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Enabling transparent leadership: a small business manager's perspective

Salvatico, Robert - In: Journal of Management Development 25 (2006) 10, pp. 1018-1020

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to discuss the role of transparent leadership in a small family owned hotel, the Wingate Inn, Garden City, New York. The goal is to demonstrate that one can create a more productive, open work place and ultimately more satisfied, loyal guests. The...

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Skills, training and development within an insular labour market

Baum, Tom - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 2, pp. 132-147

Purpose – The paper aims to discuss growing public interest in the non‐clinical environment of hospitals and other healthcare facilities which has recently been greatly sharpened by political debate and professional concern. Design/methodology/approach – The research was based on a survey...

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The impact of transformational leadership on organizational and leadership effectiveness

Erkutlu, Hakan - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 7, pp. 708-726

leader effectiveness at boutique hotels. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 722 subjects (60 managers and 662 non …‐managerial employees) participated in this study from 60 boutique hotels. Participants were told that the study was designed to collect … assess leadership behaviors of the boutique hotels' first‐line managers and commitment and satisfaction levels of employees …

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Desirable leadership behaviours of multi‐cultural managers in China

Littrell, Romie F. - In: Journal of Management Development 21 (2002) 1, pp. 5-74

. Data was collected for 220 managers and supervisors in two hotels in the interior of China. Both expatriate and indigenous …

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A preliminary study of service predispositions amongst hospitality workers in Australia

Lee‐Ross, Darren; Pryce, Josephine - In: Journal of Management Development 24 (2005) 5, pp. 410-420

Purpose – To assess the attitudes toward service delivery of employees in Australian hotels with a long‐term view of … encounter. In tourist hotels, short periods of service delivery allow only limited opportunities for workers to establish …

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The effectiveness of human resource practices on advancing men’s and women’s ranks

Jansen, Paul G.W.; van der Velde, Mandy E.G.; Telting, … - In: Journal of Management Development 20 (2001) 4, pp. 318-331

The present longitudinal study examines the effect of 105 different human resource practices, grouped into four domains (staffing, human resource development, hygiene factors, supportive climate) on trends in the increase or decrease of the number of men and women working at different...

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A cross method analysis of the impact of culture and communications upon a health care merger

Appelbaum, Steven H.; Gandell, Joy - In: Journal of Management Development 22 (2003) 5, pp. 370-409

The incidence of mergers and acquisitions has proliferated throughout the world including all sectors of our society, both municipal and industrial, private and public. However, the majority (60‐80 percent) of them do not reach their intended objectives owing to the fact that the merging...

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Adapting training for older employees

Armstrong‐Stassen, Marjorie; Templer, Andrew - In: Journal of Management Development 24 (2005) 1, pp. 57-67

Purpose – The workforce is aging in all industrialized nations and the retention of older workers will become one of the dominant issues in the coming decades. Training is an important component of retention and the availability of training is critical for retaining older workers....

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International training and management development: theory and reality

Shen, Jie - In: Journal of Management Development 24 (2005) 7, pp. 656-666

Purpose – This article aims to outline the theoretical perspectives of international training and development and examine how theoretical frameworks have been implemented by practitioners. Design/methodology/approach – Literature review. Findings – There appears to be a considerable gap...

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Does Herzberg's motivation theory have staying power?

Bassett‐Jones, Nigel; Lloyd, Geoffrey C. - In: Journal of Management Development 24 (2005) 10, pp. 929-943

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the issue of whether Herzberg's two‐factor motivation theory still resonates nearly 50 years after it was first posited. The objective is to assess whether or not Herzberg's contentious seminal studies on motivation at work still hold true today....

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