Journal of Management Development: Volume 34 Issue 3

Association between leadership style and decision making style in Indian organisations

Neha Verma, Aruna B. Bhat, S. Rangnekar, M. K. Barua

The purpose of this paper is to study the leadership style (LS) and decision-making style (DMS) of Indian manufacturing executives, and to explore the association between the LS…

Followership behaviors and barriers to wealth creation

Linda A. Hayes, Cam Caldwell, Bryan Licona, Thomas E. Meyer

The purpose of this paper is to further research in the leader-follower relationship by focussing on followership. Given the need to increase organizational collaboration and…

The contribution of academic scholarship to management development

Catharine Mary Ross, Laurie Robinson, Jan Francis-Smythe

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of academic scholarship on the development and practice of experienced managers.

Empowering individuals to integrate work and life: insights for management development

Stewart D Friedman, Alyssa Westring

In efforts to improve employee recruitment and retention and enhance productivity and morale, organizations have implemented policies and practices (e.g. flextime, telework to…

Job related stress and job satisfaction: a comparative study among bank employees

Elizabeth George, Zakkariya K.A.

– The purpose of this paper is to examine whether job satisfaction and job-related stress differ among employees of different banking sectors.

Age-related cognitive changes and distributed leadership

Dennis Michael Rose, Raymond Gordon

The purpose of this paper is to examine the evidence for age-related changes in cognition and the implications for leadership styles. In particular, a case is argued for…

When organizational complexity helps corporation improve its performance

Hong Liu, Lu Ma, Panpan Huang

The purpose of this paper is to test the assertion that the relationship between corporation performance and organizational complexity follows an inverted U-shape curve, and a…

Older workers: some critical societal and organizational challenges

Anselmo Ferreira Vasconcelos

The purpose of this paper is to examine some societal contemporary challenges that encompass both older workers and organizations likewise. Rather, it focusses especially on those…