Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 33 Issue 3

Lean as a learning system: What do organizations need to do to get the transformational benefits from Toyota’s method?

Michael Ballé, Jacques Chaize, Daniel Jones

The creators of the “lean” approach share their extensive experience, highlighting how organizations can reap the benefits of Toyota’s approach.

Views of Estonian nonprofit executives on succession: lessons from the field

Joseph C. Santora, Gil Bozer, Mari Kooskora

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of five leadership succession themes by executives of Estonian nonprofit organizations.

Self-efficacy: core of employee success

Paul Lyons, Randall Bandura

This viewpoint demonstrates the importance and significance of individual self-efficacy beliefs and perceptions with regard to performance and in relation to self-regulated…

Influence of ethical leadership on employee learning orientation: evidence from academics

Anil Kumar Goswami, Rakesh Kumar Agrawal

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between ethical leadership and employee learning orientation in organizations.

Arts and humanities for executives’ development: aphorisms as a new tool in the management toolbox

Federico Brunetti, Chiara Rossato, Paola Castellani, Elena Giaretta

This paper aims to answer the call for greater humanization of the corporation, introducing aphorisms as a new tool for developing management awareness, creativity, and…

Managers and organizational memory

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

Competencies to compete: mapping performance to make a change

If there was one thing you could change in your organization, what would it be? A big question, yes, so let us narrow it down a little. If there was one thing your organization…

How to enhance product development: The key role of knowledge harvesting

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

How to increase leadership effectiveness: Identifying different skill levels

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

Book summary: the diversity bonus

Conference roundup