Journal of Management Development: Volume 23 Issue 8

Really … why do executives attend executive education programmes?

Stephen F. Long

University‐based executive education is big business, attracting the attention and resources of senior management in organisations. Surprisingly, a limited amount of research has…

Optimising skills transfer via outdoor management development: Part II: the client's perspective

Veronica Burke, David Collins

A framework for the optimum development and transfer of conflict‐handling skills via outdoor management development (OMD) programmes has already been presented (Part I, Journal of…

Women managers: does positive action training make a difference?: A case study

Viv Anderson

Despite long‐standing legislation within the UK, women are still generally under‐represented at managerial level within organisations. One method of making a difference to this…

Arts‐based training in management development: the use of improvisational theatre

Stephen Gibb

This paper describes and critically evaluates the use of Arts‐Based Training (ABT) by exploring a case involving the use of improvisational theatre techniques as an element of…

Wisdom and now managerial wisdom: do they have a place in management development programs?

Michael W. Small

The study of “wisdom” is a subject normally outside the traditional bounds of management studies. Recent financial scandals and management blunders suggest that the time is ripe…

The role of strategic planning in the performance of small, professional service firms: A research note

Steven J. French, Stephen J. Kelly, Jennifer L. Harrison

Using a sample of small, regional professional service firms, this paper investigates relationships between firm performance and aspects of strategic planning. Constructs…

Using the four HRD stages for organisational renewal

Matthew Harrison

Purpose of this paper: Strategic change management teams are commonplace in contemporary organisations, but rarely are they strategic in their focus, processes or outcomes. Rather…