TY - JOUR AB - We are all familiar with the fable of the blind man's perception of the shape of an elephant. Management development, in its short 20 year history, has had at least as many different perceptions of its shape. From these different perceptions have emerged very different programmes, activities, structures, roles, practices and even many professions. VL - 1 IS - 1 SN - 0262-1711 DO - 10.1108/eb051515 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb051515 AU - Beckhard Richard PY - 1982 Y1 - 1982/01/01 TI - The Changing Shape of Management Development T2 - Journal of Management Development PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 51 EP - 62 Y2 - 2024/05/09 ER -