viable strategy for a firm. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses data from 70 managers in the spa industry. Findings … – Concludes that managers' cognitive style and particularly their way of taking in information (sensing or intuition) have effect … on strategies they tend to prefer. Intuitive managers tend to view the prospector or the analyzer strategy as the most …

Purpose – The paper seeks to identify elements of lean production that may be applicable to managers. Design …/methodology/approach – A survey was administered to 125 middle and lower level managers to assess perceptions about level of workload and … in process level, empowerment, and non value‐added time. Originality/value – These middle and lower level managers …

companies. Originality/value – Valuable for managers at every stage of their development, and especially for those just entering …

to the Organizational Survey of Managerial Integration were obtained from 528 managers in three randomly‐selected retail …, retail organizations might reduce costs associated with turnover. Managers' perceptions of integration (connectedness or … – Organizations might pay closer attention to the career development needs of their managers through formal and informal opportunities …

Purpose – This study aims to examine the day‐to‐day problems that managers face in trying to be effective and the … research summarizes the results of 185 interviews with managers employed at a broad range of levels and employers. Findings … – The managers were concerned with managing employee conflict, addressing employee performance and attitude issues, and …

of field research, using 6,124 managers undergoing leadership development processes. Survey methodology was used to … derailment characteristics. Findings – Different MBTI preferences of managers are likely to display derailment characteristics as … study also include the fact that managers going through a leadership development process may be different to managers in …

achievement (n‐ach). His argument is simple: if a nation develops a large number of people – especially managers, leaders and …, technical and managerial talents. But does the country have the so‐called achievement‐oriented managers to lead its enterprises …/methodology/approach – The study draws a national sample of managers working in the banking sector and attempts to measure the distribution of …

cost method for managerial recruitment improvement and as a solid first step in developing a cadre of managers for …

commitment in Nigeria, and to discover the extent to which unethical practices among managers have impacted upon managerial … statistical treatment. Using the business directory of companies in Nigeria, a sample of 409 managers was drawn using a systematic …