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The strategy of stakeholder briefing during merger negotiation in the bank market

Konstantopoulos, Nikolaos; Sakas, Damianos P.; … - In: Journal of Management Development 28 (2009) 7, pp. 622-632

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the variable stakeholder briefing in the successful completion of merger negotiations in the Greek banking branch. Design/methodology/approach – The codification is attempted by means of software, so as to clarify the trends for...

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Walk the Talk: Applying TQ Principles to an Element of Management Development ‐Contracting

Heinbuch, Susan E. - In: Journal of Management Development 12 (1993) 7, pp. 60-70

As a result of organizations′ increasing predilection to contract for services, a gap has emerged between the management skills we emphasize in management development programmes and the skill needs of future managers. A total quality approach to management development will require us to close...

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A Spanish Acquisition in Eastern Germany: Culture Shock

Frederick, W. Richard; de la Fuente Rodriguez, Adolfo - In: Journal of Management Development 13 (1994) 2, pp. 42-48

Describes the Spanish acquisition of a construction company in East Berlin from the Treuhandanstalt (the East German privatization agency) as well as the contentious renegotiation of the sales contract. Also describes the relationship between the Spanish senior management of the enterprise and...

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Self‐development: the nine basic skills for business success

Dobbins, R.; Pettman, B.O. - In: Journal of Management Development 16 (1997) 8, pp. 521-667

; developing winning business and marketing strategies; negotiating skills; leadership; financial skills; and time management. …

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“Climate for ethics” and occupational‐organisational commitment conflict

English, Brian - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 9, pp. 963-975

that are perceived to have a low regard for ethics should therefore experience occupational‐organisational conflict leading …

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Gender, age and nationality: assessing their impact on conflict resolution styles

Gbadamosi, Oluwakemi; Ghanbari Baghestan, Abbas; … - In: Journal of Management Development 33 (2014) 3, pp. 245-257

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the conflict resolution styles used by university students in …. Design/methodology/approach – The Thomas-Kilmann conflict mode instrument was adopted to assess the conflict resolution … conflict resolution styles used by students. Findings – Results of this study indicates that female students used competitive …

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Adventure learning Influence of collectivism on team and organizational attitudinal changes

Alvin Ng, H. - In: Journal of Management Development 20 (2001) 5, pp. 424-440

Adventure learning (AL) programs have strong support in the West but are only emerging in Asia. This study shows a cultural dimension – collectivism (specifically, a preference to work in groups) was negatively related to changes in two key teamwork attitudes – task‐participation and...

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From loose groups to effective teams

Sheard, A.G.; Kakabadse, A.P. - In: Journal of Management Development 21 (2002) 2, pp. 133-151

effective teams to form in the minimum time. In the current research program the organisation studied was a multinational …

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Leadership and trust facilitating cross‐functional team success

Simsarian Webber, Sheila - In: Journal of Management Development 21 (2002) 3, pp. 201-214

Cross‐functional teams (CFTs) have increased in use within a variety of organizations. While these teams claim to …‐functional teams and the development of trust are offered as influential in creating a team climate for trust in cross‐functional teams. …

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Team effectiveness – development of an audit questionnaire

Bateman, Billy; Colin Wilson, F.; Bingham, David - In: Journal of Management Development 21 (2002) 3, pp. 215-226

Much has been said and written about the importance of teams to the success of organisations and emphasis has been … audit tool focuses on six domains considered to be important in effective teams. The self‐report audit tool has now been … used by over 140 teams across a range of public‐sector organisations and this has enabled a significant database to be …

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