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Introduction: the origins of organizational development
Grieves, Jim - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 5, pp. 345-447
The history of Organizational Development (OD) reveals a much older tradition of organizational science than the conventional wisdom would suggest. By the 1960s and 1970s OD became self‐confident and dynamic. This period was not only highly experimental but established the principles of OD for...
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Acciona: a process of transformation towards sustainability
Arenas, Daniel; Fosse, Jeremie; Murphy, Matthew - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 10, pp. 1027-1048
Purpose – This teaching case seeks to explain the main aspects of Acciona's sustainability strategy and the process of transformation of the company after the new CEO took office in 2004. It also aims to present some possible difficulties of maintaining such strategies in the new economic and...
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The Merlin Exercise: Creating Your Future through Strategic Anticipatory Learning
Fulmer, Robert M.; Franklin, Stephen G. - In: Journal of Management Development 13 (1994) 8, pp. 38-43
Elucidates the nature, purpose and application of the Merlin Exercise in the context of a middle manager leadership … modules – “Visionary Leadership”, “Strategic Leadership” and “Tactical Leadership” – showing how the future orientation of the … explore and evaluate essential leadership functions including: creating change; business decision making; new market ventures …
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Whole systems development in public service
Wilkinson, David; Pedler, Mike - In: Journal of Management Development 15 (1996) 2, pp. 38-53
Top‐down or outside‐in change methodologies are increasingly seen to be ineffective. Systems thinking suggests that change in organizations is a much less straightforward and more subtle phenomenon than previous models allow. Since the late 1970s and as organic metaphors have become used...
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Strategy and strategists in UK local government
Flynn, Norman; Talbot, Colin - In: Journal of Management Development 15 (1996) 2, pp. 24-37
Top‐down or outside‐in change methodologies are increasingly seen to be ineffective. Systems thinking suggests that change in organizations is a much less straightforward and more subtle phenomenon than previous models allow. Since the late 1970s and as organic metaphors have become used...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014883209
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Leading for learning: organizational transformation and the formation of leaders
Gronn, Peter - In: Journal of Management Development 16 (1997) 4, pp. 274-283
With the recent emergence of organizational and systemic restructuring in Anglo‐American societies, leadership and the … leadership, which purport to facilitate and enhance organizational learning. Instead, if leaders are to promote learning …, recognition of a shift in focus in leadership studies towards constructivism and contextualism is required. Documents and …
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Promoting organizational and scholarly transformation
Maier, Mark - In: Journal of Management Development 17 (1998) 4, pp. 273-292
A pioneer of the “videocase” describes the contents, development and impact of his module on the space shuttle Challenger disaster, highlighting key dimensions which have contributed to its effectiveness as a tool for managerial education and development. Critical lessons from the...
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Managing Change: Reflections on Equality and Management Learning
Hodgson, Richard E. - In: Journal of Management Development 17 (1998) 4, pp. 312-313
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Enhancing relationship value between manufacturers and distributors through personal interaction
Nguyen, Tho D.; Nguyen, Trang T.M. - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 4, pp. 316-328
Purpose – Realizing the importance of personal interaction in business relationships between manufacturers and distributors, this study aims to explore the role of personal interaction in relationship value, and subsequently in distributor performance, in a transition market, Vietnam....
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Business ethics and social responsibility in transition economies
Fülöp, Gyula; Hisrich, Robert D.; Szegedi, Krisztina - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 1, pp. 5-31
a wide variety of issues on the part of corporate leadership. The nature of these values and abilities will more than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014882126