Marianne van Woerkom, W.J. Nijhof, Loek Nieuwenhuis
In this paper critical reflective working behaviour will be operationalized. Second, the question will be raised which factors have impact on critical reflective working behaviour. The following dimensions of critical reflective working emerge: reflection, vision sharing, challenging group‐think, asking for feedback, experimentation and awareness of employability. In a survey amongst 742 r...... hiện toàn bộ
The former Soviet economies have, for the past 12 years, looked to the advanced economies in the west for help in reforming their systems of vocational education and training. These “transition” economies still bear much of the legacy of the previous system and culture – academic in orientation, firmly supply led and implemented through vocational schools which are in economic crisis. They...... hiện toàn bộ
Thomas N.Garavan, BridieBarnicle, FiachraO’Suilleabhain
Recent changes have demanded a more strategic perspective from those who lead and manage organisations, placing increased pressure on employees to be more productive, innovative and change orientated. This has precipitated a search for a more integrated model of human resource development. This article discusses some of the debate that currently prevails within the field of management deve...... hiện toàn bộ
In an era of change and uncertainty, there is a need for employees
who are both resourceful and flexible. The creation of such competencies
in graduates is the objective of the UK Training Agency′s recent
Enterprise Initiative in Higher Education. This Initiative is reviewed
and the outcomes of one project, the Shell Technology Enterprise
Programme, which exposes undergraduates, of any dis...... hiện toàn bộ
This paper explores the issue of the types of skills required of leaders and followers in new organizational forms. It reviews the concept of virtual teams in organizations. The paper addresses the role of training in facilitating boundary spanning in organisations using case examples.
Traditionally, training is seen as simply an activity to be
undertaken when all other priorities have been satisfied. The process,
still viewed by a majority as imparting knowledge and skills, has
progressed slowly from being trainer‐centred to student‐centred. Now, in the 1990s, training must become
self‐financing with its costs being ...... hiện toàn bộ
There is increased interest in online MBA programs across the globe. This paper attempts to review and assess online MBA programs and what lessons other universities and students can learn from them. It attempts to compare between the online and the traditional MBA. In addition, a thorough evaluation of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the online MBA is made. The ev...... hiện toàn bộ
Committees and Task Forces are Omnipresent and Necessary, Esfandiary and other analysts of social trends and future scenarios have noted that the problems to be solved in the world—by nations, communities, and organizations, are becoming more and more complex and require the use of more varied expertness to find creative solutions.
Overwhelmingly, the research on excellent companies shows that they are the result of excellent management. It is not technology, geography, labour pools, government intervention or any other external factor that makes the significant, long‐term difference. It is the performance of management. It is the individual managers alone in their offices, in one‐on‐one interactions, and in their ro...... hiện toàn bộ