Purpose – This paper aims to address why some managers in China pursue innovative opportunities by introducing new … management practices while others do not and what characteristics of managers affect their decision of introducing new practices … and how. Design/methodology/approach – Three major activities of managers referring to innovation intention, knowledge …

managers really do. Continuing a stream of previous research on the behavior activities of traditional managers, this study … investigated the relative amount of time today’s knowledge managers (N=307) spend on traditional management functions …, communications, human resources and networking. Besides identifying what knowledge managers really do, this study examined what …

and impede knowledge sharing. Ultimately, the paper provides important insights for Western managers about how to work …

Purpose – Tacit knowledge, which is developed through experience, is used by Thai construction managers to perform …

Spanish firms. CEOs were the main informants. Findings – The results show that the support adopted by top managers will … its environment, it is crucial that managers develop corporate entrepreneurship, especially innovation, to improve high …

middle and senior managers who were employed in different projects across the country. Self‐reported questionnaires were …

managers. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive literature review method was used to identify and analyse relevant … knowledge sharing behaviour among Malaysian public sector managers. The groups are intrinsic motivational factors, extrinsic …

can only be achieved by retaining the competent and capable managers at different hierarchical levels of the organizations …‐level managers from various organizations located in India to determine the causal impacts of the organizational social and technical …

Examines how potential manufacturing managers are educated in 19 Taiwanese universities. It looks at undergraduate … had ambitions to become manufacturing managers.  …

societal priorities of the new reform context and espoused work goal priorities of very senior Indian managers in key economic … sectors. The paper attempts to capture the shift in work goals of senior managers during the period of current reform …. Empirical evidence gathered through a survey of 421 senior Indian managers sponsored by the Indian Institute of Management …