The purpose of the study is to explore the relationship between Big Five Model of Personality and Managerial Effectiveness. The present study was done on a sample of 150 managers belonging to Private Sector Organizations. Variables in the study were assessed using two validated Instruments....

Firms must allocate some minimum amount of value to stakeholders in order to retain access to the resources they provide. Stakeholder theory suggests managers optimize firm-level performance by allocating more than this minimum amount. However, how much is too much? This article addresses the...

Today’s organizations require more than just technically qualified and intelligent employees to manage the highly complex as well as competitive business environment. Of late, considerable attention is being given to certain personality dimensions or individual difference variables which...

Management is seen as a process common to all functions of an organisation. Clarification of objectives, planning, organising, directing and controlling Theory X and Theory Y as two extremes of management style are examined. The Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid, as a means of comparing styles,...

Practical means are provided of integrating a new team member into an effective team. To be effective, teams must manage goals, roles, processes and relationships. Goals need to be held in common and be quantifiable. Roles of members need to be clearly stated for the process to be managed. The...

A survey was conducted in India to try to understand the factors that affect the productivity of Indian organisations. The perceptions of managers were sought and it is believed that more productive organisations would result from involving managers in the creation, design and maintenance of...

Interdepartmental conflict is a vital but frequently underrated cause of organisational inefficiency and sub‐optimal performance. The views are presented of a number of practising managers in large manufacturing enterprises on the issue of interdepartmental conflict. Managers' comments are...

Conversation control is a skill. It can be learnt. It requires an understanding of the concepts and then regular practice. This article looks at the use of facts and opinions; how to open up and close down a conversation and how to diverge and converge, particularly in a work situation.

The last few decades have been notable for the considerable attention which managers and their effectiveness have received. However, despite copious writing and concern for this illusive organizational phenomenon, mostly in the developed world, still a great deal of confusion and concern...

Purpose – Research on organizational climate has shown a significant upward trend in the recent past. The purpose of the present study is to propose a conceptual model that empirically examines the relationship of dimensions of organizational climate with managerial effectiveness in Indian...