the main personality traits of a competent inspector using factor analysis. Forty subjects participated in the experiment … increased. Four factors obtained by factor analysis demonstrate that the personality of a competent inspector includes the …

Presents a study which derives relationships between the personality/cultural variables of vertical and horizontal …

Aims to expose the limitations of traditional management training and development in a rapidly changing global business … environment. Three blue‐chip companies decided to develop a new approach to middle management development which sought to create …, the companies were able to deal with personal development and business improvement together through the use of the …

development roles and behaviours required, if the organization and its management are to move beyond simply requiring change …

and interdependent issues associated with major organizational change and development efforts. Describes an organization … change and development effort in an international brewery that used operant principles as the theoretical foundation for … problem identification, problem solving, and the development of concrete action plans.  …

Competence development is seen as one of the critical strategic factors ensuring companies’ competitiveness. This has … development strategies. However, when analysed more closely, it emerges that these firms have different perspectives on the … position competence development holds in the hierarchy of company values and strategies. The kinds of competencies developed in …

Today it is more important than ever to get a “pay‐off” from management training and development in terms of improved …