Journal of Management Development: Volume 9 Issue 3

Management Development for the Year 2000

John W. Hunt

As a result of the many changes which have taken place in the fieldof management development since the 1960s, a scenario presenting theprobable appearance of the discipline in the…

Management Education in Central and Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union

Daniel S. Fogel

Various approaches to management education in Central and EasternEurope and the Soviet Union are described. Typical efforts to providemanagement training are explored and a plan…

Enhancing Staff Members′ Performance through Feedback and Coaching

Larry W. Hillman, David R. Schwandt, David E. Bartz

Providing help through feedback is a key task of any manager. Inthe context of a performance management model, the ways in whichmanagers can effectively provide ongoing…

Meeting the Human Resource Challenges of JIT through Management Development

Marilyn M. Helms, Greg M. Thibadoux, Paula J. Haynes, Patricia Pauley

In a three‐year study of a firm undergoing major technical changes,the factors related to successful implementation of a JIT programme weredetermined. These factors could all be…

The Changing Bell(e) of the North

W. Barrie Wilson

Bell Canada, the telecommunications provider for Ontario andQuebec, the two largest provinces in Canada, has embarked upon a changeprogramme for its 50,000 employees as it moves…

Political Management: Developing the Management Portfolio

Simon Baddeley, Kim James

Although the focus of management education is on helping thepowerful to be more effective in using their power, it gives lessattention to the role of politics, in exercising…

A New, Competency‐based, On‐the‐job Programme for Developing Professional Excellence in Engineering

Jeremy Cobb, John Gibbs

Increasingly, on‐the‐job experiences are being recognised as themost significant source for learning how to perform complex jobs. Toaccelerate the development of engineers…