Purpose This study aims to deepen our understanding of how inclusionary practices are used within organizations and how they satisfy specific inclusion needs. Design/methodology/approach We adopt a qualitative research design, reporting on data from semi-structured interviews conducted with 15...

Purpose – To examine the leadership requirements and challenges that need to be considered for future organizational sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – The approach adopted focuses on the pool of talent available and required within the organization and how a philosophy of shared...

Purpose – This paper aims to explain why CSR policies have failed to render organizations more ethical and to propose concepts for using CSR for improving the ethics of organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the literature on CSR to compare how gaps in this field of...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how to further embed CSR thinking and practice into corporations, particularly in emerging markets, by reviewing and drawing similarities between key issues faced by all senior managers, namely ethics, leadership, personal responsibility and trust....

Spirituality is a long‐neglected dimension in the leadership issue as it is in the psychological contract implicit in work organizations. Traditionally rooted in religion, there are wider spiritualities that the organizational actor can draw upon and a burgeoning literature on personal meaning...

The management development of top executives is important for the success of the entire business. Attention needs to be focused on their specific business issues and on the quality of their working relationships. Using the comments of chief executives from various different companies helpful...

To meet the information processing needs of the new global organisation, IS/IT managers and their IS/IT staff need to develop new skills, so that they may be more focused on the business rather than on technical processes. In exploring the theme of the changing role and contribution of the IS/IT...

In a review of the literature, supported by six case studies, executive development for senior managers in public and private organisations is explored in depth. The study looks at the roles and responsibilities of the chairman, CEO, executive and non‐executive directors, the required...