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Publication date: 1 March 2001

Paul Jansen, Mandy van der Velde and Wim Mul

Management development (MD) is defined as the system of personnel practices intended to ensure that an organization can rely on timely availability of qualified and motivated…

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Management development (MD) is defined as the system of personnel practices intended to ensure that an organization can rely on timely availability of qualified and motivated employees. The article reports on a survey of 92 Dutch companies concerning their MD policy and practice. Results identify four types of MD: administrative MD, found in lifetime employment environments; derived MD, where in “up or out” environments MD is strictly planned and linked closely to company strategy; partner MD, primarily found in innovative and IT environments where it is imperative to combine business development with human development; and leading MD, in turbulent market situations. In particular the link between MD and organization strategy, and systematic evaluation of MD practices, should receive more attention. The article compares the results with those of earlier empirical studies on MD.

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Journal of Management Development, vol. 20 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0262-1711

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Publication date: 1 October 2005

Wim Wester man and Henk von Eije

Liberalisation and deregulation of financial markets, lower currency volatility and the introduction of the euro have reduced transaction and bankruptcy costs for multinationals…

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Liberalisation and deregulation of financial markets, lower currency volatility and the introduction of the euro have reduced transaction and bankruptcy costs for multinationals in Europe. Internal European transfers of cash have become easier and cheaper. This has enabled the centralisation of cash management activities. The centralisation at headquarters of multinational enterprises has also opened the road to financial disintermediation. These trends may have helped to create conglomerate benefits in Europe. The case of the cash management at the Netherlands‐based Royal Philips Electronics is used to illustrate these tendencies.

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Publication date: 1 July 1998

Simon Carter

Suggests cubist methodology as a possible approach to studying the management of organizational change; the result of having gleaned data on organizational change processes from…

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Suggests cubist methodology as a possible approach to studying the management of organizational change; the result of having gleaned data on organizational change processes from many different sources over five years. Quotes the cost of organizational change and the frequency of failure. Puts forward this cubist methodology as a means of rationalizing an intuitive approach. Refers to literature on research strategy, research methodology and research method, combining it into one synthesized view (a la Picasso and Braque). Claims that the advantage of the cubist methodology is its ability to turn many diverse components into one holistic picture.

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Management Research News, vol. 21 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-9174

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Publication date: 1 February 1999

Malcolm Foley, Gill Maxwell and David McGillivray

Explores the changing relationship between work and leisure with particular reference to women’s equality in economic and other activities through a review of the history of…

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Explores the changing relationship between work and leisure with particular reference to women’s equality in economic and other activities through a review of the history of leisure opportunities since the industrial revolution; indicates the ways in which social and economic changes have had a major impact on women’s leisure needs and activities. Focuses in particular on the provision of workplace fitness facilities, undertaking a survey of more than 200 companies across a number of industry sectors (the rationale for selection is outlined here) to discover the reasons behind such provision and the actual facilities provided; identifies the reasons behind provision as primarily commercial (e.g. being seen as an additional benefit to help recruit high quality employees) and notes that assessment of user group needs was not carried out, with the result that women’s particular needs tended not to be taken into account, for example gyms (favoured by men) being more widely provided than space for aerobic exercise (favoured by women). Concludes that the findings strongly suggest that women remain unequal in their leisure as well as working lives.

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Equal Opportunities International, vol. 18 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0261-0159

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Publication date: 1 September 1999

Simon Carter

Looks at organizational relocation and the stages experienced by individuals when an enforced move becomes necessary. Considers, from the company’s viewpoint, links between…

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Looks at organizational relocation and the stages experienced by individuals when an enforced move becomes necessary. Considers, from the company’s viewpoint, links between individuals coping, managing change and the management of group moves. Lists practical consideration which should be considered.

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Management Research News, vol. 22 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-9174

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Publication date: 1 May 1999

Simon Carter

Indicates the number of employees relocated in the UK each year and the amount of company money spent on making these moves as smooth as possible. Reports a five‐year research…

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Indicates the number of employees relocated in the UK each year and the amount of company money spent on making these moves as smooth as possible. Reports a five‐year research project which suggests that these moves remain very stressful for employees. Argues that this dislocation was caused by managers failing to understand the group move process. Explains the scope of the research, the types of UK company studied and the methods used. Underlines the finding that those organizations that approach group moves as holistic processes, requiring complex management responses, are likely to be more successful than those that approach it in a fragmented and poorly‐integrated way. Also stresses the need to see the group relocation as an opportunity for managed change. Analyses the perspectives of all those involved in managing and making the move (policymakers, those managing the personnel side and the move, those managing the physical side of the move (selection of new premises, etc.), line manager and the individual employees who are making the move) to show the issues that need to be considered.

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Management Research News, vol. 22 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-9174

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Publication date: 4 December 2006

Martin Schuler

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Designing the New European Union
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ISBN: 978-1-84950-863-6

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Publication date: 1 March 2002

Jeffrey E. McGee and Troy A. Festervand

Describes the experiences of an American professor who taught a graduate course in cross‐cultural management at a Portuguese university. Outlines the overall experience before…

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Describes the experiences of an American professor who taught a graduate course in cross‐cultural management at a Portuguese university. Outlines the overall experience before detailing several pedagogic issues which were unforeseen/problematic. Proposes ten axioms to guide similar future internal exchange experiences. Emphasizes four areas of difficulty, preparation, expectations, conduct and relationships.

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Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, vol. 9 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1352-7606

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Publication date: 1 November 1960

It has always seemed to us that a comparatively large number of people who spend their holidays abroad—on the Continent—and especially those who deviate from the main streams of…

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It has always seemed to us that a comparatively large number of people who spend their holidays abroad—on the Continent—and especially those who deviate from the main streams of tourist routes, return having suffered or suffering from food‐borne intestinal diseases. Are we right in suspecting that the incidence of these intestinal infections is higher in this body of holiday‐makers than in those who perforce enjoy the winds that blow at the end of Blackpool pier or question what the wild waves are saying at Brighton? The occurrence of intestinal symptoms suggesting bacterial food poisoning and shigellosis (dysentery) in so many of one's friends (and their friends) returning from abroad seems to point to this. Despite the fancy names given to the illnesses, such as “Spanish ‘tummy’”, the bulk of the cases are undoubtedly salmonellosis.

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British Food Journal, vol. 62 no. 11
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0007-070X

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