The use of andragogy and action learning as a basis for trainer development in a university setting is discussed. The authors discuss limitations of traditional teacher‐led ways of learning and the contrasting assumptions of modern adult learning methods. They go on to describe the rationale,...

This paper investigates the cultural influences (ethnic and organisational) on management decision making. Using Michael Kirton’s Adaptors and Innovators (1987) as a model, research was undertaken in Hong Kong with four groups of managers. The groups represented the permutations of expatriate...