.... Findings Results show there is a relationship between the regional levels of development and the entrepreneurial quality of the industrial SMEs. In low‐income regions, the level of EQ is lower due to several factors. Firstly, these entrepreneurs have lower educational background, a lack of previous...

...Peter U.C. Dieke This paper assesses the progress that has been made in realizing the contributions of tourism to Africa’s economic development. It does this by examining the nature of tourism development and identifying problems that have inhibited this. Consequently, the paper highlights the need...

...C. Clay Dibrell; Thomas R. Miller Drawing from an information processing perspective, this paper examines how information technology (IT) has been a catalyst in the development of new forms of organizational structures. The article draws a historical linkage between the relative stability...

... in 1938 with the Koromo plant whose output was 18,000 units annually. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Automation Assembly Development Model For instance, the Austin Rover group strategy in the 1970s was to become a very large producer with a target of around 700,000 units annually...

...Gilles Arnaud Looks at the changes in management science methodology brought about by other fields of knowledge and how this has influenced the views of researchers. Draws the main lessons to be learned from this and thus paves the way for direct observation. Develops a set of prerequisites...

... if the right developmental packages could be put together. There is clearly both scope and need for more social innovation and social entrepreneurship if, on the one hand, the identifiable requirements of the community are to be met more effectively, and, on the other hand, new opportunities to create...

... paradigm as a long‐term organizational developmental tool that utilizes vision classification for positioning on the journey to becoming a high‐performance visionary organization. The outcome measurements from the application of this research will be utilized to enable organizational leaders...

... with a failure to distinguish the operational from the developmental aspects of organizational processes. Whereas the former seek to balance volumes, resources and quality, the latter focus on time, resources and quality. Development projects have their own significant characteristics, the objective...

... involved (including the other PL participants), are explicitly explored in PL with resulting developmental benefits. As will be detailed below, this exploration is consistent with Revans’ view that action learning contributes to self‐enlightenment rather than simple behavioural improvement; for example he...

...Kazem Chaharbaghi; Edward Nugent Claims that by managing its processes strategically, an organization can maximize its knowledge development capabilities to the full in creating and exploiting business opportunities. Presents the concept of knowledge‐based competition and explores the changing...

... might be accomplished. Residential, general or strategic management courses are still an important activity for many schools. They provide discrete,developmental “interventions”, but such contribution must be re‐examined given the need to treat management development as an ongoing and cumulative...

... issues concerning development of the human resource. Argues that the skills crisis was a product not of a skills shortage,but of a skills wastage resulting from inappropriate organizational practices. These practices are still in evidence. Stimulates analysis of a company′s treatment of their human...

... that the more time individuals are exposed to process issues, the more time they will want to spend on process issues in groups. Development Education Groups Management © MCB UP Limited 1991 THE MEASUREMENT OF GROUP PROCESS AND EFFECTIVENESS IN EDUCATIONAL AN G roup work has become an important...

... is required. When we design training and development programmes, written large next to the word "congruence" is the phrase "requisite knowledge". Requisite knowledge is the key to optimisation of learning time and resources. There is never, despite what developmental evangelists may tell us about theories...