possessed by managers irrespective of their areas of functional specialization using quantitative methodology. Design … that are important for managers working in one of the seven functional areas. The findings suggest the importance of … implications – While the findings of the study have a specific relevance to the managers in the telecommunication industry, they …

managers and, in doing so, to open up the debate on the importance attached to CPD by employers. Design … opposed to a detailed reviewing of the person specification for jobs. Targeting “Managers” focused on only middle level …

managers in public organisations. Future studies should include private‐sector organisations, which ought to provide a basis … behaviour in managers. Originality/value – This is a first attempt to study managers and their entrepreneurial tendencies in …

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to report data showing competencies that distinguish effective managers and … analysis competencies coded from 51 interviews and 53,360 assessments of managers and leaders comparing more and less effective … managers and leaders. Findings – Emotional, social and cognitive intelligence competencies predict effectiveness in management …

– CRR promises a new form of extrinsic control for managers to enhance creativity via extrinsic motivation. The author makes … suggestions on how managers may enhance creativity by influencing employees to reconsider their perceived level of problem …

raises serious questions of identity for managers who have started to work from home and who have to “cope with” the …

qualitative, longitudinal project, five managers were studied for two years using interviews and observations. This was undertaken … an individual manager wishes to assume. Research limitations/implications – The study focuses on only five managers in …

Purpose – This paper aims to present the results of an empirical study identifying desktop managers who spend all of … administered to 30 organizations in a southwestern US state to determine the presence of desktop managers. Findings – The paper … finds that desktop managers in an organization negatively impacted job satisfaction, organizational commitment …

organizations. It is valuable to researchers, senior managers, and policy developers for managerial and organizational development …