Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

The “learning organization” is not an end in itself, but a route to improved performance, productivity and profit. Successful learning organizations can learn progressively and institutionally, and are able to avoid sudden and massive restructuring. Despite the confident rhetoric, it is...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

Globalization, deregulation, and a growing knowledge workforce have radically altered the role of the modern manager. The ability to lead organizational change is no longer a nice‐to‐have skill but a necessity. And as companies abandon traditional, hierarchies in favor of the flatter, more...

In May 2000, Robert A. (“Bob”) Eckert, a former vice‐president at Kraft Foods, Inc., walked into the world’s largest toy company to face a monumental challenge. Mattel Inc. was losing over 1 million dollars a day, and it was obvious that significant measures were needed to rescue it. A...

The recent spate of acquisitions, redundancies and CEO casualties ensure that change is an inevitability for many organizations. However, nearly two‐thirds of major change programs prove unsuccessful, and, according to Fortune 500 executives, the primary reason for this is not a lack of skill...