What Management Development Means for American CEOs

Abstract

A good starting point for management development staff is to interview company “high flyers” to establish their views. Research carried out among 711 American client executives (CEOs) to discover their perceptions of management development shows that managers with a high need for achievement tend to make their own plans, and if these do not tally with the company's plan for them, will leave. Jobs should be designed so as to stretch managers and provide a learning support system, and an overall jobs plan for the company provided.

Citation

Margerison, C. and Kakabadse, A. (1985), "What Management Development Means for American CEOs", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 4 No. 5, pp. 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb051594