Industrial and Commercial Training: Volume 47 Issue 7

Star talent: investing in high-potential employees for organizational success

Lisa Downs

– The purpose of this paper is to provide practical how-to information for those looking to develop high-potential employees within their organizations or for their clients.

Study on work-life balance of women entrepreneurs – review and research agenda

Sucheta Agarwal, Usha Lenka

– The purpose of this paper is to review and conceptually explain the work-life balance of women entrepreneurs.

Authenticity matters more than intelligence and personality in predicting metacognition

Dan S. Chiaburu, Inchul Cho, Richard Gardner

Metacognition – or learning how to learn – is an important competence in business and academic settings. The purpose of this paper is to examine individual difference predictors…

Explorations into sex, gender and leadership in the UK Civil Service Part 3. Implications and research findings on leadership

Tony Manning, Bob Robertson

This is the third part of a three-part paper on the intersection between sex, gender and leadership in the UK Civil Service. The first part of this paper provided an introduction…

The purchasing – and practical benefits – of a learning management system

Bob Little

An exploration of the corporate market for learning management systems (LMSs), looking at key issues in the buying process, LMS features and characteristics. It illustrates this…

Racial-ethnic diversity in Canada: competitive edge or corporate encumbrance? Part two

Steven H. Appelbaum, Oleksandr Kryvenko, Mauricio Rodriguez Parada, Melina Rodica Soochan, Barbara T. Shapiro

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between multiculturalism and performance, and attempt to reconcile some of the varying points of views, in order to…

Making of a team: role of it’s leader. Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals

Shubhra Hajela

The purpose of this paper is to examine a team sport and draw implications for organizational functioning. The case focuses on Rajasthan Royals which is a cricket team of the…

Keeping things simple – why ease of use is key in eCourseware

Andre Philpot

– The purpose of this paper is to examine why ease of use is key in ecourseware.

Notes and News

David Pollitt