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Supervisory management and quality circle performance
Goulden, Clive - In: Journal of Management Development 14 (1995) 7, pp. 15-27
. This has tended to emphasize the need for commitment from senior management rather than the operation of quality circles … themselves; an emphasis further enhanced by the location of quality improvement in the management of change literature, with its … focus on management‐led, top‐down change. Describes an investigation into two quality circles in the same company, operating …
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Social power for compliance of middle managers and front‐line workers with quality improvement policies
Lam, Simon S.K. - In: Journal of Management Development 15 (1996) 9, pp. 13-17
The results of a company‐wide quality improvement programme are usually new company policies. Implementation of these quality improvement policies can be extremely difficult, because employees may not comply with them. A survey of 67 middle managers and 174 front‐line workers was conducted...
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Quality in management decision making within a changing context
Gilmore, Audrey - In: Journal of Management Development 17 (1998) 2, pp. 106-120
The aim of this paper is to look beyond the application of quality management controls, assurances and standards which … have already been widely addressed in the quality literature. Instead, the focus is on quality in management performance … variables and environmental change. Some of the influences on management development are considered. These include: the effect …
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Factors influencing adult learning in technology based firms
MacDonald, Colla J.; Gabriel, Martha A.; Bradley Cousins, J. - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 3, pp. 220-240
, implementers, and evaluators of management training in technology‐based companies.  …
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Changes in management culture and competencies: the German experience
Randlesome, Collin - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 7, pp. 629-642
Initially examines the changing management culture in Germany. Second, it considers the management competencies …
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An analysis of the utilization and effectiveness of non‐financial incentives in small business
Appelbaum, Steven H.; Kamal, Rammie - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 9, pp. 733-763
This research was conducted in order to determine what variables would give small businesses (defined as any firm with less than 100 employees) an advantage versus larger businesses in attracting and maintaining employees while optimizing their performance. Job enrichment, employee recognition,...
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The work of managers in new organisational contexts
Chapman, Judith Ann - In: Journal of Management Development 20 (2001) 1, pp. 55-68
these contexts. The paper suggests two pivotal management processes, the exercise of judgment and the use of influence …
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Time in organizations
Goddard, Robert - In: Journal of Management Development 20 (2001) 1, pp. 19-27
Current organizational theory looks at time on task, as opposed to time off task. However, there is a more complex pattern of time use. Organization time, based on these findings, is defined as whether one engages with organization, or disengages from organization, and engages with task, or...
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Practical leadership‐in‐management education for effective strategies in a rapidly changing world
Rausch, Erwin; Halfhill, Susan M.; Sherman, Herbert; … - In: Journal of Management Development 20 (2001) 3, pp. 245-258
several well‐known strategy implementation models. Learners can develop and improve leadership‐in‐management decision making …
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Alternative work arrangements among professionals and managers
MacDermid, Shelley M.; Dean Lee, Mary; Buck, Michelle; … - In: Journal of Management Development 20 (2001) 4, pp. 305-317
This study examines part‐time work arrangements among 78 women professionals and managers to learn more about their implications for career development. Specifically, it documents the level of success of the work arrangements, their expected career implications, and the factors distinguishing...
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