... and discuss its potential and limitations as a further refinement in the study of leadership and suggest directions for future research. An Overview of Leadership Theory While it would be impossible to review thoroughly all of the approaches to the study of leadership in this article, it is important to chart...

... inherent in AR as an interpretive comparative management framework is illustrated through an initial comparative analysis of US and Japanese management practices. © MCB UP Limited 1988 International Business Japan Management Organisation Development Review USA ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT...

...Peter D. Hall; David Norburn Theoretical development and empirical investigation into the performance of mergers and acquisitions are reviewed. In parallel, recent research which links the performance of organisations to the presence of an appropriate corporate culture is discussed. From these two...

... growth and are so perceived in Japan, while economic and political factors appear more significant to Americans. © MCB UP Limited 1987 Industrial Organisation Japan Review USA The "Confucian Ethic" and the Spirit of Japanese Capitalism by Norman Coates Professor of Management, and Co...

... relations, or do they merely contribute to high‐cost inefficiency and incompetence? The literature on what has come to be known as PDM — participatory decision making — is examined in an attempt to answer these questions. © MCB UP Limited 1987 Decision Making Managers Review Subordinates...