Leadership & Organization Development Journal articles from May 1995

Leadership & Organization Development Journal archives from May 1995

Human resource management and the politics of knowledge: linking the essential knowledge base of the organization to strategic decision making.
May 1, 1995... HRM should pay more attention to integrating the strategic potential of technical expertise into organizational decision-making processes Introduction While the HRM function is justifiably concerned with such aspects of the organization's...

The influence of corporate headquarters on leadership styles in Japanese and US subsidiary companies.
May 1, 1995... The results of a questionnaire survey are found to reinforce the link between leadership styles and cultural upbringing and education Introduction Japanese multinational companies continue to enjoy considerable success in producing and...

Examining the organizational culture and organizational performance link.
May 1, 1995... A critical review of the methodologies and findings of recent researchers into the presumed link between culture and performance Introduction The term "culture" refers broadly to a relatively stable set of beliefs, values and behaviours...

Downsizing the multinational firm: key variables for excellence.
May 1, 1995... What leadership qualities are prerequisite to creative and meaningful downsizing? Introduction Downsizing has become a way of life for multinational business firms during the past few years. This period of time has therefore offered and...

Working together: men and women in organizations.
May 1, 1995... Gender stereotyping can be combated by strategies that promote successful working practice of men and women in organizations Research shows that some male managers find it difficult to relate to women as colleagues and equals, and especially...

A psychoanalytic perspective on organizational change.
May 1, 1995... Offering a psychoanalytic perspective on understanding behaviour in organizations Introduction The techniques of analysis supplied by personality theory are evident in most large organizations. For instance, programmed learning techniques...

Premature planning in organizations. (Viewpoint)(Column)
May 1, 1995... Not long after the (then) new CEO took over the helm of the suffering IBM, doubters began to wonder: "Where's his plan?" and "Why doesn't he describe his vision of IBM's future?" Planning for the future of a firm may seem like a good idea...

UK companies "highly satisfied" with management consultants. (Management Consultancies Association survey)
May 1, 1995... The vast majority of the UK's top companies are "highly satisfied" with the quality of services that they receive from management consultancy firms, according to a survey of The Times' Top 300 companies. The survey was commissioned by the...

Keep business disputes out of court - and save thousands. (pounds sterling)
May 1, 1995... A director of a service company issued an unauthorized cheque on his sole signature. The bank cleared it, ignoring the agreed bank mandate which demanded two signatures. The bank refused to refund the company the [pounds]70,000 involved,...

Practical Business Reengineering: Tools and Techniques for Achieving Effective Change.
May 1, 1995... Nick Obolensky, Kogan Page, London, 1994, ISBN 0 7494 1408 1, pp. 346 plus index (hardback), 19.95 [pounds sterling] In contrast to the growing array of books that explain the "what is..." issues of business process re-engineering (BPR), this...

Systems Thinking for Harassed Managers.
May 1, 1995... Nano McCaughan and Barry Palmer Karnac House, London, 1994, ISBN 1855750554, pp. 138 (paperback), 13.95 [pounds sterling] The systems approach to understanding organizational dynamics focuses on describing and explaining the interrelated...

Touchstones - Ten New Ideas Revolutionising Business.
May 1, 1995... William A. Band, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1994, ISBN 0471 310964, pp. 256 (hardback) The title, linking stones and the number ten, conjures suggestions of the Ten Commandments of business. Do we finally have the complete set of answers...