...Ramzi Belkacemi; Marie-Josée Roy; Sophie Veilleux; Maripier Tremblay Purpose This article analyzes the impact of board composition (i.e. size, independence, and human capital), roles (i.e. control and strategy), and effectiveness (i.e. historical contributions) on innovation (i.e. internal product...

...Rick D. Hackett; Gordon Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to bring definitional clarity to the term “virtue” as pertinent to the behavioural sciences literatures on leadership; to identify a short and consolidated list of cardinal virtues commonly associated with leadership effectiveness...

... and for effective action, a SAP‐LAP model of inquiry may be developed by identifying critical questions in each element of the SAP‐LAP paradigm. Three generic SAP‐LAP models for inquiry into general problem solving, change, and flexibility are presented followed by an illustrative application. These models may...

... have proposed five criteria as distinguishing this specific, designed model from more general usage of the term “learning community”. From this basis, it is argued that the effectiveness of learning programmes (such as action learning) will be greatly influenced by the framework and context within...

...David Walters The respective roles of marketing and operations management in contributing to effective strategy are considered. This article considers both the technological developments and the changes in management perspectives. Technology has presented management with increased flexibility...

... Guide to the Millennium: Today’s Strategies for Tomorrow’s Success, AMACOM, New York, NY. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Creativity Effectiveness Priority rules Steven Covey’s bestseller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People gives good, solid, down‐to‐earth advice...

...E. Frank Harrison; Monique A. Pelletier Strategic decisions represent the most important product of managerial endeavors; and strategic choice is the most critical variable in strategic management. This article advances a set of foundations in which the effectiveness of a total organization may...

...D. Keith Denton; Peter Richardson Looks at what it takes to create effective organizations. States that they use some system for unifying the efforts, thoughts and actions of diverse groups within the organization. These organizations have a “unifying factor” that is clearly defined and has a well...

...Jonathan Haigh Surveys consistently put public speaking near the top of the list of people′s fears. Aims to show presenters ways of dealing with those fears and becoming more effective speakers. Reflects on the nature of people′s fears and suggests ways of looking at these more realistically...

.... Understanding your customers and consumers,the 4 Ps (Product, Place, Price and Promotion)provides the basic tools for effective marketing. Deploying your resources and informing your managerial decision making is dealt with in Unit VII introducing marketing intelligence,competition, budgeting and organisational...

... currency, such as “effectiveness” or“success” are more value statements than concrete,universally understood terms. It is important for managers to understand and manage this. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Effectiveness Managers Human resource management Corporate culture 16 | MANAGEMENT DECISION...

...John Hayes; Tony Dunn A common approach towards enhancing managerial effectiveness is to focus attention on improving the knowledge and skill of the manager,i.e. training. This approach assumes that the main barrier to effectiveness is some deficiency in the individual. A quick and simple approach...

...Charles J. Margerison Conversation control is a key managerial skill. A manager must know when to talk and when to listen. Conversational skills are a key to effective performance. Listening is of equal importance, in order to gather information from people in a positive and practical way...