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“Employee ‐ develop yourself!” Experiences of self‐directed learners
Lynda Margaret StansfieldDescribes the experiences of participants in a self‐directed manager development programme. Qualitative data was collected from questionnaires administered at two points, one…
A manufacturing organization action learning programme that has paid bottom‐line profits
Richard L. BunningDescribes an action learning programme implemented at Pilkington UK to train supervisors in new and more complex aspects of their jobs. Moving away from a purely technical focus…
Human resource turnarounds: advice from the experts
John E. Oliver, William B. FredenbergerProvides advice for human resource managers gathered from a panel of 24 turnaround managers. A turnaround is a situation in which a company has experienced a period of declining…
The survivor syndrome: aftermath of downsizing
Steven H. Appelbaum, Claude Delage, Nadia Labib, George GaultReports that the fundamental problem with corporate restructuring as it is practised today ‐ as an ongoing strategy even in profitable times, rather than as an emergency move ‐ is…
Intercultural communication: a key element in global strategies
Nelda Spinks, Barron WellsNotes that today, most large‐ and medium‐size businesses conduct operations globally. Communication crossing national boundaries ‐ international communication ‐ is not necessarily…
The crescendo effect in career motivation
Albert S. KingExplains that the crescendo effect in career motivation is the driving force behind employee participation, involvement and the lasting value of commitment. Undoubtedly, much of…
External supply of skill groups: a case of industrial management in Taiwan
Chiang Kao, Liang‐Hsuan Chen, Tai‐Yue Wang, Hong‐Tau LeeDiscusses the external supply for industries of particular skill groups from academic institutions and illustrates this with a case of industrial management. Essentially, students…
Think globally ‐ act locally! Competences for global management
Andrew Sheridan MayMultinational organizations’ value chains spread around the world and this demands a new competence ‐ global leadership. Describes how Mobil Oil has funded the International…
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