Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how focus on decisions can enhance management education and especially those aspects that pertain to their impact on stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports on use of the model in public and private organizations. Findings...

This paper suggests that competency‐based, outcome‐focused management development and education programs might benefit from redirecting the non‐technical subjects away from emphasis on theories and skills, to emphasis on the decisions which managers have to make. To do this effectively,...

Suggests that for improving the quality of management/leadership in an organization, there is nothing more powerful than the appropriateness of participation in decision making. Details the concept of appropriate participation in decision making and planning and its likely impact. Discusses the...