Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 28 Issue 4

Leaving first-line managers to sink or swim will hit your bottom line

The purpose of the paper is to look at how investing in the skills development of first-line leaders can improve overall business performance. First-line leaders are the largest…

Crafting continuing learning and development: a positive design tool for leadership development

– The purpose of this paper is to consider leaders as continuing learning and development (L&D) crafters.

Executive coaching: Guidelines that work

This paper aims to offer a theoretical foundation for a testable framework of executive coaching effectiveness and to share key findings from the research study in executive…

The critical role of research in diversity training: how research contributes to an evidence-based approach to diversity training

The purpose of the paper is to outline a diversity training framework in which research literatures and findings in psychology and human resource management (HRM) are used to…

“We are not phobic but selective”: the older generation’s attitude towards using technology in workplace communications

– The purpose of this paper is to study and understand the older generation’s attitude toward use of technology for workplace communications.

Higher education for the modern world: The role of e-learning

– This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Big business for small businesses: Informal learning through online discussion forums

– This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Higher education’s blend of old and new: How technology can complement traditional teaching methods

– This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Helping new executives to hit the ground running: An interview with Mark Byford, Joint Head of Global Integration Practice, Egon Zehnder

– The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Mark Byford.

Editorial

Effective Management in Practice: Analytical Insights and Critical Questions

Proactive Personality and Behaviour for Individual and Organizational Productivity