... is concerned primarily with obtaining the approval or favor of the audience, probably to enhance the possibility of some favored treatment in some unknown future context. Self‐development Organizational philosophy Management styles Middle management Top management As with any research using...

... discussed. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Curriculum Development Masters of Business Administration Middle management Performance Approximately ten years ago Porter and McKibbin (1988) wrote a report entitled, Management Education and Development: Drift or Thrust into the 21st Century...

... attitudes. A total of 108 middle managers were surveyed using measures for both dimensions of leader direction, participation, job satisfaction, commitment and intrinsic motivation. Separate two‐step moderator regression analysis was conducted to test the hypothesis. Results indicate that while...

... managerial roles. The study concludes with suggestions for improving utilisation of middle management potential in such organisations. VOLUME 6 NUMBER 1 1991 DYNAMICS OF MIDDLE MANAGERIAL ROLES A STUDY IN FOUR INDIAN ORGANISATIONS V. Nilakant Middle-level managers play a crucial role in ensuring...