. Subordinates have a different focus than managers, as the latter focus on organisational goal attainment. The purpose of this paper … subordinates having the managers they prefer. Findings – Subordinates favour the type of manager who has a relationship oriented … servant leader to be their boss. Research has shown that relationship oriented and affiliation motivated managers, as well as …

amongst selected managers within a South African management context. It aims to increase the understanding of these … awareness on managing the present challenges and are aimed at managers and international organisations investing in South Africa …

managing in a multicultural environment. It is fundamental that Euro‐managers are able to identify, negotiate and mediate …

concerning women ICT professionals. This paper can also benefit managers in ICT and paper sectors. Originality/value – This paper …Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to examine managers' careers, describe and compare career paths between … study is: how do the managers construct their careers in ICT and the paper business sectors? Attempts to find out if there …

measures, then establish the presence of the relationship, based on a dataset of Estonian managers. Design … characteristics, finding that younger managers are more task‐oriented while older ones are typically relationship‐oriented and … conflict avoiding; women are more collaborative and less conflict avoiding, and men tend to use the accommodating mode more …

-level managers and HR professionals, and to uncover the roots and contents of (dis)agreements in the HRM frames among HR … professionals and middle-level managers. Design/methodology/approach – An explorative case study performed in a Dutch homecare …-level managers. Findings – The research shows that these differences originate in the lack of clarity concerning the experienced …