...Mark Palmer; Geoff Simmons; Ronan de Kervenoael Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine students' perceptions of managerial mistakes and why (and why not) managers admit mistakes. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides a reflective account of how students' perceive management...

...Adelina Broadbridge Purpose The aim of the paper is to explore some issues regarding the career development of men and women retail managers and provide an overview of the main issues these present for retailers in the future. Design/methodology/approach The research utilised combination...

...Soyeon Shim; Robert F. Lusch; Ellen Goldsberry Using survey data (n = 205) obtained from retail managers and executives of national retail chain store companies, we identified three leadership styles that were based on Quinn’s theoretical model of competing leadership roles. Three...

...Ruth A. Schmidt; Claudio Vignali; Barry J. Davies Based on an interview with a senior manager at Joshua Tetley &Son Ltd about the changing role of the business development manager. Summarizes the changes in the brewery industry following a report of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in 1989...