Management Development Review: Volume 5 Issue 6
Table of contents
DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION PASS THE STRATEGIC IQ TEST?
Ann OrtonThe success of an organization could very well rest on theimplementation of appropriate strategies in all key areas. This couldaffect financial performance, product development…
THE MANAGER AS COACH
Tom BarryThe secret of a manager becoming effective in coaching or trainingindividuals lies in personal attributes which will be respected andperhaps admired by the people involved in the…
DEVELOPING THE MIDDLE MANAGER FOR GLOBALIZATION
Mike ReganLooks at globalization in its broadest terms and in particular theauthor′s experiences with Electrolux as it faced the challenge of movinginto the twenty‐first century. Examines…
MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES FOR SURVIVAL
Garry HuntThe investment in information technology and the training ofpersonnel to use this effectively and knowledgeably, is paramount if acompany is to be successful in facing increasing…
HANDLING GRIEVANCES AND UNFAIRNESS
Details the topic of disciplinary procedures and also a report ofACAS in the northern region. Managers and supervisors are at the firstlevel when an employee raises a particular…
CORPORATE DECLINE AND RECOVERY
Eric CassellsWith the growing numbers of companies failing, due to the currenteconomic climate, there has been a revival of interest in the theoriesof corporate recovery, turnaround, revival…
THE RISE OF THE CORPORATE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Charles MargerisonThe quality of management, in ensuring the success of anorganization, can be greatly enhanced by the continuing training andeducation of managers. One way of doing this is by…
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AT FORD
The development of an employee development assistance programme atFord Motor Company goes from strength to strength, with unions andmanagement seeing great benefits to their…
IDENTIFYING THE DEVILS
Anthea JonasAssessment and appraisal of an organization′s employees should becarried out by well‐trained and fully competent personnel and highstandards can be achieved by the implementation…
CREDITING MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE: RIGHT OR WRONG?
Robert A. Paton, David Boddy, Sylvia MacDonaldSummarizes the findings of a recently completed research project onCompetence in higher education at Glasgow University Business School andoutlines a subsequently developing…