... Limited 2009 Organizational behaviour General management Action research In this critique, we argue that traditional organisational behaviour (OB) is rapidly becoming irrelevant to practitioners because it has developed in directions that are unrelated to the major challenges faced...

... with the generals' management‐related tasks. This vertical division of labor is deeply rooted in the Western thinking, and Aristotle was probably the first to write about it (Nurmi, 1984). Indeed, the word strategy comes from the Greek language, and it basically means the office of the general. This is still...

... and Symon, 2006). In fact, some commentators believe that the findings generated from qualitative research may be more relevant to management practitioners than that generated from more traditional, quantitative, approaches (Cassell et al., 2006). Metaphors Arts Marketing theory General...

... is research different from consulting? The answer lies in considering what differentiates science from non‐science and the process of reflection. Management technique General management Action research Innovation Pragmatism One is tempted to conclude that this systemic view of reality can...

...Hester Nienaber; Gerrie Roodt Purpose This paper aims to determine the views of a select group of manager‐students on general management and leadership and whether or not their views correspond to classical management theory. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory‐descriptive approach...