1. Why should researchs be interested in their feelings? / Mike Broussine, Linda Watts and Caroline Clarke -- 2. Recognising research as an emotional journey / Matthew J. Brannan -- 3. Negotiating identities : fluidity, diversity and researcher emotion / Caroline Clarke and David Knights -- 4....

I was appointed to the dual role of Principal Training Officer in the County of Avon's Department of Personnel Services and Associate Lecturer in the South West Regional Management Centre at Bristol Polytechnic in January 1975. I believe (and, what is more important, both these organisations...

Briefly reviews the literature on the role of business schools in corporate management development and reports on the conduct, results and conclusions of a survey of private sector management development in the south‐ west of England. Taking a predominantly quantitative approach, by means of a...

Describes the non‐prescriptive approach which the authors have used successfully as the basis for their interventions as culture‐change consultants and management development practitioners in the UK public sector. The requirement has been to help top management to develop an effective...

The paper is concerned with alliances and learning. It provides an overview of recent contributions to the emergent literatures on knowledge management and organizational learning, identifies similarities and differences between the two, and highlights the implications of these for academics and...

Reflects on an organizational development (OD) intervention which addressed strategic culture change with the senior management team of a UK‐based international manufacturing organization. In line with emergent theory and practice OD consultants, authors intervened at the three levels:...

This paper explores the emotional experience of working with an organisation which was “hurt” or “upset” by a major reorganisation. It is argued that the emotional aspects of being a consultant are under‐discussed, and that an acknowledgement of the emotional effects of clients’ and...