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Mapping the transitional experience of switching leadership roles

Sheard, A.G.; Kakabadse, A.P. - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 27 (2006) 7, pp. 597-619

Purpose – This study proposes that executives need to be prepared to switch roles and membership of groups in order to fulfil their leadership responsibilities effectively. Design/methodology/approach – A validated framework provides insight into the leadership roles that executives can...

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A role‐based perspective on leadership decision taking

Sheard, A.G.; Kakabadse, A.P. - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 6, pp. 520-622

Purpose – This monograph seeks to summarise the key influences of a role‐based perspective on leadership when making decisions as to how organisational resources can best be deployed. Design/methodology/approach – Application of new frameworks provides insight into the leadership roles...

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Careers in cross‐cultural perspective

Inkson, Kerr; Khapova, Svetlana N.; Parker, Polly - In: Career Development International 12 (2007) 1, pp. 5-8

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce a collection of papers about careers in cross‐cultural perspective, which … contributes to the growing body of literature that addresses careers from different locations around the world. Design … their main findings – differences and similarities among careers and career attributes in different cultural and national …

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The influence of family responsibilities, career fields and gender on career success : An empirical study

Mayrhofer, Wolfgang; Meyer, Michael; Schiffinger, Michael; … - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 23 (2008) 3, pp. 292-323

Purpose – The paper seeks to analyze empirically the consequences of family responsibilities for career success and the influence of career context variables and gender on this relationship. Design/methodology/approach – The sample consists of 305 business school graduates (52 percent male)...

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Precedents for the 4Ps idea in the USA: 1910s‐1940s

Usui, Kazuo - In: European Business Review 23 (2011) 2, pp. 136-153

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the development of the 4Ps idea from the 1910s to the 1940s in the USA and explore its historical background. Design/methodology/approach – The historical consideration of the precedents for the 4Ps idea is not only focused just on the idea,...

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Managerial levels and the effects of budgetary participation on managers

Frucot, Veronique; White, Stephen - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 21 (2006) 2, pp. 191-206

Purpose – To investigate the effects of managerial level – a manager's position in the organizational hierarchy – and budgetary participation on managerial performance and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaires were administered to 184 managers that participated...

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The role of communication and management support in a lean manufacturing implementation

Worley, J.M.; Doolen, T.L. - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 2, pp. 228-245

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of management support in a lean implementation. The impact the lean implementation made on communication within the organization is also examined. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative methods were used to study the...

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An inquiry into the transformation of the PR roles' concept

Fieseler, Christian; Lutz, Christoph; Meckel, Miriam - In: Corporate communications : an international journal 20 (2015) 1, pp. 76-89

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The power of the individual (organizational culture)

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 14 (2006) 5

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Extreme makeover (cultural change at Weyerhaeuser)

Huff, C. - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 14 (2006) 7

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