Purpose – Many criticisms questioning the role and the efficiency of business consultants have been addressed. However, although a great deal of research has been carried out on business consultancy, little has been written on business consultancy from the consultant's viewpoint. In order to...

Purpose – This paper aims to undertake a study of national configurational demographics in order to determine the spread of understanding of the chairman's role, performance and contribution. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative methodology, exploratory in nature through in‐depth...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline how CSR can be effectively implemented and driven through the organisation. The emphasis of the paper is not on CSR definition but on the skills and capabilities needed by individuals and organizations to fully implement CSR application....

Purpose – Employee ownership has attracted much attention across the globe. Whether affected by the global financial crisis (GFC), or not, this paper seeks to canvass what is known about employee ownership in neo‐liberal political economies. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a...

Purpose – Despite the challenge of precisely defining the nature of temptation, this paper seeks to collect contrasting perspectives of this less attractive side of leadership and sets out to find a cure, or rather prevention, for falling into its grasp. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – Characteristics of leaders whose behaviour is visceral include taking action based on instinct rather than intellect and exhibiting coarse, base and often negative emotions. Despite the challenge of precisely defining the nature of visceral behaviour, the purpose of this paper is to...

The findings from a number of studies conducted at Cranfield School of Management exploring executive succession, are presented. Five critical considerations for executive succession are identified. These are, the need to respect context, effectively managing the dynamics of top teams, being...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of the use of the human resources (HR) intranet at managerial levels in terms of internal customer satisfaction with the HR function. Design/methodology/approach – Using role theory to underpin the research, this study examines...

Purpose – To examine an under‐researched area, namely the dynamics of chairman‐CEO interrelationship and its effect on the enterprise. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative methodology has been adopted through in‐depth interviews with chairmen, CEOs and non‐executive directors...

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore whether the Western concept of servant leadership holds the same meaning in the public sector of the cross‐cultural context of China and to identify whether there is an alternative term in the Chinese language that closely relates to the concept of...