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Developing strategies and leaders to succeed in a new era of sustainability
Lacy, Peter; Haines, Arnaud; Hayward, Rob - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 4, pp. 346-357
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify leading CEOs’ views on sustainability and how they believe it is impacting the business environment, with a particular focus on the importance of education (formal and informal) in developing future business leaders who can effectively...
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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
play a relevant role in a company's transformation towards sustainability: cultural change; collaboration with external … shows how cultural change, collaboration with external stakeholders and innovation form a vital combination in the … show how cultural factors, collaboration and innovation form a vital combination for changing the way businesses do things …
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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...
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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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Women managers: does positive action training make a difference?
Anderson, Viv - In: Journal of Management Development 23 (2004) 8, pp. 729-740
Despite long‐standing legislation within the UK, women are still generally under‐represented at managerial level within organisations. One method of making a difference to this situation is the provision of positive action training and this paper summarises the arguments for and against...
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