... in Nigeria, a developing country; thus, the findings may not be generalized to the developed nations. Practical implications Educational factor could be applied in engaging team members. On the alternative, commercial banks should invest in periodic training programs to enhance employee communication...

...Aikaterini Divini; Nikos Schiniotakis Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine whether a relation between employees’ profile and bank branch profitability holds in the Greek banking sector. Employees’ profile may include education, training, work experience, age and place of origin...

... between the actual and the potential use of virtual delegates exists. Furthermore, the increasing use of virtual delegates requires tailored intercultural training, which meets the specific demands of these delegates and the requirements of virtual teamwork. The paper goes on to discuss how traditional...

...Juan A. Marín García; Manuela Pardo del Val; Tomás Bonavia Martin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of training on ad hoc teams in an industrial setting. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, data were collected from 11 Spanish automobile manufacturer...

...Paul Lyons Purpose This study seeks to: involve team members in part of the actual design of training for their own team leaders; improve team leader knowledge and skills; and demonstrate the use of skill charting (SC) for learning and performance improvement. Design/methodology/approach Using...

... are not directly part of a team. Team working Leadership Training Assessment When considering the many ways that companies perform work, it should come as no surprise to find a high reliance on teams. A recent study involving 172 manufacturing firms examined the organizational design features...

...Linda S. Hartenian Teams have become increasingly popular in firms of all sizes and industries. Managers believe that teams often provide better outcomes than individuals. Firms can hire such talent or develop it. This study explored whether team training, team experience, mentoring, participation...

...Rhona Flin; Paul O’Connor; Kathryn Mearns The aviation industry recognised the significance of human error in accidents in the 1970s, and has been instrumental in the development of special training, designed to reduce error and increase the effectiveness of flight crews. These crew resource...

...Rebecca Burden; Tony Proctor The article examines how customer needs are represented within the training evaluation framework of an organisation. The authors assert that meeting customer needs on time, every time, is a route to achieving and sustaining competitive advantage, and training is a tool...

...Jeff Butterfield; Norman Pendegraft The use of team‐based activities is popular in education and training settings, but such exercises are not without their problems. Examines the group‐formation process and specifically explores the use of games as a means for potential team members to share...

...Robert Loo Notes that the project management approach has enjoyed growing acceptance by a wide variety of businesses and organizations over the past 20 years or so. Emphasizes the usefulness of training in the basics of project management to management training and team development. Following...

...Colin R. Coast Describes the experiences of the European Operations of the Otis Elevator Company in setting up joint ventures in Central Europe, viewed from the management training perspective. Relates the problems of designing and putting together a program for the top management teams...