Management Research News: Volume 12 Issue 7
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The Doers and the Talkers — The Effects of Communication Apprehension on Group Performance in a Business Simulation
Leyland F. Pitt, B. Ramaseshan, Deon NelGroups and group dynamics have been areas which have received considerable attention not only in Social Psychology and Sociology, but in the last thirty years, also in the field…
Further Management Development of Executive MBA's: Expectancy Versus Justification
Marcia Kassner, Bruce J. EberhardtWhat makes managers choose to continue taking classes and seminars to further their management development? In the past twenty years, motivated and behavioural theory has been…
Business Schools and Corporate Partnerships in a Changing Global Economy
Ronald R. Sims, Serbrenia J. SimsCorporations within the past decade have found themselves trapped in the worst of all possible worlds. By the middle 1970's, even though profits still seemed strong, productivity…
Proficiency of New Product Development Activities in UK Manufacturing Firms
Larry DwyerNew products are major contributors to company growth and profits and a key factor in business planning. Despite its importance, new product development has long been recognised…