Journal of Management Development: Volume 35 Issue 4

Discourse, knowledge and power: the continuing debate over the DBA

David William Stoten

The purpose of this paper is related to how students and academics in a business school perceive the doctor of business administration (DBA) in terms of its purpose and value…

Coaching: from challenge to opportunity

Athanassios Mihiotis, Niki Argirou

The purpose of this paper is to present coaching opportunities and applications in the workplace as well as to point out that organizations that want to leverage the benefits of…

An ageing world and the challenges for a model of sustainable social change

Silvia Angeloni, Elio Borgonovi

Although the world is rapidly ageing, the alarming explosion of youth unemployment seems to have removed the workforce ageing issue as a priority from the policy agenda. The…

Workplace training and generic and technical skill development in the Australian construction industry

Nicole Detsimas, Vaughan Coffey, Zabihullah Sadiqi, Mei Li

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the current skills gap in both generic and skill areas within the construction industry in Queensland, Australia.

Intelligence and its impact on managerial effectiveness and career success (evidence from insurance sector of Pakistan)

Usman Aslam, Muhammad Ilyas , Muhammad Kashif Imran, Ubaid Rahman

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the theoretical linear model on intelligence, i.e. emotional, social, cognitive, and cultural intelligence and its impact on managerial…

The effect of the adoption of an alternative corporate governance system on firms’ performances: The case of Italian unlisted SMEs

Carlo Bellavite Pellegrini, Bruno S. Sergi, Emiliano Sironi

Alternative corporate governance systems (CGSs) have attracted a significant bulk of research recently. While the connection between the adoption of an alternative system (one…

People management and innovation in emerging market multinationals: A competency-based framework

Miriam Moeller, Jane Maley, Michael Harvey, Marina Dabic

As the internationalization process dictates the existence of cross-country networks it is essential to explore avenues that allow emerging market multinationals (EMNCs) to share…

Leadership by design: intentional organization development of physician leaders

Stephen Swensen, Grace Gorringe, John Caviness, Dawn Peters

The purpose of this paper is: first, to present a qualitative descriptive case study of the Mayo Clinic leadership and organization development philosophy and approach; second, to…