Development and Learning in Organizations: Volume 34 Issue 5

Getting executives to SIT: building leaders’ resilience and stress tolerance for enhanced organizational effectiveness

This paper presents stress inoculation as a method for reducing executives’ stress and enhancing their resilience and performance.

Reverse mentoring: a review of extant literature and recent trends

Reverse mentoring though widely discussed and adopted in practice, scholarly research on the same is scarce. This paper thus attempts to provide an overview of the extant…

In the face of digitalization and AI - Organizations need to take an EPIC approach to learning

In this viewpoint article four areas are considered that are relevant for organizational learning.

iGeneration well-being in the workforce: a conceptual model of materialism and social comparison:

This conceptual article applies Festinger’s (1954) social comparison theory (SCT) within a materialism and social media environment to assist organizations with improving the…

Does organizational virtuousness and psychological capital impact employee performance: evidence from the banking sector

Positive psychology views organizational virtuousness (OV) and psychological capital (PsyCap) as significant external and internal variables. From a research perspective, both OV…

In with both feet: How the notion of organizational ambidexterity can develop learning practices

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

Breaking down barriers: Understanding the limiting factors for SMEs on internationalization

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

Unlearning and relearning in firms: Some similarities and differences

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

High performance work systems and firm performance: Relational coordination as a key mediator

The link between high-performance work systems (HPWS) and firm performance can be enhanced through the mediating effect of relational correlations. By building employee social…

Widening the focus of CSR: Why training and development is crucial

The widening scope of corporate social responsibility (CSR) means that business organizations face a widening array of demands. But input from human resource development (HRD…

How organizational culture can shape leadership style: The example of Nigerian universities

Strong cultural values that persist within a specific nation or society typically determine the type of culture formed within business institutions there. Certain aspects of…

Mind the gap: Can mindfulness support effective leadership development

How do you feel when you read the word ‘mindfulness’? For some, it will be a welcome reminder that they should be more mindful of everything that is going on inside and outside…

Abuse of power: Understanding the significant long-term impact of abusive leadership

Is the portrayal of business leaders on TV and film truly representative of the workplaces we all visit on a day-to-day basis? The essence of drama is conflict, and as such any…

How not to quit your job: Effect of leadership on motivation and quitting intentions of employees

One of the very few positive outcomes to emerge from the coronavirus epidemic in 2020 was the huge shift in people’s attitude to their working life. The positives were two-fold…

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