... styles, transformational leadership behaviors and transactional leadership behaviors have positive impact on organizational effectiveness, and that laissez-faire leadership behavior had a negative effect (Michie and Zumitzavan, 2012). The FRLD program in this action research study was designed...

... of practice in this evolving field, for scholarly scrutiny and discussion. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on action research principles, which engage theory with practice, and action with reflection. It is written as a reflective account of the author's experience. Findings...

...Steven French Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a coherent model for small business principals to understand the strategic process and to be able to create and implement strategy for their own business. Design/methodology/approach Action research (AR) was undertaken to develop...

...Steven French Purpose To implement the concepts developed in this action research (AR) programme in a single company and monitor the results. Design/methodology/approach In this paper the ideas canvassed in earlier papers regarding the inductive frame and the deductive frame are applied...

... to small business. The methodology is presented by French in “Action research for practising managers” in this issue and this paper is the summary of the research. Findings A research aim is developed: to examine critically the theory of business strategy and reframe strategic thinking in order...

...Steven French Purpose This paper seeks to develop a coherent model for small business principals to understand their management behaviour, with the intent to move their focus from an operational to a strategic perspective. Design/methodology/approach Action research (AR) was undertaken...

...Steven French Purpose The paper seeks to develop a coherent model for the application of action research to problems in the field of management. Design/methodology/approach An extensive review of the literature was undertaken. Findings No model of the process of conducting an action...

... in full as an action research. The paper presents the objectives, content method and outcomes as well as the processes followed throughout the project. The Enterprise Communication Committee was not created for the action research program yet it was able to define both trust and communication. A home...

...Michael Gregory Defines “action research” and “action learning” as forms of emancipatory and democratic learning, and describes their use as a model of professional development which empowers the individual as both learner and critically reflective social researcher. Some of the issues...

...Lynne McClure; William B. Werther, Jr In designing consultant‐driven management development interventions, personality issues typically are viewed as moderating variables, if they are considered at all. Reports on two“action‐research” oriented, team‐building interventions,based on Jungian theory...

...John F. McKenna; Richard A. Yeider A case analysis of an organisational development intervention designed to reduce the reliance of the case organisation′s management on an “administrative system”. The intervention process followed a modified action‐research model and clearly met its original...

... into the overall process of management and hence the development of more consistency and accountability in its practice is recommended. An action research project can implement this change. This allows management in the company to design a management development framework. It involves a survey of all managers...