Table of contents
Action Learning in a Developing Country
Reginald W. RevansThe latest in our series of Management Classics features an article by the founding father of action learning. Professor Reg Revans. It originally appeared in the Malaysian…
The Effective Conference
Gordon Wills, Abby DayAlthough conferences can be costly, there are ways of ensuring that they yield a genuine and measurable return.
Gearing up for Change
A.S. HumphreyTeam Action Management is a system of management designed to speed up change within an organisation by overcoming the psychological barriers to innovation and team work. Based on…
Effective Use of Professional Management Services
Adrian PayneManagers are increasingly using external consultants for the provision of a wide range of professional management services. The article discusses the structure of the consulting…
Navigating the Strategic Maze
Alan Warner, David ArnoldThere is no perfect model of strategic management which exists for all companies for all time, and top management should pick, from the shopping list of the last thirty years'…
Social Learning
Roger StuartManagement development has shifted its emphasis in recent years from planned management learning organised for managers to self‐development programmes. However, the individual…
When the Market Says “Beware!”…
Timothy BarrettOrganisations respond in various ways to changes in their market environment. The structure of an organisation and the power of its individual executives affects the way it…
The Professional Approach to Collective Bargaining
J.Y. Cousins, J.B. McCallCollective bargaining depends upon particular skills at different stages for its successful outcome. Identification of these skills and an ability to use them accurately is…
Brave New Business
Alan CrawfordIn the second of this series of classics from Management Decision in the 1960s, we feature a fascinating article entitled “Brave New Business” from 1967. Dr Alan Crawford, then…
Leadership and Corporate Culture
Alan BrymanThe legend of Porsche Chief Executive Peter Schutz pacing the pits at Le Mans with tears in his eyes after a motor racing success is very much the stuff corporate cultures are…
Erratum
This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/eb002852. When citing the article, please…
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