Is management development fulfilling its organisational role?

There is a high degree of uncertainty as to how well organisations are using management development to enhance their strategic performance. This article reports a survey which indicates that most managers believe there is, in reality, considerable scope for improvement in the way their organisations...

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Published inManagement decision Vol. 36; no. 8; pp. 528 - 532
Main Authors Meldrum, Mike, Atkinson, Sally
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London MCB UP Ltd 01.10.1998
Engineering, Chemical & Marine Press Ltd
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects
Business schools
Improvement
Management development
Managers
MBA programs & graduates
Organizational performance
Proactive approaches
Roles
Studies
United Kingdom > UK
Improvement
Management development
Organizational performance
Proactive approaches
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Summary:There is a high degree of uncertainty as to how well organisations are using management development to enhance their strategic performance. This article reports a survey which indicates that most managers believe there is, in reality, considerable scope for improvement in the way their organisations use management development. There appear to be a few organisations which create management development strategies or which lock management development activities into the strategic needs of the business. One solution would be for management development professionals to take a more proactive role than is currently the case in promoting its value.
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