... group, then other organizational members can use this knowledge to develop a better understanding of managers’ self‐presentational behaviors and reactions to their work environments. Top management, for its part, could create the type of work setting that is most conducive to managers’ acquisitive self...

... they provide the opportunity for participants to diagnose their development needs. Thereafter, personal development plans are acted on, whether this be to build on strengths or to enhance less well developed competencies (or both). The TMP is targeted at existing top managers and those already in senior...

... that foster particular tendencies towards risk taking. Decision making Oil industry Organizational behaviour Risk Top management Since risk is essentially a mathematical construct, not an emotional one, the ability to properly understand and assess risk is critical. (Oil company, vice‐president...

... succession Plateauing Strategy Top management Career plateauing occurs when employees reach a position in the organization from which they are unlikely to be further promoted or given positions of increased responsibility[ 1, p. 136; 2, p. 602; 3, p. 64 ]. Because employees are taught to view...

...A.P. Kakabadse; Siobhan Alderson; Collin Randlesome; Andrew Myers Presents an analysis of Austrian top managers and top management teams based on data gathered from Austrian managers in 301 separate organizations. Through the data collected, builds and presents a comprehensive picture...

... and offers recommendations in the form of guidelines for management on how to deal with these practices effectively. Conflict Employee attitudes Individual behaviour Top management Organizational behaviour JMP 7,5 UNCONVENTIONAL PRACTICES AT WORK ABSTRACT & KEYWORDS UNCONVENTIONAL PRACTICES AT WORK...

... relatively more experienced and well‐motivated were significantly more effective at job‐hunting. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Employment Top management Occupational psychology Personality Redundancy VOLUME 7 NUMBER 3 1992 How Executives Get Better Jobs (More Quickly) Lea Brindle The study examined...

...Paul Dainty; Andrew Kakabadse Given that the top management group sets the “agenda”for any business, their group and individual expectations, attributes and behaviour require consideration. Reports a study of 36 European top teams (443 senior managers), in a cross‐section of industries in both...

...Andrew Kakabadse; Siobhan Alderson; Liam Gorman Reports a review of the Irish economic and political scene as background to a survey of best practice in Irish top management. Addresses issues of the competences required to induce added value performance from total organization. Four long‐term...

... Corporate culture Research Surveys Top management 4 INNOVATIVE ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES: PART II T he results of ten empirical studies suggest that the authors' Survey of Organisation Culture is an instrument that can provide reliable and meaningful information. Can Questionnaires...