..., interesting and varied details do emerge, relating to the experiences of both students and lecturers in developing transferable skills. Abilities Business schools Competences Experiential learning Skills Workplace learning It is a long time now since the prevailing view among many UK...

... management Competences Corporate strategy Leadership Organizations References Kanazawa , M. (2008), “ Strategic course corrections (aligning corporate strategy with the business environment ”, Industrial Management , Vol. 50 No. 6 , pp. 25 ‐ 30 . Perrott , B.E. (2008...

...B.E. Perrott © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Business environment Competences Corporate strategy Management techniques Strategic Management Turbulence Article Type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 25, Issue 5 Perrott B.E. Journal...

...A. Horn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Academic libraries Australia Change management Competences Managerial strategy Article Type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 24, Issue 5. Horn A. Library Management, 2008, Vol. 29 No. 1/2, Start...

...S.L. Pan © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Call centres Competences Organizational processes Organizational theory Resources Article Type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 24, Issue 5. Pan S.L., Tan B.C.C., Huang J., Poulsen B. European...

...N. Chabrak Purpose – To re-examine the causes and predictability of Enron’s collapse. Design/methodology/approach – Uses an approach based on resources and competences to examine four phases of Enron’s development strategy and shows that it moved too far away from its core business, pursued...

...J. Gordon Competences Corporate culture Leadership Management development Microsoft Microsoft’s leading edge (leadership development) Gordon J.  Training, June 2007, Vol. 44 No. 6, Start page: 30, No. of pages: 4 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007...

..., most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Resource management Risk analysis Corporate strategy Decision making Competences Sweden Industrial expansion and a competitive global marketplace have...

... falling into the same sorts of learning traps as the British Shoe Corporation. Originality/value Discusses practical strategies that other firms can adopt to avoid suffering the same outcome. 1. The distinctive‐competencies trap arises as a result of the self‐reinforcing nature...