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 … gathered in 2002 by interviews in Finnish ICT and paper companies where 30 managers were interviewed. The interviews were held …

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 … management habits and leadership styles of Estonian managers.  …

-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 …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine managerial styles of Russian managers in the context of institutional … and middle managers covering eight geographic regions, 14 industries and 80 organizations in Russia. Findings – Employing … managers such as their age, career development, regional, industrial and organizational presence. Originality/value – The …

different attitude of top managers towards uncertainty. Practical implications – The results suggest that the managers’ attitude … agency within the firms and indicate that managers can actively shape the alliance portfolio of their firms. Originality … structural perspectives. More precisely, this study provides the factors related to managers that might affect a firm’s alliance …

Provides ideas to managers and administrators in libraries on how to use free Internet sites and services to save the …