Male and female managers, at or beyond a specified managerial level, were required to rate their subordinate report staff on six personalized key result area (KRA) ratings, 32 management practices, common to all staff, and a weighted overall score. Company wide data were collected from 810...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether managers at different levels differ in terms of ability and personality. Design/methodology/approach – Assessment centre results for over a thousand managers on two cognitive and two non‐cognitive tests were subject to analysis...

Reports the results of a survey of British senior managers concerning their leisure and work beliefs, as well as coping mechanisms and job satisfaction. Discusses the implications of the research for management studies.