... in the context of management development (MD). The purpose of this study is, therefore, to explore what explains different test takers’ reactions in the context of MD programs. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative longitudinal approach with three phases of data collection was used, resulting...

... capital. Williams (2002 , p. 118) expanded this perspective, positing that networks provide the opportunity for participants to be: Human resource management Career development Social networks Management development Human resource development Investment management Gender segregation...

...). Specifically, the paper examines: whether there is a positive relationship between Management Development (MD) and perceived subsidiary performance; and whether national context mediates any link between MD and perceived subsidiary performance. Design/methodology/approach A multi‐respondent survey...

...Russell Warhurst Purpose This is an empirical article which aims to examine the extent and nature of management role modelling and the learning achieved from role modelling. The article argues that the spread of taught management development and formal mentoring programmes has resulted...

...Denis Harrington; Arthur Kearney Purpose This paper aims to consider the extent to which business school transition has created new opportunities in management development, knowledge transfer and knowledge creation. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a critical review of knowledge...

... of objectivity. Human resource development Management development Teaching and training This according to some is achieved by means of democratic and ethical teaching practices (Valentin, 2007) that give voice to all and challenges HRD practice and theory by means of the dialogical process...

... parts of the brain. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Leadership Emotional intelligence Management development Competences Change management Students This paper supports a link between managers' behaviours, a key component of emotional intelligence, and the ability...

... capital development mechanisms examined. Only one statistically significant association was found regarding differences between Irish and foreign owned MNCs, Irish MNCs were found to be significantly less likely to have formal management development programmes. Originality/value The study is the first...

... (2002) have emphasised employers' demands for training and development to have relevance to the workplace, in terms of knowledge, skills and personal attributes. Cunningham et al. (2004) propose that many classroom‐structured programmes of management development do not enhance...

...Damian Ruth Purpose To give an overview of prevalent views on and practices in management development in New Zealand Design/methodology/approach Employs a questionnaire, mainly Likert‐scale, to interview human resource managers and line managers in 86 companies in New Zealand. The research...

... in them a spirit of co‐operation and company loyalty, to instil in them the ethos of the company and to sensitise them to the duties and responsibilities expected of them when they become managers in the future i.e. to instil organisational commitment. Graduates Management development Career...

.... Practical implications In this paper both the literature review and the results of the evaluation suggest AL may offer a means of engaging SMEs in training, which is relevant and useful to them. AL offers a way for policy makers and support agencies to get involved with SME management development while...

... for the HRD practitioner, the learning provider and the employing organisation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Continuing professional development Management development Motivation (psychology) Health services Ireland The research population comprised 97 health care...

..., a comparison of agri‐business and market gardening. The argument is illustrated by reference to particular management development programmes. Findings The argument is made that frameworks of competence impose conceptual limitations – “monocultures of the mind” – that are destructive. Justifying coordinates...

...Sally Sambrook Purpose Aims to provide a brief discussion of discourses of HRD, then a brief review of HRD within the NHS, including stakeholders in HRD, and particularly management development. To explore some of the different discourses used by different managers, particularly those...

...Laura Purcell; Brigid Milner Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dramatic reforms in the health service in recent years. Design/methodology/approach Examines management development in health care, and explores the experiences of clinical nurse managers. Findings...

...Jean Kellie The domains of management education and management development have remained relatively distinct. Recent trends suggest a blurring of the boundaries of these worlds. There is a growing corporate confidence that in‐company provision has equivalent, even superior, claims to relevant...

... constructionist approaches to management learning and examines the use of critical management language in a Master's programme at a UK university. Shows how social constructionist approaches to management development can lead to critical reflection. This was a regional sample, requiring more geographical coverage...

... Management development Leadership Voluntary welfare organizations In an article that appeared in an earlier volume of this journal, I was writing with a colleague (Myers and Sacks, 2001) about our concern to harness the talents of a “loose and baggy monster” (Kendall and Knapp, 1995). The “monster...

...Paul Brown Strategic management development (SMD) uses corporate objectives and strategies as drivers for management development and aims to achieve multiple outcomes. Most studies of SMD have concentrated on consultant‐ or practitioner‐based accounts of “best practice”. There has been little...