Increased managerial effectiveness has been a concern for academics, management trainers and developers. However, the topic has remained relatively unexplored, especially so far as the effectiveness of the senior managers and officials is concerned. Examines results of first‐time study which...

Despite the considerable attention given to managers and their effectiveness in the last few decades, a great deal of confusion and concern still surrounds the subject. Recently, attention has been drawn to the importance of the role of the public sector to the realisation of the growth and...

Recently there has been a growing awareness in the Western world that to be effective senior managers need to acquire people‐related skills. In contrast, in developing countries management educators and trainers still seem to be preoccupied with traditional task‐related management training....

The last few decades have been notable for the considerable attention which managers and their effectiveness have received. However, despite copious writing and concern for this illusive organizational phenomenon, mostly in the developed world, still a great deal of confusion and concern...

This paper explores the challenges faced by developing countries and countries in transition in their attempt at reforming the inherited bureaucratic public service. The paper explores how the public sector in Croatia has managed to come this far after the turbulent years of political and...