This article outlines a comprehensive portfolio of HRM practices which can be conducted by organizations to plan and manage employees’ careers. The reader is provided with a systematic presentation and critical examination , rooted in both theory and practice, of a range of career management...

Purpose – This paper seeks to present a dual‐level framework for developing change management theory, based on the concept of anxiety as an organizational phenomenon and its potential for prevention, recognition and treatment. When encountering crisis, confusion, and difficulties, both...

Outlines possibilities for the use of self‐appraisal as a valuable source of information and as a feedback tool. Reports the results of two studies, in the UK and Israel, which indicate a considerable match between self performance and direct‐manager appraisal. These findings are contrary to...

The spectral management type inventory (SMTI) is an analytical instrument designed to enable people to identify their personal management style. Examines the reliability and the validity of the SMTI questionnaire and the associations between the different management styles and work‐related...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to report a case study investigating how organizational identity evolves during institutional change within a UK building society. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs an inductive case study, which is appropriate for examining such change...

This article focuses on, examines and contrasts two managerial inventories: the Spectral management theory (SMT) and the Belbin team roles inventory. The SMT inventory is one of the only approaches that involves not only a management typology, but also learning roles as well as team assessment....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of expletives and swearing in the workplace. It proposes to challenge leadership style and to suggest ideas for management best practice. Design/methodology/approach – Case studies and qualitative analysis were applied, methods that...

An investigation was undertaken into the important, yet neglected area of the people aspects of management buyout (MBO/MBI). Since prior work suggests that management is, by far, one of the most crucial factors in the success of MBOs an in‐depth study focused on the characteristics of buyout...

We propose a model that explains the complex phenomenon of successful career at work, and focuses on the antecedents of professional vitality at the workplace. The model sheds light on the role of professional vitality as an essential ingredient for successful careers. Using a survey design, we...