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Corporate Change Programmes: A False Panacea?
Nicoll, David - In: Management Decision 31 (1993) 5
Argues that groups within the organization play a significant role in enabling it to face a hostile environment. Describes how groups translate their culture into work patterns and argues that this is an important factor in any change programme. Questions the motives and effectiveness of culture...
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Acknowledge and Use Your Grapevine
Cathmoir Nicoll, David - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 6, pp. 25-30
Reassesses the role of the grapevine in employee communications. Argues that it has a role to play in socializing employees to a company, initiating behavioural change, disciplining employees and providing information. Discusses the implementation of the grapevine as a part of the employee...
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Corporate Culture
Gorman, Liam - In: Management Decision 27 (1989) 1
The study of corporate culture is a valuable contribution to the study of organisations. Corporate culture consists of values, norms, feelings, hopes and aspirations held by members of organisations. These aspects may not be instantly discernible; however, it is important that managers are aware...
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Strategies for avoiding the micro management trap
Wright, Robert F. - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 5, pp. 362-364
In the highly competitive business world of today, many managers have a tendency to micro manage their field sales employees. These managers have good intentions of trying to help the representatives accomplish the various tasks and directives that have been set by upper management. However,...
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The art of managing for the future: leadership of turbulence
Lane, David A.; Down, Martin - In: Management Decision 48 (2010) 4, pp. 512-527
Purpose – The paper aims to explore themes in Drucker's work which provide messages for current turbulent times. Based on a literature review of both Drucker's work and contemporary studies in the field of complexity theory the paper's aim is to explore turbulence as a feature of levels of...
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Going for the gold
Burdett, John - In: Management Decision 35 (1997) 2, pp. 119-124
Likens the world of top‐class sports and team playing with business organizations. Discusses player development, leadership, players’ assumptions, partnerships with customers and employs Tamrock, a multinational corporation based in Finland,as a case in point.
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Is executive coaching more effective than other management training and development methods?
Rekalde, Izaskun; Landeta, Jon; Albizu, Eneka; … - In: Management Decision 55 (2017) 10, pp. 2149-2162
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of the results of applying executive coaching (EC) as a … providing advantages and drawbacks in its use. Practical implications Coaching seems to provide the most effective method for …
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Determining factors in the effectiveness of executive coaching as a management development tool
Rekalde, Izaskun; Landeta, Jon; Albizu, Eneka - In: Management Decision 53 (2015) 8, pp. 1677-1697
success of an executive coaching process, arranged in order of importance. Design/methodology/approach – Selection of factors … order to complete and assess the factors selected. Findings – The most outstanding factors needed in executive coaching are … – This research furnishes a quantitative criterion for the evaluation and ranking of the determining factors in coaching …
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Cracking the code of business
Emiliani, M.L. - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 2, pp. 60-79
Large public companies restructure themselves on a regular basis with the primary goals of achieving better financial performance and demonstrating responsiveness to shareholder interests. However, it is well know that such discontinuities typically result in great stress and confusion amongst...
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Managers as kings: Shakespeare on modern leadership
Egan, Michael - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 5, pp. 315-327
Discusses Shakespeare’s Chronicles and their links to organizational behaviour. Highlights lessons from history for those seeking to exercise power successfully and manage both individuals and groups.
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