Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 11 Issue 7

Meeting a Need: The Younger Manager Programme at Sundridge Park

Bryan Smith

Born out of the need for building the right foundation early in one's managerial career, the Younger Manager Programme has now successfully completed its first year.

Training as a Major Factor in Japanese Economic Success

Arunodaya Saha

Much of the abundant literature seeking to explain Japanese economic success focuses on management practices. That certain managerial methods, unique to Japan, and having deep…

Promoting Natural Learning Activities within the Organisation

Thomas N. Garavan

The idea that learning is a natural human activity which takes place in a relatively non‐contrived way as part of everyday life has, in the author's experience, been lost when one…

Moving towards the Future — Training Practices in Africa:: The Nigerian Case, Part I

O. Akin‐Ogundeji

There is a growing interest among writers, academics and professionals in Europe and America about the integration of training with organisational development (OD). As will be…

Organisational “Culture”: Some Implications for Managers and Trainers

Eric Frank

What is Culture? For any given group or organisation that has had a substantial history, culture is the pattern of basic assumptions that the group has invented, discovered or…