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Publication date: 1 February 1992

This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/EUM0000000001898. When citing the…

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This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/EUM0000000001898. When citing the article, please cite: Judith Ryder, Mark Easterby-Smith, (1992), “WORKING TOGETHER IN EUROPE: THE CASE OF THE EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT TEACHER PROGRAMME”, European Business Review, Vol. 92 Iss: 2.

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Journal of European Industrial Training, vol. 16 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0590

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Publication date: 2 July 2012

Jacky F.L. Hong, Robin Stanley Snell and Mark Easterby-Smith

Purpose – The present chapter discusses how qualitative research can assist in rethinking and transcending the limitations of the notion of one-way knowledge transfer, which is…

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Purpose – The present chapter discusses how qualitative research can assist in rethinking and transcending the limitations of the notion of one-way knowledge transfer, which is still a dominant ontological paradigm of organizational learning in China.

Approach – The authors first present their critiques of the dominant knowledge transfer research paradigm. Then, using a recent case example, they illustrate how qualitative research, coupled with the alternative ontological paradigm of knowledge translation can provide context-sensitive insights into how cultural barriers and other knowledge boundaries can be crossed and how breakthroughs in knowledge transfer can be achieved.

Findings – Qualitative methods are highly appropriate for understanding complex social processes involving political and cross-cultural dynamics. They are ideal for gathering and making sense of the various perceptions, feelings, assumptions, aspirations, motives, and attributions that are held by members of different groups. They can track the sequence of key events and critical choices, and they can provide insights into the anatomy of social networks and power structures.

Originality/Value – The present chapter highlights the areas where qualitative designs can generate novel and fascinating insights regarding organizational learning in China. The authors argue that if researchers are interested in the diversity of conditions, in knowledge creation, and in the emergence of new practices within unique contexts, then they would be well advised to adopt qualitative designs.

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West Meets East: Building Theoretical Bridges
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78190-028-4

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Publication date: 1 February 1992

Judith Ryder and Mark Easterby‐Smith

Describes the experience of participants and staff on the EuropeanManagement Teacher Programme, launched in January 1991 as a jointventure between the Management School at…

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Describes the experience of participants and staff on the European Management Teacher Programme, launched in January 1991 as a joint venture between the Management School at Lancaster University and Groupe ESC Lyon in response to the continuing shortage of trained faculty in European business schools. Highlights some of the difficulties in operating across different national training set‐ups and underlines the value of periods of immersion and of extended professional networks for enhanced inter‐cultural understanding.

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European Business Review, vol. 92 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-534X

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The Learning Organization, vol. 7 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0969-6474

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Publication date: 1 April 1996

Mark Easterby‐Smith, Richard Thorpe and David Holman

It is now 15 years since the Journal of European Industrial Training published its first monograph on repertory grid technique (Volume 4 Number 2, 1980). Since that time many…

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It is now 15 years since the Journal of European Industrial Training published its first monograph on repertory grid technique (Volume 4 Number 2, 1980). Since that time many changes have occurred in both the use and the application of grids. Aims to bring the reader up to date with developments which have taken place in the application and analysis of repertory grid technique. Unlike the initial monograph, places greater emphasis on practicalities of completing a grid and the different types of analysis possible than on the applications of the grid. After encouragement from Roger Bennett, among others, this revised and expanded monograph capitalizes on the collaboration of the original author, Mark Easterby‐Smith, with Richard Thorpe and David Holman. Their combined experience of the theory and use of repertory grid technique updates the original monograph.

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Journal of European Industrial Training, vol. 20 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0590

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Publication date: 1 May 1978

David Ashton, Elizabeth Braiden and Mark Easterby‐Smith

Introduction The purpose of this monograph is to describe a practical process for the assessment of management development in organisations. This aim is achieved through the…

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Introduction The purpose of this monograph is to describe a practical process for the assessment of management development in organisations. This aim is achieved through the examination both of a framework for looking at management development in practice, and a specific procedure—the Management Development Audit—by which organisations may obtain data of direct use in the assessment of their management development systems, analysed in a way which will encourage recommendations and strategies for change. Although the monograph focuses specifically on the Management Development Audit, it is also intended to stimulate the reader's thinking in terms of examination and reflection upon their own management development systems. This may be best achieved by reflecting carefully upon the kinds of questions and issues to which the Management Development Audit addresses itself.

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Management Decision, vol. 16 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 1 May 1990

Mark Easterby‐Smith

This article, arguing that a key feature in thesuccess of Japanese companies is their ability tolearn rapidly from their experiences, reviewssome of the more important…

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This article, arguing that a key feature in the success of Japanese companies is their ability to learn rapidly from their experiences, reviews some of the more important contributions to the theory of organisational learning. Additionally the author considers, from a practical point of view, what principles can be adopted by organisations wishing to increase their capacity to learn.

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Personnel Review, vol. 19 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0048-3486

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Publication date: 1 February 1980

Mark Easterby‐Smith

The repertory grid has been established as a psychological technique for a long time, but the last five years have witnessed increasing interest in organisational applications…

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The repertory grid has been established as a psychological technique for a long time, but the last five years have witnessed increasing interest in organisational applications. Many people have felt that it offers an extremely powerful means to quantify peoples' attitudes, feeling and perceptions; others have seen it as a method enabling them to examine their own ideas and values in far greater depth than previous psychological techniques have allowed. The technique has been used with particular success in management training and development providing many applications including those in selection interviewing, in improving potential assessment schemes, and in evaluating development programmes.

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Journal of European Industrial Training, vol. 4 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0590

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Publication date: 1 May 1976

Mark Easterby‐Smith

The past few years have seen the emergence of a new technique of considerable generality into the personnel field. It is based on the Personal Construct Theory of the psychologist…

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The past few years have seen the emergence of a new technique of considerable generality into the personnel field. It is based on the Personal Construct Theory of the psychologist George Kelly and incorporates a wide range of approaches to the assessment and measurement of people.

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Management Decision, vol. 14 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 5 May 2015

Alex Kevill, Kiran Trehan, Mark Easterby-Smith and David Higgins

The purpose of this paper is to provide small business and entrepreneurship researchers with insights to help them undertake life story interviewing, in order that this can…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide small business and entrepreneurship researchers with insights to help them undertake life story interviewing, in order that this can subsequently advance understanding within the field.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors describe, and reflect upon, the use of a life story interview approach that formed part of the data collection process for a research study into dynamic capabilities in micro-organisations.

Findings

The life story interview approach the authors utilised can generate benefits for both the purposes of the research study and the interviewee. Nevertheless, “unexpected lack of time” and “owner-managerial control”, two common contextual factors within micro-organisations, are factors that may raise challenges for successfully undertaking life story interviewing in such organisations. Ultimately the interviewer needs to respond to such challenges by making “stick or twist” decisions with regard to the interview format being used.

Research limitations/implications

The authors provide an example of an interview approach that researchers can use for future research within the field of small business and entrepreneurship. The authors also prepare interviewers for challenges they may experience within the field and the potential need for them to make “stick or twist” decisions.

Originality/value

The authors explicate a specific life story interview approach which is new to the field of small business and entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the authors highlight potential complexities in undertaking this interview approach within micro-organisations. Prior work within the field has tended to give little consideration to challenges of undertaking life story interviews.

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International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, vol. 21 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2554

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