Raises the issue of metaphorical thinking in organization theory and management development and in doing so warns of the dangers of framing our thinking through metaphor. Raises the notion of the learning organization in such a context and discusses some challenges and implications for...

Purpose – Many great strategies fail to deliver any value for the simple reason that they never get implemented. This article discusses some of the barriers to organizational change and proposes six tactics that can help organizations get from an unimplemented strategy to an implemented one....

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to present a broad‐based tool primarily for the use of practitioners at the senior and middle management levels, to analyze the innovation management processes within their organizations and assess their impact on innovation and firm performance. It...

Purpose – Research has recognized the importance of middle management in the strategy process. Nonetheless, two questions raised by the involvement of middle management remain largely unexplored; they are central to this study. The first question concerns the conditions of this involvement....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a more effective way for businesses to compete successfully in the rapidly‐evolving global market. Design/methodology/approach – A range of published literature in the field of management has been used to develop guidelines that should...

Purpose – To discover the important, practical factors that Make Change Work. Design/methodology/approach – Global survey conducted through online and face‐to‐face interviews. Statistical analysis using correlation and cross tabulation. Findings – Study identified four areas correlated...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the need for a new style of management to enable companies and organisations to better face the future. Design/methodology/approach – Draws on analysis carried out within the Challenge Forum in recent projects. Findings – Companies face...

Purpose – Nanotechnology, the ability to manipulate materials on the atomic and molecular level, and thus create novel structures and materials, is at the forefront of a paradigm shift whose impact may equal or surpass that of computers and the internet. To cope with this new environment,...

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine learning groups as complex systems and to address three issues about learning in organizations: learning from change; factors affecting learning; and learning leading to growth and renewal. Design/methodology/approach – A case study was conducted at a...