Journal of Management Development: Volume 28 Issue 6

Challenges of successful reform: an international perspective

Farhad Analoui

The purpose of this paper is to review a collection of research papers concerned with challenges commonly faced when initiating, implementing and evaluating the results of reform…

Reform in international institutions: the case of the United Nations

Farhad Analoui

The paper aims to highlight the challenges faced by international organisations such as the United Nations when facing the ever‐changing demands for change through the adoption of…

Renewing the Holy Grail of human motivation in the delivery of public service: Evidence from Ghana's Local Government Service

Kwabena Barima Antwi

This paper draws on a recent case study in Ghana that explored the human resource development (HRD) challenges facing local government in a reforming public sector. It aims to…

A troubled relationship: corruption and reform of the public sector in development

Vincent G. Fitzsimons

This paper aims to present an analysis of the nature and determinants of corruption, using recent data to clarify the nature of the corruption phenomenon and answer the question…

Public sector managers and entrepreneurship in Islamic Republic of Iran

Farhad Analoui, Seyed Mohmmad Moghimi, Hossein Khanifar

In Iran the role of entrepreneurs in developing communities is considered to be a special issue by planners and policy‐makers; thus the aim of this paper is to explore and examine…

Comparison of public and private sector managerial effectiveness in China: A three‐parameter approach

Chanzi Bao

This paper seeks to explore the similarities and differences in terms of managerial effectiveness between public‐ and private‐sector organisations from the dimensions of…

Role as a mechanism for rotating leadership in a group

A.G. Sheard, A.P. Kakabadse, N.K. Kakabadse

This study seeks to propose that executives need to be prepared to adopt roles as a mechanism for rotating leadership if those groups of which they are a part are to perform to…

Convergence in ICT use expectations between the public and private sectors: An imperative or an indicator of efficiency?

Amit Mitra

Examination of the challenges of dependence on the private sector of public‐sector projects is the central concern of the paper. With ongoing research suggesting that dependence…

Managers of small and medium enterprises: mission statement and enhanced organisational performance

Mohammad Taghi Alavi, Azhdar Karami

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between mission statements and firm performance in the small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) sector.