Journal of Management Development: Volume 14 Issue 1

Qualities of top management: comparisons of European manufacturers

Andrew Kakabadse, Andrew Myers

A European‐wide survey of 957 top managers of manufacturingcompanies spread across eight countries identifies considerabledifferences on five key dimensions: job satisfaction…

A neglected concept

Tom Kilcourse

“Perception is our bridge with the future, determining whichfuture we create for ourselves”. For many organizations the“bridge” is far too narrow. The way we organize…

Career development in a professional services firm: On‐the‐job experiences and continuous learning

Ronald J. Burke

Examines correlates of self‐reported, on‐the‐job development andlearning opportunities among women and men working for the sameprofessional service firm. Women and men, members of…

Managerial development through self and group evaluation of managerial style

Yehuda Baruch, Ronnie Lessem

The spectral management type inventory (SMTI) is an analyticalinstrument designed to enable people to identify their personalmanagement style. All top‐level managers in one large…

Evaluating the effectiveness of an experiential “hybrid” workshop: strategy development and team building in a manufacturing organization

P. Mazany, S. Francis, P. Sumich

Two generic uses of workshops are as an educational tool and as avehicle for the development of corporate strategy. Most workshopscommonly available have focused on the former…

Proof of the pudding

Nancy G. McNulty, Geraldine Robson Canty

All attempts to improve corporate performance since World War IIhave led to nought. Managers are still calling for change. One newschool of thought holds that development…

Translation. From generalizable to organization‐specific competence frameworks

Roger Stuart, John E. Thompson, Jeanette Harrison

Forms a part of a larger project aimed at developing a framework ofmanagerial competence applicable to top teams in small – tomedium‐sized enterprises in Northern Ireland. Reports…