Organizations have never faced a more turbulent, complex or changing environment. Traditional managerial approaches need to be supplemented to enable business to survive. Making sense of complexity requires holistic, lateral, intuitive thinking – right‐brain skills that can be improved and...

States that today, the corporate environment is characterized by complexity, uncertainty, contingency and evolution. In these conditions, the design of a learning organization should be based upon Einstein’s conception of time, which represents a dramatic shift from our traditional...

As organisational culture has become recognised as a significant phenomenon for understanding both managerial and organisational dynamics and development, two requirements have risen. On the one hand, we need a conceptual framework for comprehending culture and, on the other hand, we need...

Increasing numbers of men today are partners in dual career marriages. However, the professional and personal consequences of this lifestyle for men′s traditional roles are not yet well understood. Utilising an in‐depth interview methodology, an exploratory research study of 30 dual career...

Over the last 20 years, the training and development field has witnessed the emergence of a new paradigm, Experience‐Based Training and Development (EBTD). Although EBTD is being used extensively, there is no comprehensive guide to its theory and applications. The present article is designed...

The characteristics of cross‐cultural negotiation in the Asian context are reviewed. Findings are presented concerning an exercise in egotiation in an executive development programme in which participants were to develop a strategy of marketing a computer system to a bank. The two basic...

Addresses the issue of managerial learning disabilities in relation to a takeover situation. The analysis derives from involvement at the “sharp end” and being affected by bad management thinking. It shows that unless a wider and deeper perspective is taken by management in making decisions...

Presents an analysis of Austrian top managers and top management teams based on data gathered from Austrian managers in 301 separate organizations. Through the data collected, builds and presents a comprehensive picture of the current state of Austrian management. Also gives a profile of how...