TY - JOUR AB - Reports a review of the Irish economic and political scene as background to a survey of best practice in Irish top management. Addresses issues of the competences required to induce added value performance from total organization. Four long‐term consultancy assignments in different sectors led to the drafting of a questionnaire distributed by the Irish Management Institute; 96 companies took part. Key competences emerged as: vision; team building; practising appropriate personal skills; communication; and generating a success‐oriented culture. Recommendations are given for top level management development. VL - 7 IS - 2 SN - 0268-3946 DO - 10.1108/EUM0000000001735 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001735 AU - Kakabadse Andrew AU - Alderson Siobhan AU - Gorman Liam PY - 1992 Y1 - 1992/01/01 TI - Cream of Irish Management T2 - Journal of Managerial Psychology PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 18 EP - 47 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -