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Meeting the Human Resource Challenges of JIT through Management Development

Helms, Marilyn M.; Thibadoux, Greg M.; Haynes, Paula J.; … - In: Journal of Management Development 9 (1990) 3, pp. 28-34

training programmes that would enhance these key success factors were then identified. Training and development should include … a comprehensive pilot programme, a series of initial pre‐implementation sessions, and ongoing training. The content of …

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Meeting sabotage: met and conquered

Myrsiades, Linda - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 10, pp. 870-885

executives participated in a meeting analysis survey, attended training sessions, and evaluated meeting simulations. Based, in …

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Growing the top management team : Supporting mental growth as a vehicle for promoting organizational learning

Laske, Otto E.; Maynes, Barbara - In: Journal of Management Development 21 (2002) 9, pp. 702-727

We outline a developmental view of OD, showing on empirical grounds that Argyris’ “theory in use” notion points to different levels of mental growth as underpinnings of “the program in brain/mind” that determines personal theories of organizational action. Employing the developmental...

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Employing transformational leadership to enhance the quality of management development instruction

Pounder, James S. - In: Journal of Management Development 22 (2003) 1, pp. 6-13

In recent years, the transformational leadership construct has become a popular topic in leadership literature. Generally, the view is held that transformational leadership is superior to the more conventional transactional leadership and produces desirable leadership outcomes. The claims made...

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Corporate entrepreneurship: teaching managers to be entrepreneurs

Thornberry, Neal E. - In: Journal of Management Development 22 (2003) 4, pp. 329-344

In good and bad economic times, innovation is a requisite for companies seeking to remain competitive especially in uncertain and turbulent times. Many organizations are increasingly looking to “corporate entrepreneurship” as a way of combating the lethargy and bureaucracy that often...

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Project management professional development : An industry led programme

Gale, Andrew; Brown, Mike - In: Journal of Management Development 22 (2003) 5, pp. 410-425

This paper reviews a recently developed closed modular masters programme on generic project management as a project management case study of academic‐industrial collaboration. Literature on some educational issues is reviewed. Particular attention is paid to the management of the development...

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Developing SME managers under fire : Negotiating obstacles and weaknesses in Palestine

Al‐Madhoun, Mohammed I.; Analoui, Farhad - In: Journal of Management Development 23 (2004) 5, pp. 479-495

In recent years, management training development has secured an increasingly important place in the life of the … business managers. After the peace agreement, to find a solution for the apparent lack of managerial strength, many management‐training …

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Wisdom and now managerial wisdom: do they have a place in management development programs?

Small, Michael W. - In: Journal of Management Development 23 (2004) 8, pp. 751-764

The study of “wisdom” is a subject normally outside the traditional bounds of management studies. Recent financial scandals and management blunders suggest that the time is ripe to introduce, via management development programs, an introductory study into the nature of “wisdom”, and...

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Adapting training for older employees : The Canadian response to an aging workforce

Armstrong‐Stassen, Marjorie; Templer, Andrew - In: Journal of Management Development 24 (2005) 1, pp. 57-67

the dominant issues in the coming decades. Training is an important component of retention and the availability of … training is critical for retaining older workers. Design/methodology/approach – Studies conducted in 2001 and 2003 assessed the … extent to which Canadian organizations are adapting their training practices to respond to the aging workforce. Human …

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Cross‐cultural training of managers : An evaluation of a management development programme for Chinese managers

Branine, Mohamed - In: Journal of Management Development 24 (2005) 5, pp. 459-472

training and management development programmes that have been designed and delivered by Western experts, and of the extent to … Programme (UNDP) for the training of Chinese managers. Findings – It was found that although considerable efforts had been made … further contribution to the ongoing debate on cross‐cultural training and could spark a useful discussion on the relevance of …

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