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Developing strategies and leaders to succeed in a new era of sustainability : Findings and insights from the United Nations Global Compact‐Accenture CEO Study

Lacy, Peter; Haines, Arnaud; Hayward, Rob - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 4, pp. 346-357

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify leading CEOs’ views on sustainability and how they believe it is impacting the business environment, with a particular focus on the importance of education (formal and informal) in developing future business leaders who can effectively...

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Introduction: the origins of organizational development

Grieves, Jim - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 5, pp. 345-447

The history of Organizational Development (OD) reveals a much older tradition of organizational science than the conventional wisdom would suggest. By the 1960s and 1970s OD became self‐confident and dynamic. This period was not only highly experimental but established the principles of OD for...

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Acciona: a process of transformation towards sustainability

Arenas, Daniel; Fosse, Jeremie; Murphy, Matthew - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 10, pp. 1027-1048

play a relevant role in a company's transformation towards sustainability: cultural change; collaboration with external … shows how cultural change, collaboration with external stakeholders and innovation form a vital combination in the … show how cultural factors, collaboration and innovation form a vital combination for changing the way businesses do things …

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The Merlin Exercise: Creating Your Future through Strategic Anticipatory Learning

Fulmer, Robert M.; Franklin, Stephen G. - In: Journal of Management Development 13 (1994) 8, pp. 38-43

Elucidates the nature, purpose and application of the Merlin Exercise in the context of a middle manager leadership … modules – “Visionary Leadership”, “Strategic Leadership” and “Tactical Leadership” – showing how the future orientation of the … explore and evaluate essential leadership functions including: creating change; business decision making; new market ventures …

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Whole systems development in public service

Wilkinson, David; Pedler, Mike - In: Journal of Management Development 15 (1996) 2, pp. 38-53

Top‐down or outside‐in change methodologies are increasingly seen to be ineffective. Systems thinking suggests that change in organizations is a much less straightforward and more subtle phenomenon than previous models allow. Since the late 1970s and as organic metaphors have become used...

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Strategy and strategists in UK local government

Flynn, Norman; Talbot, Colin - In: Journal of Management Development 15 (1996) 2, pp. 24-37

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Leading for learning: organizational transformation and the formation of leaders

Gronn, Peter - In: Journal of Management Development 16 (1997) 4, pp. 274-283

With the recent emergence of organizational and systemic restructuring in Anglo‐American societies, leadership and the … leadership, which purport to facilitate and enhance organizational learning. Instead, if leaders are to promote learning …, recognition of a shift in focus in leadership studies towards constructivism and contextualism is required. Documents and …

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Promoting organizational and scholarly transformation : Lessons from the creation of the Challenger videocase

Maier, Mark - In: Journal of Management Development 17 (1998) 4, pp. 273-292

A pioneer of the “videocase” describes the contents, development and impact of his module on the space shuttle Challenger disaster, highlighting key dimensions which have contributed to its effectiveness as a tool for managerial education and development. Critical lessons from the...

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Managing Change: Reflections on Equality and Management Learning

Hodgson, Richard E. - In: Journal of Management Development 17 (1998) 4, pp. 312-313

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Intentional change, Volume 25, Issue 7 : A complexity perspective

Boyatzis, Richard - 2006

In this e-book, each of the articles describes results and/or concepts driving current research studies on sustainable, intentional change. Life is change and we adapt to survive or we change to strive, often towards higher social motives or building caring relationships. These changes can be...

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