Journal of Management Development: Volume 26 Issue 5

Breaking‐out‐of‐the‐box in organizations: Structuring a positive climate for the development of creativity in the workplace

Joseph Cangemi, Richard Miller

The authors share the observations of a combined 70 years of consultation with organizations, and input from tens of thousands of worldwide employees, to explore conventional…

Organizational transparency drives company performance

Erik Berggren, Rob Bernshteyn

To explain the logic of value creation through increased organizational transparency of human capital.

Challenges in achieving transparency, simplicity and administering of the United States tax code

Yair Holtzman

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the issues of simplicity, transparency, equity and effectively administering the United States tax code.

Entrepreneurship in Egypt and the US compared: directions for further research suggested

Mamdouh Farid

The purpose of this paper is to examine entrepreneurship in Egypt, an Islamic society in transition to a free market, and makes general comparisons with entrepreneurship in the…

An equation of health: Role of transparency and opacity in developing healthcare efficacy measures and metrics

Russell Jaffe, Robert A. Nash, Richard Ash, Norm Schwartz, Robert Corish, Tammy Born, Harold Lazarus

This article aims to present an equation of health to allow measurement and more precise comparison of what is more or less effective in promoting health or managing ill health…

Transition and transparency in the employment contract

Janet A. Lenaghan, Holly J. Seirup

To suggest a counseling model for human resource professionals, firmly based in providing complete transparency, which will assist employees and organizations in adapting to…

Dave Delaney's useful advice for your development as a manager

Tom McManus, Dave Delaney

The purpose of this paper is to convey useful and practical advice on one's development as a manager from the perspective of a successful entrepreneur.

Working from the inside out: Management and leadership through the lens of the perennial wisdom tradition

Charles Smith

The purpose of this paper is to offer an insight into the relevance for managers and leaders of what Huxley termed the “perennial philosophy”, a commonality of teachings found…

Retirement – an unaffordable luxury

Tom McManus, Johan Anderberg, Harold Lazarus

To show that retirement is no longer a given, but that not being able to retire may not be a bad thing. Remaining in the workforce might end up being a win‐win situation.

Through the looking glass: illusions of transparency and the cult of information

Susan J. Drucker, Gary Gumpert

The purpose of this paper is to argue that transparency is a two‐sided concept associated with openness and surveillance.

The best of the best: lessons from the top performing American corporations, 1954‐2005

James P. Neelankavil, Debra R. Comer

To derive and apply a new composite performance metric to top performing US companies in order to identify consistently excellent performers and explain their success over the…

Special issue: transparency and other hot topics revisited

Tom McManus, Yair Holtzman, Harold Lazarus, Johan Anderberg