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Creative role models, personality and performance

Collins, Jennifer; Cooke, Donna K. - In: Journal of Management Development 32 (2013) 4, pp. 336-350

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discover whether there is an interaction between creative personality and a supportive work environment resulting in creative behaviours. Is a creative personality essential to creative performance? Design/methodology/approach – The data were from...

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Managed services’ developmental areas within acute care hospitals

Williams, John A.; DeMicco, Fred J. - In: Journal of Management Development 22 (2003) 5, pp. 443-454

Health care institutions are increasingly outsourcing services to managed service companies. As a result, the span of control for managers of these services (departments) can increase rapidly. This research investigated the developmental areas needed by managers as they assume multiple...

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Demographics and leadership philosophy: exploring gender differences

Korac‐Kakabadse, Andrew; Korac‐Kakabadse, Nada; … - In: Journal of Management Development 17 (1998) 5, pp. 351-388

Leadership philosophy is explored through gender and other demographic characteristics in the Australian Public Service (APS), at the federal government level. Leadership philosophy is conceptualised as the leader’s attitudes, values and behaviour. Gender differences in characteristics of...

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Building a Learning Culture — A Management Development Programme in the Antipodes

Dakin, Stephen; Gough, Harcourt - In: Journal of Management Development 5 (1986) 1, pp. 3-14

their success. Such a programme must be easy to administer and should keep concurrent assessment to the minimum. Reasons for …

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Improving Management Development Through Simulation Gaming

Keys, Bernard - In: Journal of Management Development 5 (1986) 2, pp. 41-50

Business games are often more costly and require more effort to implement than traditional programmes. However they are rapidly gaining favour as management development tools. Games incorporate a case history of the relevant industry and organisation; a set of realistic rules guiding business...

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The Keys to Successful Goal Achievement

Lawrence, Timothy L.; Kleiner, Brian H. - In: Journal of Management Development 6 (1987) 5, pp. 39-48

Activity and self‐confidence are key elements of management success. High achievers are recognisably more open to … choices and search for more efficient ways of doing things. True winners project their success, they look like winners. This … article examines the psychology of winners and their patterns of success, including theories of self‐expectancy, self …

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Links between justice, satisfaction and performance in the workplace

Mohyeldin Tahir Suliman, Abubakr - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 4, pp. 294-311

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature, strength and significance of the links between organisational justice, job satisfaction and work performance. Design/methodology/approach – Using a self‐administered questionnaire 1,500 employees from 29 organisations were...

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TQM implementation and change management in an unfavourable environment

Jones, Jefferey P.; Seraphim, Daniele - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 3, pp. 291-306

and Japanese organisations. As a consequence of its success there, it has spread world‐wide. Companies in many developing … examined and successes and failures in the implementation process they implemented are evaluated. The degree of success in …

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Job characteristics, work attitudes and behaviors in a non‐western context

Abu Elanain, Hossam M. - In: Journal of Management Development 28 (2009) 5, pp. 457-477

Purpose – Previous studies on job characteristics have been performed mainly in Western contexts. More empirical evidence is needed to understand the important job characteristics of positive job outcomes in a non‐Western context. Therefore, this research has two objectives: to assess the...

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Testing the direct and indirect relationship between organizational justice and work outcomes in a non‐Western context of the UAE

Abu Elanain, Hossam M. - In: Journal of Management Development 29 (2010) 1, pp. 5-27

Purpose – This study has three objectives: to examine the impact of organizational justice on work outcomes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to test the mediating impact of job satisfaction and organizational commitment on the justice‐turnover intention relationship, and to test...

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