...W. David Rees; Christine Porter Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the importance of the concept of delegation, highlighting the lack of attention to it in management textbooks and identifying the key skills involved in effective delegation. Design/methodology/approach...

...Rupert Eales‐White Purpose The reasons for writing this paper are to enable the reader to understand: why delegation and co‐ordination are the core development competencies; how organisations can deliver a competitive edge, i.e. increase their profitability faster than the competition...