Journal of Management Development: Volume 18 Issue 2

Management Development through Cultural Diversity

P.B. Beaumont

Women entrepreneurs in a developing economy

Robert D. Hisrich, Sevgi Ayse Öztürk

While research on women entrepreneurs is extensive in developed countries, little has been done in this area in non‐OECD and developing economies. This research focuses on the…

Assessing the MBA: What do our students learn?

Mark A. Kretovics

This article summarizes the results of an outcome assessment pilot study which measured the learning outcomes of an MBA program utilizing the learning skills profile (LSP). The…

What do women want?: The perceived development needs of women managers

Mary Mallon, Catherine Cassell

This paper outlines a study designed to investigate the development needs of women managers in a large local authority in the North of England. The study arose as a result of a…

The impact of thought self‐leadership on individual goal performance: A cognitive perspective

Jeffrey L. Godwin, Christopher P. Neck, Jeffery D. Houghton

The purpose of this paper is to apply an existing self‐leadership theory to goal‐setting theory in order to propose a mechanism to enhance the effectiveness of individual goal…

Principled leadership and business diplomacy: A practical, values‐based direction for management development

Manuel London

This paper introduces the concept of business diplomacy as a way to implement values‐based, ethical leadership. Drawing on the Japanese concept of kyosei, business diplomats take…