Journal of Management Development: Volume 10 Issue 7

Developing People and Organisations in the Third World

B.K. Bakhshi

Focuses on India as an example of Asia in general to emphasise theimportance of the public sector in establishing the infrastructurenecessary to develop the Third World. Argues…

Problems of Management Development in the Indian Subcontinent

S.C. Iyer

The range of institutions concerned with management development inIndia is briefly described, and their activities and effectiveness areappraised. Problems are also highlighted…

Effectiveness of Management Training in Arab Countries

Hamid S. Atiyyah

A review of relevant literature shows that the effectiveness ofmanagement training in Arab countries is generally estimated to be low.It is argued that improving this…

Pay for Performance: Implementation of Individual and Group Plans

Steven H. Appelbaum, Barbara T. Shapiro

A survey of over 1,000 companies conducted in 1990 indicated thattwo‐thirds will be giving merit‐only increases in 1991, which was a 60per cent increase over two years ago…

Managing the Global Manager: Predeparture Training and Development for German Expatriates in China and Brazil

M. Domsch, B. Lichtenberger

While foreign trade and joint ventures between Germany and thePeople′s Republic of China and Brazil have grown considerably, many ofthe attempts at economic co‐operation have…

Developing Managers: Reexamining Ten Myths about MBAs and Managers

Amanda Sinclair, Philippa Hintz

A survey of MBA graduates of the University of Melbourne suggeststhe need to re‐examine myths about MBAs ‐ who they are, why theyundertake an MBA, what sort of careers they pursue…

Management Development Programmes for the Asia Pacific Region Maritime Industry: The Singapore Port Institute

E. Cameron Williams

The Singapore Port Institute (SPI), the training and developmentarm of the Port of Singapore Authority, offers management developmentprogrammes tailored to needs of regional…