Journal of Management Development: Volume 29 Issue 9

The traps that keep women from reaching the top and how to avoid them

Paul Vanderbroeck

First, this paper aims to demonstrate that there are specific obstacles to the progression of women to top positions. Second, it aims to give advice to individual women leaders…

Leadership self‐efficacy: research findings and practical applications

Laura L. Paglis

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to review the research examining self‐efficacy's role in leadership, and second, to propose research‐based practical applications for…

On the nature of learning communities: a study of four organisations

Michael W. Small, Leonard Minkes

The purpose of this investigation is to look at four organisations to see whether they meet the criteria of learning communities. Two are involved with higher education, one is an…

Management by values: are some values better than others?

Krista Jaakson

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the concept of organizational values from the management by values perspective and develop an understanding of the features of…

Organizational handling of careers influences managers' organizational commitment

Mary Bambacas

This study aims to investigate how the relationship between two aspects of career management – the practice of career development activities by the organization (organizational…

Teaching managers: learning, research and workplace practice

Caroline Rowland, Roger Hall

This paper seeks to explore the way in which professional management programmes are informed by research and workplace practice. The focus is on the areas of motivation, appraisal…