Industrial and Commercial Training: Volume 43 Issue 6

The value of work‐based projects in management education

National policy appears to be supportive of part‐time management education, but many researchers have observed difficult challenges in this type of skills development. This paper…

A missing link: national economic aspirations and training and learning in firms

The purpose of this paper is to consider critically Government policy options in achieving growth through skills acquisition and deployment.

Managing successful change

The purpose of this article is to help organisations understand the importance of managing organisational change in today's uncertain economic climate. How training in change…

Is the glass ceiling cracked in information technology? A qualitative analysis: part 1

The purpose of this research is to qualitatively investigate, through a literature review of past studies and an in‐field case study, three different hypotheses regarding women…

Affirming our ideals at work

This paper seeks to extend previous research on the self‐concept and leadership to better understand how line managers can successfully influence their direct reports, aiding…

The frontline manager: fronting up to organisational change

The purpose of this paper is to propose an organisational structure not based on power and control but on the organic and functional processes of the front line.

Continuous organizational development (COD)

This paper aims to explore the need for organizations to adopt organizational development (OD) programs on a continuous basis as a way of coping with a changing business…

I am here to stay! The stockbroking way (an Indian perspective): part 2

Since the financial services industry has reached a level of maturity in terms of products and quality of delivery of services and the advent of foreign players, there has been…

Learning and Development (fifth edition)

Learning and Talent Development

Polymer specialists learn by doing

It is rigorous learning with a sparkle at Pret A Manger

Co-op leaders are “in the zone”

Crown Paints focuses on industry skills

Seddon adds fire-risk assessments to its work portfolio

Program opens path to retailing with John Lewis

Mercedes-Benz managers trained in teamwork

British Airways employees show their winning ways

Brewer raises a glass to a decade of co-operation

Business training proves a blooming great success