... specificity in assessing and developing managers in multiple geographies. Additionally, this study examined the utility of clustering countries based on shared culture, as defined by House et al. (2004), to determine whether such clustering aids in interpreting and acting on any differences...

... Limited 2016 Talent management HRD Talent Management Competencies Mixed method Global businesses now realise the importance of recruiting talented workers with the potential to perform excellently (Beechler and Woodward, 2009 ; Silzer and Church, 2009 ; Tarique and Schuler, 2010...

... of Owen's early life, his immersion within the British factory system and the creation of the New Lanark mill village, Owen's great work experiment, revealed a strong impact on his thinking and actions. Thematic findings included: managing people and profit, education and training, pioneering workplace...

...Saphon Ren Fredrick   Muyia Nafukho , Nelson H.   Wawire and Penina   Mungania Lam . Management of Adult Education Organisations in Africa . Cape Town : Pearson Education South Africa   2011 . 226 pp.   £25.00 ($50.00) , ISBN: 9781868918485 Paperback © Emerald...

...Nicola Patterson Marilyn J.   Davidson and Ronald J.   Burke . Women in Management Worldwide: Progress and Prospects (2nd ed.) . Surrey, UK : Gower   2011 . 395 pp. , ISBN: 9780566089169   £65.00 ($119.95), hardback © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012...

...Carol Ackah; Norma Heaton The research for this paper focused on the career paths and career progression of men and women in management occupations. The study set out to explore the extent to which the traditional career has been replaced by the so‐called “boundaryless” career. In particular...

...Teresa Brannick; Séan de Búrca; Brian Fynes; Evelyn Roche; Séan Ennis Examines the complex relationship between listening and training practices and service performance by deconstructing an earlier model of service management developed by the London Business School and Warwick Business School...

...Fred Scharf; Jim Bell “Live” client‐sponsored projects have been recognised as a useful pedagogic technique in management education. They enable students to apply theoretical concepts in practice and allow them to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies required for future business...

...Christopher Prince This article explores the growing popularity and importance of client‐based management education. The article argues that an increasing number of UK organisations are seeking to develop partnerships with business schools to deliver and accredit their management development...

...Mario Raich There is a clear shift in human resource management from a “service provider” to a “business partner”; however, the new requirements and needs can also be met by the line management or external parties. For this reason, the new development is at the same time an immense opportunity...

...Monica Brophy; Tony Kiely Outlines the processes involved in the development of a competency based framework for use by middle managers of three‐star Irish hotels within rooms division and the food and beverage department. Secondary research provides an overview of existing generic competency...

...Paul Hyland; Terry Sloan; Ron Beckett Over a period of nearly five years a large number of technology oriented employees in an Australian aerospace company were exposed to a wide variety of post‐graduate coursework modules intended to add a business management perspective to the technology...

...Maureen S. Bogdanowicz; Elaine K. Bailey States that in the new developing economy of the millennium knowledge is an asset that should be valued, developed and managed, since it is a component of the intellectual capital of an organization. Reveals that knowledge is increasingly being regarded...

... that is driven by customer and competitive needs, requiring executive management commitment and visible support to be successfully implemented. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Organisations that operate in fast‐changing, competitive environments are pressurised to learn in order to survive the threats...

... relevant to the sector’s interests and to the primary aims of a sector. This paper is based on practitioner experience, previous unpublished research, initial doctoral research into management and learning in the sector and e‐mail interviews with key respondents working in the non‐profit sector in the UK...

...” that reside within a manager. In this view, an individual’s qualifications, certifications and “maturity” in an occupation are the basis for pay. People are paid based on their qualifications and competencies. Decision makers in the firm assume that, if people who possess needed competencies are hired...

... of a firm to identify, manage, foster and invest in these intellectual resources, and, in particular, in the people which underpin them. This article makes two contributions to the emerging literature on intellectual capital. First, based on empirical data, it offers some preliminary results of a study...

... become learning organisations, assess the role of executive management in the creation of learning organisations and determine key success factors for learning organisations. The findings suggest that learning organisation concepts are perceived as strategically important activities. The learning...

...John Mullins; Margaret Linehan; James S. Walsh Recent literature on management underscores how new people‐centred management policies help to deal with new uncertainties. This article reviews recent findings which advocate wider support for post‐bureaucratic entrepreneurial management environments...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Internet Management Pathlore launches ASP solution for Internet-speed e-learning Keywords: Internet, Management The e-learning management system provider, Pathlore, has launched the Pathlore ASP Solution. An application service...