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Assuring corporate leadership for the future

Kur, Ed; Bunning, Richard - In: Journal of Management Development 21 (2002) 10, pp. 761-779

Corporate leadership development can no longer simply rely on planning the replacement of existing leaders. The … function of leadership is moving from a transactional to a transitional mode and leaders will increasingly work to inspire … knowledge era workers within a constantly changing organisation to embrace an unknown future. In order to meet this leadership …

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Organizational learning and the leadership skill of time travel

Gilmore, Thomas N.; Shea, Gregory P. - In: Journal of Management Development 16 (1997) 4, pp. 302-311

different environments and suggests why the time travelling skills of leadership are key to helping people prepare for novel …

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Time in organizations

Goddard, Robert - In: Journal of Management Development 20 (2001) 1, pp. 19-27

Current organizational theory looks at time on task, as opposed to time off task. However, there is a more complex pattern of time use. Organization time, based on these findings, is defined as whether one engages with organization, or disengages from organization, and engages with task, or...

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Managing learning climates in a financial services organisation

Cunningham, Pat; Iles, Paul - In: Journal of Management Development 21 (2002) 6, pp. 477-492

This study explores learning climates within a financial services organisation. Through the use of survey and case study strategies and analysis of secondary data available within the organisation, it assesses the current state of individual, team and organisational learning in the organisation...

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Developing communicative competencies for a learning organization

Frahm, Jennifer; Brown, Kerry - In: Journal of Management Development 25 (2006) 3, pp. 201-212

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the developmental needs of managers operating in continuous change contexts. Special attention is drawn to communicative competences through the use of Kent and Taylor's five principles of dialogic communication. A case study is used to...

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Transparency and there again: lessons learned at Digital

Hindus, Sharon - In: Journal of Management Development 25 (2006) 10, pp. 1007-1012

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to discuss the author's experiences as a program manager during the 1980s through early 1990s when Digital went from a booming $15 billion company through break‐up and downsizing, to its purchase by Compaq Computer in 1997. The article aims to provide...

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Business school strategy and the metrics for success

Thomas, Howard - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 1, pp. 33-42

Purpose – The paper aims to present a framework for a systems perspective for business schools to formulate strategy, assess performance and adapt to change resulting from performance, environmental and learning feedbacks. Design/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on the balanced...

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A management development model : Measuring organizational commitment and its impact on job satisfaction among executives in a learning organization

Pool, Steven; Pool, Brian - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 4, pp. 353-369

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the nature of organizational commitment and the impact on executive's motivational level in providing job satisfaction within a learning organization. Design/methodology/approach – A management development model examines the relationship...

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Problem‐based learning: a viable approach in leadership development?

Yeo, Roland K. - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 9, pp. 874-894

Purpose – The aim of the paper is to investigate problem‐based learning (PBL) as a viable approach in leadership … was conducted four months after a structured three‐day leadership training using PBL. Findings – Through a content … (knowledge sharing) intersect. Practical implications – A matrix eliciting a guided approach to PBL in leadership development is …

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The stakeholder university as learning model of the extended enterprise

Margherita, Alessandro; Secundo, Giustina - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 2, pp. 175-186

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the need for a new corporate learning archetype in the extended enterprise scenario and to present the stakeholder university as a suitable model oriented to create value for a large number of business and non‐business actors....

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