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Describes the elements of a successful employee training programme. Explains the distinction between training and education, along with a discussion of why “soft skills” training initiatives are less effective than skills‐based approaches. Discusses the critical role of the training...
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In 1996 Hubert Saint‐Onge and Smith published an article (“The evolutionary organization: avoiding a Titanic fate”, in The Learning Organization , Vol. 3 No. 4), based on their experience at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). It was established at CIBC that change could be...
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managers in unlocking or inhibiting individual learning. In “Scriptorg” individuals are trapped in a cycle of “not learning” or … highlight the significance of managers in inhibiting individual learning in organization and reinforces that practitioners … of managers, consequently enabling individuals to dance.  …
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managers of public, private and multinational organizations and establish the link between OLC and firm performance. Design …/methodology/approach – The data were collected from a sample of 612 managers randomly drawn from Indian industry, using a questionnaire survey …. Findings – Organizational capability perception for the managers of the IT sector and of multinational firms was the highest …
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Purpose – The purpose of this article is to explore strategies used by communities of practice (CoPs) managers when … identified a number of specific strategies CoP managers use to develop trust, facilitate collaboration, facilitate the … negotiation of shared meaning and manage power issues within the CoP. These strategies were shared by the four managers who …
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The frequently used influencing tactics in a relatively high collectivist and high power distance culture have been investigated. An exploratory study indicated that leaders used both implicit influence and more directive forms of influence. Empirical measures suggested that none of the western...
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Australian managers’ preferences for situational leadership styles and perceived effectiveness were compared, using … both “self” and “other” ratings on Blanchard’s latest model. Overall, supervisors and senior/middle managers preferred … their managers’ focus on supportive preferences effective (using Blanchard’s definition of effectiveness). Comparison of …
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Leaders and managers often are asked to take positions on various issues that reflect the needs or particular agendas … differing perspectives on and differing expectations of the leader’s or manager’s decisions or actions. The latter, in turn … conundrums leaders and managers face when beset by conflicting needs or purposes of others who have realistic or unrealistic …
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This study's aim is to explore the role of the manager‐leader when decisions are being implemented. Contingency theories of leadership served as a primary basis on this direction. The choice of a specific version of his/her supervisory style turned out an interplay of critical factors. The...
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Purpose – To develop a model clarifying the personal factors and behavioural characteristics (competencies) relevant to effective command, leadership and management in the Royal Navy. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire study was conducted on a sample of 261 Officers and ratings....
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