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to derive its popularity more from its direct and usable format than from any scientific consensus on the results …, change management research should form a greater link with stakeholders in order to translate current research into a format …
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, nor used effective techniques which adequately match local culture. Draws on the authors′ research, and personal work …
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In this example of in‐company development provision, Toray, the largest textile multinational in the world today, shows that it considers management development as a major strategic issue. While human resource development for Toray itself is managed on a traditional corporation‐wide system...
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This article presents a framework for the design, development, and delivery of management development seminars devoted to the building of an organizational core capability. The framework presented is the outcome from a number of actual client engagements. A key element in the framework is the...
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The incidence of mergers and acquisitions has proliferated throughout the world including all sectors of our society, both municipal and industrial, private and public. However, the majority (60‐80 percent) of them do not reach their intended objectives owing to the fact that the merging...
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Purpose – Business education should be seen as a form of professional education which assists the student to acquire the virtue of practical wisdom. This article seeks to discuss the issues. Design/methodology/approach – A middle level thinking (MLT) approach is taken to engage business...
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, and the conflict between the company and its local stakeholders. The company promotes an enlightened CSR, focused on the … fundamental questions in SGM's business model: strategy, structure and mainly purpose, processes and culture. Findings – The … dialogues with key leaders of local communities in order to promote with them an enlightened culture of CSR and of development …
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Managers working for multinational companies need to be culturally sensitive, as do those responsible for training methods and materials in different cultural settings. The issues associated with the effectiveness of applying training and development techniques and processes across different...
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Different societies hold different views. Thus, a managerial style that works in one culture will not necessarily work … “my culture’s OK, your culture’s OK” frame of reference. But, proposes that the other’s culture is not really OK if it … be supportive (“really OK” culture) and those which might not (“really not OK” cultures). Concludes that expatriate …
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Asserts that coaching is the secret weapon of many successful organizations. Suggests that what is generally lacking in organizations is not the spirit of coaching but the delivery skills to carry through on good intent. Proposes 40 guidelines to coaching to aid this process.
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