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Who owns the gap? (Part one): Appreciative Inquiry as a diagnostic tool
Sally WatsonThe purpose of this paper is to report on the impact of Appreciative Inquiry on the diagnostic phase of a management development programme. A case study of an organisation…
Achieving high levels of performance as a training instructor by modelling motor sport driving instructors
Sue StockdaleThe purpose of this paper is to explore what training professionals can learn from motor sport driving instructors by modelling how they provide instruction to novices in…
Micro-ecopreneurs and the UK food industry: short-term fad or sustainable reality?
Sarah Indaco-Patters, Colm Fearon, Connie Nolan, Katy Warden– The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the key contextual, personal development and research issues facing micro-ecopreneurs in the UK food industry.
Response of managers to the challenges of globalisation
Brian J. HurnThis article aims to emphasise the increasing need for managers operating in international business to respond effectively to the challenges of globalisation and to provide…
A “contingent” view of leadership: 360 degree assessments of leadership behaviours in different contexts
Tony ManningMuch popular thinking on leadership assumes that there is some “essence” of effective leadership, that there are “universal” leadership traits and/or behaviours associated with…
Participation in decision making: a case study of job satisfaction and commitment (part two)
Steven H. Appelbaum, Damien Louis, Dmitry Makarenko, Jasleena Saluja, Olga Meleshko, Sevag KulbashianWhen employees believe in and trust their management, it motivates and encourages employees' participation in decision making which improves employees' efforts, and benefits their…
Building thinking, feeling and knowing teams
Clive HylandThe purpose of this paper is to present fresh insights into the development of business teams. It aims to set out principles for taking teams through “thinking, feeling and…
Exploring “Meka's method” to achieve effective teaching and training outcomes
M.S. RaoThe purpose of this paper is to explore Meka's method – an innovative teaching and training tool to teach and train students and trainees effectively to achieve desired teaching…
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- Dr Siham Lekchiri
- Dr Adriano Solidoro