...Stuart Allen; Louis W. Fry Purpose Spiritual topics emerge in executive leadership coaching. However, the scholarly literature has emphasized the performance development aspects of executive coaching (EC) more than the development of executives’ inner lives, although there is some evidence...

...David Coghlan; A.B. (Rami) Shani; Jonas Roth; Robert M. Sloyan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the fundamental question “can insider action research approach trigger and enhance simultaneously executive development and company performance”. To answer this question the framework...

...Sheila Jackson; Elaine Farndale; Andrew Kakabadse In a review of the literature, supported by six case studies, executive development for senior managers in public and private organisations is explored in depth. The study looks at the roles and responsibilities of the chairman, CEO, executive...

...Linda Myrsiades The need to give force to change efforts is a problem of importance to all organizations. This paper addresses change efforts that are reinforced by in‐house executive education programs, in particular those that occur in educational institutions. Tracing the development...

... or possibly not. When they are, the culture becomes a valuable ally in strategy implementation and execution. When this is not accomplished, a company finds it difficult to implement the strategy successfully. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Corporate culture Business analysis Executives Stress...

... in a variety of contexts based on our work in executive education and in management development consulting. Positive outcomes of the approach are described as well as reactions of executive students to mind mapping. We conclude with a rationale of why we believe mind mapping works with executives. One...

...Albert A. Vicere Based on an ongoing series of research initiatives, this article profiles eight major trends in executive education and leadership development: the emergence of an increasingly competitive marketplace for providers of executive education and leadership development; a growing focus...

...Leo Giglio; Thomas Diamante; Julie M. Urban To succeed, organizations must adapt to environmental changes. Executives play a critical leadership role in this process of change. They must be aware of organizational nuances as well as external influences that may impair their interpersonal decision...

...Philip T. Crotty; Amy J. Soule Describes the early stages of university executive education, including MBA and non‐degree executive development programmes, and gives examples of early in‐house executive education. Examines the current university EMBA and speciality programmes and today’s in‐house...

...Arnie D. Hilgert Explores the developmental role and meaning of executive degree programmes in the lives of working executive participants. Uses Levinson’s concepts of developmental stages, the central components of the life structure, and Mead’s concept that meaning is found in the response...

...Janice T.S. Ho Examines the Singapore executive in the service sector –insurance, financial and banking – in terms of the level of stress experienced, coping styles, and personality (Type‐A/Type‐B). Tests the relationship between personality type, perceptions of stress and psychological wellbeing...

...Douglas A. Ready; Albert A. Vicere; Alan F. White There is a growing awareness among major corporations that executive and organizational development activities have a very important role to play in the creation of learning‐based competitive capabilities. Presents a perspective on this emerging...

...Yoon R. Lee; Harold Lazarus Summarizes the findings of a survey dealing with business meeting practices in giant Korean corporations. Describes both meeting practices in very large Korean firms and also top Korean executives′ feelings about those meetings. Korean executives consider adequate...

...William B. Werther, Jr Management development programmes often do not capture senior managers and executives as attendees, leading to a developmental gap among organizational leaders. Even when the need is obvious, training and development managers can seldom require executive attendance. Issues...

... 1993 Executives Human resource development Training Journal of Management Development 12,3 48 Improving Individual and Group Effectiveness Samuel B. McClelland, Norman R. Harbaugh Georgia State University, USA, and Suzy Hammett Superior Insurance Company, USA Introduction This article...

...Witold Tomasz Bielecki A specific decision support system, DSS manager, based on a computerized simulation business game was developed to teach executives how to make decisions following the new rules of market driven Polish economics. Describes the concept of using this “tailor‐made”DSS to help...

... and Janet P. Near Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA, and Cathy A. Enz Cornell University, Ithaca, New York State, USA Organizational Self-renewal 39 The process of corporate self-renewal and the adaptation of organizations have received increased interest among executives. Strategic renewal is related...

... and company presidents, and their executive teams, helping them to create the future of their companies and monitor strategies to reach their new destination, describes how ethical leaders lead from within. These extraordinary leaders have a keen sense of their own inner being which gives them the confidence...

...M.J. Stahl; J.E. Riblett; G.M. Bounds Reviews the role of non‐degree executive education in business schools. Suggests a focus on providing value to the external customer in executive education as a proactive way to force relevancy in teaching and research within business schools. Reviews...

... industries and organizations better. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Business schools Executives Management development Universities USA Journal of Management Development 11,2 16 The Challenge of Management Development in North America in the 1990s W.J. Heisler Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News...