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Challenges facing business schools in the future

Cornuel, Eric - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 1, pp. 87-92

and quality improvement programmes to prove to the market that they are committed to excellence and innovation …

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Diversity and learning for innovation: dialogue for collaboration

Rose‐Anderssen, Christen; Allen, Peter M. - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 3, pp. 307-327

Purpose – This paper aims to develop an approach for improving linguistic skills to enhance work collaboration. Design/methodology/approach – A framework has been developed using principles of complex systems thinking, cultural‐historical activity theory and theories of intercultural...

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Technology and the business school world

Fleck, James - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 4, pp. 415-424

Purpose – This paper aims to consider the range of technologies currently affecting the business school world, and to draw out some of the implications and ramifications that we should bear in mind. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on insights from other analyses of technology...

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Are business schools studying and teaching the right things?

Ulrich Maerki, Hans - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 4, pp. 425-430

is imperative that we do this to drive much needed service innovation and to equip graduates for the jobs of tomorrow …

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Making a case for the case method in Turkey

Apaydin, Marina - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 7, pp. 678-692

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the benefits and drawbacks of the case method, one of the participative learning techniques, and its appropriateness for the Turkish cultural context. It offers an executable strategy for promoting this method in Turkey....

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Exploring managerial values in the changing Turkish business context

Çakmakçı, Ufuk M.; Karabatı, Serdar - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 7, pp. 693-707

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore differences in managerial values in Turkey by relating them to the changing business context. Design/methodology/approach – The research delineates individual value differences between upper‐level managers and a group of MBA students who were...

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Leadership techniques for nurturing worker garden variety creativity

Mayfield, Milton; Mayfield, Jacqueline - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 9, pp. 976-986

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a model for how leaders can nurture and develop worker garden variety creativity. Design/methodology/approach – This model was created by synthesizing existing research and literature on leadership and garden variety creativity. Findings –...

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Product development and innovation for developing countries

Chandra, Mahesh; Neelankavil, James P. - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 10, pp. 1017-1025

innovation and the seven R's. Each approach focuses on the consumer and suggests a radical approach to developing new products …

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The real work of the leader: a focus on the human side of the equation

Cangemi, Joseph P.; Burga, Bill; Lazarus, Harold; … - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 10, pp. 1026-1036

Purpose – No one would argue that leaders have a myriad of significant responsibilities. Using a premise the authors support – leadership is a people business – they aim to utilize their more than 100 years combined leadership to answer the question: what, then, is the real work of the...

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Innovation in research and development: tool of strategic growth

Holtzman, Yair - In: Journal of Management Development 27 (2008) 10, pp. 1037-1052

their competitors. As a matter of fact, effective product innovation is the key to growth, even survival, for almost any … business. Design/methodology/approach – The author discusses how innovation in R&D could serve as a differentiating strategic … tools and methodologies and applies these to innovation in R&D. The paper discusses methods to optimize a company's R …

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