Reports the results of a survey of British senior managers concerning their leisure and work beliefs, as well as coping … mechanisms and job satisfaction. Discusses the implications of the research for management studies.  …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the coping styles of first tier managers in English further … semi‐structured interviews with 23 first tier managers in four colleges. Findings – The study identified 16 distinct coping … strategies employed by the first tier managers that ranged from “compliant” strategies, such as increased effort and self …

/methodology/approach – An in‐depth single case‐study approach was adopted for this study. Using semi‐structured interviews with managers, the … affect the subsidiary's present scope for decision making and management accountability. Along with the issues and challenges … business management models and the interpretations, context and limitations of the subsidiary's CSR contributions to date …

The area of team teaching is addressed with reference to methods of implementing it in management development; the …

variety of managers and management teachers. These issues may be barriers to understanding its concepts and potential. The …

Management development should take cultural differences into account. A summary of Hofstede's classic four dimensions …'s opposing Theories X and Y are both based on assumptions valid in the US but not, for instance, in South East Asia. Culturally …

are discussed. Managerial practices in companies in Hong Kong that are run by both local Chinese and by Western management … are discussed, and compared with American and Japanese style of management. The relative importance of cultural values and … the level of industrialisation in the society is considered, and the influence of the level of technology on management …

management development programmes tailored to needs of regional maritime‐industry entities, public and private. This article … describes the genesis of the Institute and the development of one such programme, indicative of the management development niche …

-LDP) of middle managers of a furniture company in Thailand and explore how they experience the leadership development …/methodology/approach – In total, 31 middle managers completed a six-month multi-methods development program of three alternating training … overall leadership outcome. A sub-sample of 20 participants from these managers was selected for in-depth interviews at the …