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Developing corporate culture as a competitive advantage
Sadri, Golnaz; Lees, Brian - In: Journal of Management Development 20 (2001) 10, pp. 853-859
Defines the concept of corporate culture and shows how it affects organizations (both positively and negatively). Corporations that have been successful in establishing and fostering positive cultures are profiled. The authors find that an effective culture must be aligned with employee values...
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Making wise decisions: leadership lessons from Mahabharata
L. Kaipa, Prasad - In: Journal of Management Development 33 (2014) 8/9, pp. 835-846
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to help leaders to reflect on how to make difficult decisions by developing practical wisdom based on Indian traditions. In complex scenarios, when leaders are is crisis, they often tend to rush into decisions without proper reflection, rely too heavily...
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The Relevance of Ethics to Management Education
Allan Cooke, Robert; Ryan, Leo V. - In: Journal of Management Development 7 (1988) 2, pp. 28-38
Ethics training is important in the preparation of current or future managers, but many people have misconceptions … about ethics in general, and business ethics in particular. Those who question the wisdom of business ethics education are …
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On the very notion of compliance with some help from William James
Raatzsch, Richard - In: Journal of Management Development 34 (2015) 1, pp. 76-89
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reach more clarity regarding the notion of compliance, in particular with regard to relation between this notion and the notion of integrity. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a conceptual investigation, following a broadly understood...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014884126
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The role of corporate reputation on co-operants behavior and organizational performance
Graca, Casimiro Almeida M; Arnaldo, Coelho - In: Journal of Management Development 35 (2016) 1, pp. 17-37
Purpose – Corporate reputation (CR) is an important intangible asset of a company. The purpose of this paper is to … management of intangible assets like reputation. Internal culture, satisfaction with management, image and communication can … boost reputation and thus organizational performance and members’ loyalty. Social implication – This paper aims to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014884163
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Be nice and fair or else: understanding reasons for employees' deviant behaviors
Everton, Wendi J.; Jolton, Jeffrey A.; Mastrangelo, Paul M. - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 2, pp. 117-131
Purpose – This paper aims to review research about four forms of deviant employee behavior: unexplained absenteeism/tardiness, employee theft, incivility, and violence. It is believed that, when an organization and its managers are perceived to be fair and supportive, employee deviant behavior...
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Coaching at relational depth: a case study
Day, Andrew - In: Journal of Management Development 29 (2010) 10, pp. 864-876
Purpose – This paper aims to describe how organisation coaches can work at relational depth with their clients by exploring the unconscious relational dynamics of the coaching relationship and their links to unconscious dynamics in the client's organisation. Design/methodology/approach – The...
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Shame in the coaching relationship: reflections on organisational vulnerability
Cavicchia, Simon - In: Journal of Management Development 29 (2010) 10, pp. 877-890
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the particular human experience that is shame and its manifestations in the relationship that coaches and their clients co‐create. The paper aims to consider shame as a relational and contextual phenomenon, how it is experienced, how it...
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“He has told you, O man, what is good!”
Isaac Mostovicz, E.; Kakabadse, Nada K. - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 9, pp. 948-961
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce three fundamental concepts of Jewish thought that act as the basis of society. The authors use these concepts to examine standard organisational behaviour in modern society and highlight basic shortcomings of modern organisational thought....
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The Beer Distribution Game: Using Simulation to Teach Systems Thinking
Goodwin, Jack S.; Franklin, Stephen G. - In: Journal of Management Development 13 (1994) 8, pp. 7-15
Describes how the authors have effectively employed the Beer Distribution Game, a simulation exercise developed at MIT′s Sloan School of Management, to teach systems concepts and systems thinking to managers. Details a description of how the simulation works and how its typical results are...
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