Outlines the aim, methods and content of the London Business School Sloan Fellowships Programme. Looks at who are the participants and the effect the programme can have on their long‐term careers.

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore notions of enterprise as an instance of organizational change within university business schools, using a theoretical approach drawn from the discourse theory of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. Their concept of articulatory practice is useful for...

Often associated with early stages of individual and organizational change is exploration of basic premisses or assumptions held by individuals. Management faculty could benefit from an increased awareness of epistemological and values assumptions that they and others are applying in their...

The ability to make quantum leaps in changing organizations is becoming a survival need for both managers and their organizations. Managers are needed who can build networks to funnel diverse views upward from the lower levels where the need for change is often first detected. Describes how a...

Explores issues arising from an evaluation of a qualification based management development programme run in partnership between Bristol Business School and Chep UK Ltd. Finds the outcomes of the research were important in three ways. First, in providing a greater understanding of stakeholder...

Presents a personal view from a business school perspective on some of the issues in an era of rapid change and internationalization of business, facing management development – defined here as programmes and activities specifically provided to enhance the knowledge, abilities and achievements...

Report of a study tour to examine MBA and executive programmes offered by US business schools. Comments on their international activity, learning methods and the place of the case study. Examines the role of research and touches on the course environments. Concludes that US business schools are...

Change, enterprise and external funding are major factors in public sector management in many parts of the world. The situation facing managers in the British education system is no exception. In both a personal and a professional sense, many lecturers are being asked to become more...