Argues that empowerment facilitated by the development of personal power in staff is an important attribute for job satisfaction and longevity, and is an important element in the creation of effective learning organizations. In contrast to this, the main focus of management educators, trainers,...

End‐user computing is now a reality in many organizations. The variety of end users is considerable and it has many implications for their training and development. Focuses on some of these issues, in particular the problems of end‐user computing, anxiety problems of computer users, the...

Part 1 described the growth in end‐user computing and the problems which it presents for training and general computer literacy, highlighting a number of elements necessary to achieve a basic level of computer literacy, i.e. awareness, skill and knowledge. Part 2 explores a number of other...

Information technology presents considerable challenges and opportunities to society. Ireland, as a member of the European Union with a small, open economy which is highly influenced by international trends, has a particular interest in this new phenomenon. The manner in which the country meets...

The nature of career development, in particular the confusion which arises in trying to define it, are considered. Two key elements of career development are identified, namely career planning and career management. Results of a study of career development practices in Irish firms illustrate...

Examines the expectations of those graduates recruited by organizations for their “high‐flyer” programmes. Looks at the socialization process that such graduates are exposed to once recruited and evaluates the adjustment and change processes that graduates experience.