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Understanding social advocacy
London, Manuel - In: Journal of Management Development 29 (2010) 3, pp. 224-245
Purpose – This paper aims to examine characteristics that contribute to leaders' emergence and development as social advocates in their organizations and communities. Design/methodology/approach – Building on theories of social problems, influence, and impression management, this paper...
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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
Focuses on the work of managers in new forms of organisations which are flexible, horizontally integrated, and decentralised. Although much has been written about managers, including their roles, functions, and skills, the organisational context is changing, and new perspectives are needed. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014882161
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The role of technical skill in perceptions of managerial performance
Hysong, Sylvia J. - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 3, pp. 275-290
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether technical skill provides incremental value over managerial skill in managerial performance for first‐tier managers, and explore potential mediators of this relationship. Hypotheses: technical skill incrementally predicts managerial...
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Factors influencing leadership development in an uncertain environment
Megheirkouni, Majd - In: Journal of Management Development 35 (2016) 10, pp. 1232-1254
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the factors influencing leadership development (LD). It responds to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014884133
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Business ethics and social responsibility in transition economies
Fülöp, Gyula; Hisrich, Robert D.; Szegedi, Krisztina - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 1, pp. 5-31
a wide variety of issues on the part of corporate leadership. The nature of these values and abilities will more than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014882126
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Business innovation through customer‐value creation
Kodama, Mitsuru - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 1, pp. 49-70
For the various cyber businesses of the future based on the Internet, multimedia and other new electronic fields, business organization styles, management methods and the distribution of management resources must be re‐structured to accommodate the transformation of the business environment....
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Leading the pack : future role of IS/IT professionals
Kakabadse, Andrew; Korac‐Kakabadse, Nada - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 2, pp. 97-155
. The results of the two case studies suggest that there is a need for improvement in the area of IS/IT leadership for … effective IS/IT development and utilisation. Strategies for developing IS/IT leadership capabilities are discussed at the end of …
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Strategic community management in a large business
Kodama, Mitsuru - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 3, pp. 190-206
For the last few years, the videoconferencing system market represented by multimedia technology has enjoyed strong growth in Japan. Behind the recent upturn in this market was the strategic alliance of NTT, Japan’s largest telecommunications carrier, and PictureTel of the USA, followed by the...
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The teaching of leadership on UK MBA programmes
Mellahi, Kamel - In: Journal of Management Development 19 (2000) 4, pp. 297-308
This study investigates the compatibility of leadership values taught on MBA programmes in the United Kingdom (UK) and … the expected, accepted and effective leadership values in three non‐western cultures. The study was conducted on 272 full … reveals that leadership curricula on MBA programmes is broadly conceived in the US corpus and assumes universality. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014882138
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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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