Journal of Management Development: Volume 18 Issue 9

Strategic human resource management of Japanese multinationals – A case study of Japanese multinational companies in the UK

Dipak R. Basu, Victoria Miroshnik

We have analysed the human resources management system in Japanese automobile companies, Toyota and Nissan, in their overseas production plants in the UK and have tried to analyse…

Management development intentions following feedback – Role of perceived outcomes, social pressures, and control

Todd J. Maurer, Jerry K. Palmer

Within a large telecommunications company, this study applied the Theory of Planned Behavior to understand managers’ intentions to improve their skills following peer/subordinate…

Managerial coaching behaviors in learning organizations

Andrea D. Ellinger, Robert P. Bostrom

Limited published research has examined the role of leaders and managers in building learning capability and learning organizations. It is speculated that leaders and managers…

Maps of complexity and organizational learning

Stephen D. McKenna

This paper suggests that in the context of complex organizations, operating in complex environments, new ways need to be designed to develop effective management and…

NVQs in management – Some pedagogic and marketing implications

Stephen Swailes, Paul Brown

This paper opens by reviewing the market for NVQs in management, their status in higher education and evidence for their effectiveness as vehicles for management development. The…