Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 31 Issue 4

Time wasting behaviour: how to identify and address it as the team leader

The purpose of this paper is to help leaders and managers understand what is going on behind time-wasting behaviors they see in their teams and support them in making productive…

When performance improvement coaching for your salesperson goes badly: a conceptual approach to dealing with negative reactions

The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework and conceptualization of approaches to salespersons’ negative reactions to performance-improvement coaching. This is done by…

Closing the strategy execution gap through business simulations

The purpose of this paper is to outline the relevance of a well-defined and well-led strategy execution process with respect to corporate success. It proposes customized business…

Managing the exploitation-exploration tradeoff: how leaders balance incremental and discontinuous innovation

The purpose of this paper is to explain how leaders balance exploitation (incremental innovation) and exploration (discontinuous innovation).

Ways of working between third sector organizations and UK universities: are we getting it right?

The purpose of this paper is to offer strategic advice and identify ways in which third sector organizations can work with United Kingdom (UK) universities for promoting business…

Need to improve employee engagement: Promote organizational excellence

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

Fighting for victory on the learning battlefield: Lessons in empowerment from the military

While intended as a bridge between the concepts of learning organization and organizational learning, current conceptualizations of organizational learning capability still…

Evidence-based management collaboration

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

Improving the effectiveness of workplace training: The value of situational judgment tests

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

When learning goes wrong: Common mistakes in how organizations deal with change

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

Improving performance appraisal: The value of personal development plans

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

Shane Cragun interview