Purpose – To describe the contextual supervision (CS) model, and to invite interested researchers to study its effects in a wider range of applications across a variety of management fields. Design/methodology/approach – The developer of the CS model summarizes how he refined and studied the...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to determine whether the adoption of management techniques influences organizational performance and to determine the antecedents of adoption. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses a survey method to collect data from 106 large businesses in...

Describes a simulation that provides an alternative method for teaching managers about the organizational renewal process and about the skills which are necessary to effect change in organizations. The simulation is based on theories about change, diffusion of innovations, and power and...

Describes the use of a computer simulation to enhance management skills in an Indonesian Master of Management (MM) programme during the spring of 1991. Cultural and language differences presented special problems. Enthusiastic student response and the permanent inclusion of the simulation in the...

A European‐wide survey of 957 top managers of manufacturing companies spread across eight countries identifies considerable differences on five key dimensions: job satisfaction, orientation to discipline, general management orientation, team orientation and organizational orientation. Further...

With continued emphasis on productivity management and improvement, the Hershey Chocolate Company has grown into a major organisation comprising of seven major production facilities located in the US. In addition, the variety of programmes and systems implemented have involved employees in the...

A perspective on the age old question “How do we train and educate managers?” is provided. The central assumptions underlying most management education and development are at odds with the findings of many studies of management. Programmes for education should teach skills and techniques...

The case method has long been accepted as an excellent pedagogical approach and has been used extensively in management education. This paper examines the case method in the light of developments in adult education, and finds that reflection after the class discussion of the case is usually...

This study analyzes the influence of individual (age, education level, and job tenure) and contextual factors (type of establishment and number of subordinates) on managerial competency needs. The sample is composed of 80 Spanish managers from tourist organisations. Results show that managers...

Purpose – The paper sets out to provide a better understanding of the interfaces between second‐order change initiation by the “initiator” and the organizational contexts. It is an individual level study, and hence involves the dynamics experienced by the “initiator”. The type of...