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Executive development : meeting the needs of top teams and boards
Jackson, Sheila - 2003
Numerous commentators emphasise that, to compete successfully in today'sever-changing environment, directors need to become more flexible andinnovative in their careers and in their day-to-day work (Beardwell and Holden,2001, p. 275; Longenecker and Fink, 2001, p
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The influence of spiritual “meaning‐making” on career behavior
Lips‐Wiersma, Marjolein - In: Journal of Management Development 21 (2002) 7, pp. 497-520
This paper presents the results of a participative psycho‐biographical study that investigated the effect of spirituality on career behavior. This study shows that spirituality influences career purpose, sense‐making and coherence. Spirituality was found to inspire four purposes of...
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The role of Web‐based distance learning in HR development
Long, Lori K.; Smith, Robert D. - In: Journal of Management Development 23 (2004) 3, pp. 270-284
Advances in computer technology facilitate innovative methods for delivering training in organizations. The Internet enables the delivery of computer‐based training across time and distance. This medium, known as Web‐based distance learning, provides opportunities to develop human resources...
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Using the four HRD stages for organisational renewal
Harrison, Matthew - In: Journal of Management Development 23 (2004) 8, pp. 777-786
Purpose of this paper: Strategic change management teams are commonplace in contemporary organisations, but rarely are they strategic in their focus, processes or outcomes. Rather strategic change management teams have come to represent a new sort of management problem because they often tend to...
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Inter‐organizational network participation
Fenwick, Marilyn; De Cieri, Helen - In: Journal of Management Development 23 (2004) 9, pp. 798-817
A qualitative study of a research and development network of major global mining companies is reported in this paper. In this international inter‐organizational network, emergent global human resource development and, particularly, career development challenges for participating individuals...
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Organizational identification and commitment of members of a human development organization
Hup Chan, Sow - In: Journal of Management Development 25 (2006) 3, pp. 249-268
Purpose – To understand how identification and commitment can be sustained among members of a development organization where high performance is of paramount importance and success has important human consequences. This study examined members' identification and commitment within a development...
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Reforming public sector
Antwi, K.B.; Analoui, F. - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 6, pp. 600-612
managers in nine public and quasi‐public organizations. These primary sources were complemented with relevant secondary …
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Aligning business leadership development with business needs: the value of discrimination
Bailey, Catherine; Clarke, Martin - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 9, pp. 912-934
derived from interview data sourced from 103 senior line/HRD managers in 20 organisations. Findings – The findings highlight … the need for HRD managers to take a discriminating approach to linking BLD strategy, development method, evaluation and … provided for managers to review and improve BLD strategy and practice in their own organisation. Originality/value – The paper …
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Renewing the Holy Grail of human motivation in the delivery of public service
Barima Antwi, Kwabena - In: Journal of Management Development 28 (2009) 6, pp. 504-512
from 16 senior public officers and managers in nine public and quasi‐public organisations. These primary sources are …
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The stakeholder university as learning model of the extended enterprise
Margherita, Alessandro; Secundo, Giustina - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 2, pp. 175-186
configurations and human capital development processes. Practical implications – The discussion proposed can be useful for managers …
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