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Alder, Harry - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 4, pp. 23-29

Reviews the advances in creative thinking since De Bono′s Lateral Thinking , including work on brain hemispheres, with particular reference to practical techniques that can be applied in business. Outlines a general approach, largely concerned with how the creative right brain is best...

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Evangelism of great works in management

Beu, Danielle S.; Leonard, Nancy H. - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 10, pp. 1226-1239

This paper explores how great ideas become “great works”. The paper explores the process used by Frederick Taylor to “spread the gospel” of scientific management – one of management's great works. The paper takes this example, dissects it and applies current theory and models to...

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From a hierarchy to a heterarchy of strategies: adapting to a changing context

Chakravarthy, Bala; Henderson, James - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 3, pp. 642-652

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to question the continued usefulness of the hierarchy of strategies framework and to propose a new approach. Design/methodology/approach – The study reviews extant literature and theorizes a new approach. Findings – The paper finds that the hierarchy...

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Towards the Dynamic Organization

Chaharbaghi, Kazem; Nugent, Edward - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 6, pp. 45-48

, continuous learning and constant restructuring. …

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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

management competency training and development strategy, setting up a comparison with other known training and development … as prescribers and promoters of company executive training and development actions. Findings The results suggest that EC … is an effective management training and development method (MTDM). Furthermore, it is confirmed to be more effective than …

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The “MATE” model: a strategic knowledge management technique on the chessboard of public‐sector modernization

Sotirakou, Tatiana; Zeppou, Mary - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 1, pp. 69-88

paper argues that modernization is tantamount to creating a “learning public administration”. Managing the transformation … a response to this challenge the present paper presents the management, training and evaluation (MATE) model – a … training (T) system and the evaluation (E) system. More specifically, the case study has shown that the exercise of the range …

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The role and status of qualitative methods in management research: an empirical account

Cassell, Catherine; Symon, Gillian; Buehring, Anna; … - In: Management Decision 44 (2006) 2, pp. 290-303

access to researcher training in this area. Practical implications – The paper is of practical interest to qualitative …

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Spotlight on Edward de Bono

Powell, Sarah - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 6, pp. 1058-1063

Purpose – This paper seeks to present an interview with Edward de Bono who is widely regarded as the father of lateral thinking and a leading authority in the direct teaching of thinking as a skill, describing how his medical background inspired his understanding of the brain as a...

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Trade from the ground up

Duke, Allison; Long, Charla - In: Management Decision 45 (2007) 8, pp. 1320-1330

. Specifically, training and establishing trust through social networks are explored as potential indicators in which HHI and other … success that may generalize to similar programs: training and establishing trust through social networks. Originality …

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Small creative industry firms: a development dilemma?

Chaston, Ian - In: Management Decision 46 (2008) 6, pp. 819-831

training programmes to stimulate business growth is an effective economic regeneration model in the case of small creative … the survey was to gain owner/manager views about participation in training. Findings – The results reveal the majority of … participating in training schemes aimed at enhancing business performance. Research limitations/implications – The limitations of …

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