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Mayrhofer, Wolfgang; Iellatchitch, Alexandre; Meyer, Michael - In: Journal of Management Development 23 (2004) 9, pp. 870-884

New forms of organising and new forms of individuals private and professional life concepts have affected organisations as well as careers. The resulting new forms of careers are characterised by two major elements: organisations are no longer the primary arena for professional careers and the...

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The big five in the USA and Japan

Robie, Chet; Brown, Douglas J.; Bly, Paul R. - In: Journal of Management Development 24 (2005) 8, pp. 720-736

Purpose – To examine whether the “big five” personality factors operate similarly from a psychometric perspective across dissimilar cultures. Design/methodology/approach – Managers from the USA and Japan were administered a work‐oriented measure of the big five and overall assessment...

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Cultural obstacles in growing entrepreneurship: a study in Singapore

Cheng Patrick Low, Kim - In: Journal of Management Development 25 (2006) 2, pp. 169-182

Purpose – This paper seeks to identify the cultural obstacles or what discourages the setting‐up of businesses among Singaporeans. Design/methodology/approach – Focus group method. Findings – Four obstacles: being over‐compliant, too left‐brained, over‐pampered, and afraid of...

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Globalization, organizational opaqueness and conspiracy

Roukis, George S. - In: Journal of Management Development 25 (2006) 10, pp. 970-980

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to ascertain how the forces of globalization affect current organizational … decision‐making. Design/methodology/approach – This article examines the historical development of globalization, within the … nexus between fast paced technologically driven globalization and dysfunctional organizations reveal that the uncertainties …

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An analysis of the environment and competitive dynamics of management education

Thomas, Howard - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 1, pp. 9-21

Purpose – The paper seeks to identify the key environmental forces and competitive drivers influencing the strategic management of a business school, and to give guidance about strategic choices as the business school evolves in the new knowledge economy. Design/methodology/approach –...

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The globalization of business education: through the lens of semiglobalization

Ghemawat, Pankaj - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 4, pp. 391-414

rhetoric around the globalization of business education has greatly outrun the reality of curricular change and this problem …

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Future business schools

Noorda, Sijbolt - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 5, pp. 519-525

Purpose – Business schools are among the best appreciated institutions of higher education worldwide. They are excellent examples for other academic disciplines in terms of dedication to teaching and learning, performance benchmarking and value for society. Past performance, however, does not...

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Perspectives on leadership in business schools

Thomas, Howard; Thomas, Lynne - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 5, pp. 526-540

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on leadership in business schools. It seeks to advocate examining strategic leadership processes through the exploration of interactions between such multiple constituencies as the dean, faculty, university councils and advisory boards....

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Reflections on the globalization of management education

De Meyer, Arnoud - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 4, pp. 336-345

Purpose – Globalization of management education seems to have become the natural way to go for management and business …. The purpose of this paper is to provide some advice on how to implement globalization. Design/methodology/approach – This … in particular on the need to understand what the driver for the globalization is and on implementation issues, e.g. how …

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Business schools in transition? Issues of impact, legitimacy, capabilities and re‐invention

Thomas, Howard; Cornuel, Eric - In: Journal of Management Development 31 (2012) 4, pp. 329-335

themes: first, the impacts and environmental influences on management education including issues of globalization, global … those models. Findings – Globalization is an important environmental influence. Arnoud de Meyer, the President of SMU …, offers his reflections. The paper by Peter Lacy and his colleagues at Accenture builds on the theme of globalization by …

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