Journal of Management Development: Volume 28 Issue 4

The role of custom case materials in action‐based executive education programs

Philip Dover, Samuel Perkins, David Wylie

This paper aims to explore the growing role of customized case studies in executive education programs.

Transformation and feminisation: the masculinity of the MBA and the “un‐development” of men

Ruth Simpson, Afam Ituma

This paper sets out to explore the gendered nature of the MBA and the benefits men and women gain from the course. In so doing it aims to highlight a relationship between the…

Transformational classroom leadership: a basis for academic staff development

James S. Pounder

The purpose of this paper is to present a solid basis for evaluating and enhancing university classroom leadership.

The potential for management development in NGO‐private sector partnerships

Anjaney Borwankar, S. Ramakrishna Velamuri

The purpose of this paper is to study the potential for management development in non‐governmental organization (NGO)‐private sector partnerships.

A comparative analysis of managerial competency needs across areas of functional specialization

Vathsala Wickramasinghe, Nimali De Zoyza

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether there is a set of management competencies that should be possessed by managers irrespective of their areas of functional…

A comparison of strategic planning practices in companies from the UK and Turkey

Keith W. Glaister, Omer Dincer, Ekrem Tatoglu, Mehmet Demirbag

The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the nature and practice of strategic planning in two different environmental contexts, the UK and Turkey.

What's in it for me? The fundamental importance of stakeholder evaluation

David Finlay‐Robinson

The purpose of this paper is to examine the importance of stakeholder evaluation.