This paper explores the answers to two questions, “Can management educators and scholars become effective managers …?”; and “Can managers become effective management educators and scholars?”. “The qualified answers, as in other management … areas, are that it all depends on the person and the situation”. This paper first describes how successful managers …

impacts on management development. The paper determines the qualities and skills that modern managers must develop, especially … in this time of globalization and rapid change in the business world. It suggests educating managers in “soft skills …. Additionally in this work, the need for managers with international exposure and cross‐cultural experience is emphasized. Finally …

scholars can become effective managers, and also managers can become effective management educators and scholars. This has been … programmes of learning requiring new and closely audited processes and procedures. It also argues that many experienced managers … can and do turn their attention to the learning and development of other managers in academic environments. It concludes …

provides three specific sources of conflict as recounted by sample managers. The implications of our findings include …: selecting expatriate managers with high emotional intelligence, providing extensive pre‐departure cultural training that … reasoning, utilizing sensitivity training techniques to better prepare managers for new situations, and sending the expatriate …

Purpose – To demonstrate two distinct leadership requirements for project managers and establish a theoretical basis … managers who focus on proactive leadership behaviour will be more successful in completing projects on time, on budget and to … managers need to pay more attention to the progress of their projects and forestall any problems rather than just being …

, capitalist system. Should managers and management educators be concerned with the way the system works? If the great guru of … must. This viewpoint challenges managers to think about their role as social trustees for a just society. Design …/methodology/approach – The paper explores the author's thinking about the problem Findings – Concludes that managers and management educators …

that managers form this reality. Individuals' bounded rationality, the complexity of the observed reality and the influence … of the managers' beliefs are among the factors that give rise to these discrepancies. Thus, one can distinguish between …. Findings – The study reveals that managers' perceptions do not coincide with the information obtained from other bibliographic …

Leadership Institute developed 2,200 managers from Fujitsu Services from 13 different countries. Findings – This case story … reveals: how highly focused one‐day interventions can create immediate impact in managers' performance; the effect of a … management development initiative for 2,200 managers throughout Europe; how multinational development initiatives can be …