Purpose Based on the combined experiences of operations and supply chain management (O&SCM) scholars and a reflective practitioner, the paper compares, contrasts and reconciles the competences needed to research O&SCM practice and to practice O&SCM research. The purpose of this paper is to...

Purpose – To discuss the importance of the research aspect of an academic staff member's career. Design/methodology/approach – The viewpoint draws on the author's own experience as well as a literature review relating to the value of research. Findings – Concludes that research is a point...

Purpose – To reflect on experience of research and journal publication with the aim of sharing key lessons in preparing and submitting articles for publication. Design/methodology/approach – The viewpoint draws on the author's own career‐long experience as a teacher, researcher and writer....

Purpose – This paper was written to put “on record” what, in retrospect, appear to the author to be the most significant aspects of his academic career, one that spans more than half a century. Design/methodology/approach – The author begins by discussing his Wharton School experience...

Purpose – This paper sets out to explore the gendered nature of the MBA and the benefits men and women gain from the course. In so doing it aims to highlight a relationship between the masculinity of the MBA and the “un‐development” of men. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws...

Purpose – This paper aims to focus the attention of management educators and trainers internationally on the need for cooperation and coordination in developing management skills at the supervisory level. Such action is perceived not only as being highly beneficial in advancing effective...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a first installment of a new column on human resource matters in libraries. It aims to focus on the beginning of a professional career in libraries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper looks at beginning a professional career in...

Fiscal experts point out that no individual nation, no matter how apparently buoyant its economy, can be impervious to the world financial climate. By the same token, major corporations have to be aware that they ignore changing international economic forces at their peril. Gazing into its...

The Chubb Group of insurance companies and Bear Stearns security company are among the large corporations that have, over the last decade, been gradually liberating their internal labor markets. The traditional system of management determining the employee’s career path has been replaced by a...

Firefighters spend less than 10 percent of their working time on emergencies. Yet the way they spend the other 90 percent of their working time directly influences how they respond to emergencies. Good leadership skills can help firefighters to make the most of the time they spend on their more...