The forces pushing management researchers inexorably closer to the managers they study are strong, strengthening and generally welcomed. This paper sees disadvantages in such proximity and common interest. Much of the work of management researchers is not rigorous, not sensible, and not useful,...

In a study during Industry Year (1986) 3,000 managers contributed their views of where they would like to be in the future and gave their reasons. They also offered ideas as to what had made them successful so far in their careers, and what training and development they felt they needed for...

The article considers the present trends occurring in the field of management development. One of the biggest problems today is the lack of a systemmatic approach to developmental needs. Practitioners and researchers are now considering the improvement of the design of management development...