Journal of Management Development: Volume 33 Issue 10

Contradictions and identity work: insights from early-career experiences

Jacob D. Vakkayil

The purpose of this paper is to explore identity work in response to various types of contradictions experienced by employees in outsourced software development in the initial…

Promoting transformational leadership practices of retail managers

Zondre Keevy, Juliet Perumal

The pursuit of knowledge should be the objective of managers in the workplace, both for the purpose of empowerment and to achieve financial objectives. It is important that retail…

Business models for higher education: an Australian perspective

Xuemei Tian, Bill Martin

– The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the links between value creation and university business models in a dynamic global higher education marketplace.

Competitive strategies and value creation: a twofold perspective analysis

Emanuele Teti, Francesco Perrini, Linda Tirapelle

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the implementation of a defined competitive strategy – differentiation or cost leadership – brings about different value…

Are leadership values different across generations?: A comparative leadership analysis of CEOs v. MBAs

Mark J. Ahn, Larry W. Ettner

The popular use of labels such as Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y and Millennials suggests that the nature of effective leadership changes over time in response to the…

Executive development through insider action research: voices of insider action researchers

David Coghlan, A.B. (Rami) Shani, Jonas Roth, Robert M. Sloyan

The purpose of this paper is to address the fundamental question “can insider action research approach trigger and enhance simultaneously executive development and company…

Potentials facilitators of workplace learning in a TPS based company

Sandra Jönsson, Tobias Schölin

In line with the growing emphasis on workplace learning, there has been a tendency to abandon traditional Tayloristic models of work organization in favor of more humanistic…

Transformational leadership and teamwork improvement: the case of construction firms

Amin Akhavan Tabassi, Mahyuddin Ramli, Abu Hassan Abu Bakar, Abd. Hamid Kadir Pakir

A need for effective leadership and adequate managing the personnel is vital for every construction organization. Meanwhile, the dynamic and complex environments of the industry…

Sources of satisfaction with high-potential employee programs : A survey of Canadian HR professionals

Igor Kotlyar, Leonard Karakowsky

The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions that impact Canadian organizations’ satisfaction with their high-potential (HIPO) identifying practices. More specifically…

Beneficence as a source of competitive advantage

Cam Caldwell, Larry Floyd, Joseph Taylor, Bryan Woodard

The purpose of this paper is to define “beneficence” as a management concept that is the action associated with “benevolence” the intention. This paper explains how beneficence is…