, obstacles and organisation to …