2012 Awards for Excellence

Citation

(2013), "2012 Awards for Excellence", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 32 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmd.2013.02632aaa.001

2012 Awards for Excellence

2012 Awards for Excellence

Article Type: 2012 Awards for Excellence From: Journal of Management Development, Volume 32, Issue 1.

The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Journal of Management Development

“Best management practices”

Luke C. Ng

Abstract

Purpose – Management means “getting things done effectively through people”. This implies the importance of leadership and people skills in management practice to achieve optimal results. Great managers usually succeed for a number of reasons. They usually possess nine common management practices. This paper aims to identify these common denominators in their character and management practice that define them.

Design/methodology/approach – Case examples are used to illustrate the application of those management practices. Successful managers from well-known industry giants such as IBM, Nestle′s, P&G, Apple, Loews′, GE and PepsiCo are profiled to demonstrate how their success can be traced back to those practices.

Findings – The paper demonstrates that every manager can easily apply the nine management practices daily to achieve a successful outcome. While some of these traits appear to be personal habits, it is these simple management habits that influence subordinates to perform their best.

Originality/value – Most good managers are trained, not born. The nine personal practices identified in this paper can be easily adopted on a daily basis. With consistent practice, the nine personal traits help train managers to become more effective leaders in driving optimal performance and motivating subordinates to “get things done effectively”.

This article originally appeared in Volume 30 Number 1, 2011, Journal of Management Development

The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award

“Leadership behaviors, organizational culture and knowledge management practices: an empirical investigation”

Hai Nam Nguyen and Sherif Mohamed

This article originally appeared in Volume 30 Number 2, 2011, Journal of Management Development

“Diversify your teams and collaborate: because great minds don’t think alike”

Yair Holtzman and Johan Anderberg

This article originally appeared in Volume 30 Number 1, 2011, Journal of Management Development

Outstanding Reviewer

Dr Geoff SheardFlakt Woods Ltd, UK

Professor Farhad AnalouiUniversity of Bradford, UK