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Using knowledge management to leverage training and development initiatives

Goodman, Neal; Schieman, John - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 42 (2010) 2, pp. 112-115

knowledge management system is even more significant and should be leveraged with corporate globalization efforts. Originality …

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Aligning leadership development for general managers with global strategy: the Bristol‐Myers Squibb story

Derven, Marjorie; Frappolli, Kristin - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 43 (2011) 1, pp. 4-12

Purpose – This paper aims to describe an innovative, blended learning approach to global general manager (GM) development at Bristol‐Myers Squibb that encompasses the career lifecycle from pre‐promotion, on‐boarding and ongoing development for GM incumbents. Design/methodology/approach...

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Leadership development in a global environment: lessons learned from one of the world's largest employers

Schwartz, Anne - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 43 (2011) 1, pp. 13-16

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to share best practices from global logistics leader, UPS, for approach overhauling a company's global training, leadership development and succession planning practices. Design/methodology/approach – Told from the vantage point of Anne Schwartz, UPS's...

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Taking diversity and inclusion initiatives global

Goodman, Neal R. - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 45 (2013) 3, pp. 180-183

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges of rolling out diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives globally and to provide leaders with guidance for successful global implementation of their D&I initiatives. Design/methodology/approach – Possible methods examined...

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Mind your language training

Little, Bob - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 45 (2013) 4, pp. 230-235

Purpose – Globalisation has made English today's international business language. This article aims to explore what this means for suppliers of English language training – and how corporate buyers of this training can get value for money from them. Design/methodology/approach – The article...

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Response of managers to the challenges of globalisation

J. Hurn, Brian - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 45 (2013) 6, pp. 336-342

Purpose – This article aims to emphasise the increasing need for managers operating in international business to respond effectively to the challenges of globalisation and to provide suggested responses and training of global international managers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

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Diversity and inclusion by design: best practices from six global companies

Derven, Marjorie - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 46 (2014) 2, pp. 84-91

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to share best practices for diversity and inclusion from six global companies and to make the business case for its importance. Design/methodology/approach – In-depth interviews were conducted with diversity and inclusion leaders in the USA from...

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Diversity & Inclusion and innovation: a virtuous cycle

Steele, Rebekah; Derven, Marjorie - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 47 (2015) 1, pp. 1-7

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to clarify the reciprocal relationship between Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) and innovation to demonstrate how each may be effectively leveraged for the benefit of the other to help businesses grow. The paper aims to expand the discussion around the...

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Global production sharing and South‐South trade

Athukorala, Prema‐chandra; Nasir, Shahbaz - In: Indian Growth and Development Review 5 (2012) 2, pp. 173-202

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine patterns and determinants of trade among developing countries (South‐South trade), with emphasis on the role of production sharing in global economic integration of the Southern economies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with...

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Globalization and inequality: insights from municipal level data in Brazil

Samy, Yiagadeesen; Daudelin, Jean - In: Indian Growth and Development Review 6 (2013) 1, pp. 128-147

Purpose – The relationship between globalization – through trade liberalization – and inequality is unclear. The … globalization. Research limitations/implications – In terms of future work, there is a need to examine further the role of de … to the existing literature on globalization and inequality. It uses municipal level data and identifies a “flip” in the …

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