In a recent case study I asked if America would vote for a Messiah Leader (Management Online REview, Feb 2008), well the answer has been a huge yes. In that case study I argued that it wasn’t enough to be a Messiah leader, that promising hope, being charismatic and a wonderful orator was never going to deliver on its own
Industrial placements can play a key role in developing an individual undergraduate’s softer skills, giving the opportunity for experiential learning, which is often sought by employers when selecting future employees. This article reviews current student industrial placement activity in the United Kingdom, a typical recruitment process and the implications for stakeholders
Since mid-2007 private equity finance activity has undergone significant changes. The nature of these changes is intimately related to the current banking crisis and the underlying causes of the ‘credit crunch’ based on the development of an ‘originate and distribute’ model of lending and based on securitisation
This article aims at overcoming the separation of Marketing and Operations Management, two classic management disciplines usually polarized in academic studies and in practice. Two examples – customer satisfaction and multi-channel use, as well as a case study indicate the way this can be done
The rational model of organising and managing is widely recognised to have significant limitations and equally, organisations of all types are understood to be characterised by internally competing goals and managerial agendas. However, this political dimension, despite its prevalence and inevitability has yet to gain acceptability as the key to managing the plurality of internal organisational interests
Recent strategic management research suggests that organizations operating in volatile environments can become more strategically prepared to deal with unexpected change by cultivating practical wisdom among their leaders and decision-makers (Statler & Roos, 2007, Statler, Roos & Victor, 2006, Statler & Roos, 2006). In this paper, we argue that arts-based, ‘aesthetic’ process techniques can be used to help enterprise risk managers become more strategically prepared to deal with unexpected changes of all kinds
Throughout history, there have been managers who are considered examples of what we define as transcendental leadership - leadership that generates leadership. Many have been studied, admired and lauded as models to emulate
The new media technologies encompass an extensive variety of web-related communication tools, such as blogs, wikis, online social networking, virtual worlds, and other social media forms. Organizations that wish to thrive in the Internet Age must understand the sea changes taking place thanks to the new media
Although the requirements for a successful strategy are well known, accomplished managers often make shifts that don’t add up in terms of the strategic logic. Hubris (presumptuous pride) fed by their previous success leads them into overestimating their abilities and underestimating the challenges involved
In the past few decades organizations all over the world have been searching for the elements that constitute continuous organizational success. Fuelled by bestsellers such as ‘In Search Of Excellence’ and ‘Good to Great’, managers have been trying out many different improvement concepts, often with mixed results
In June 2007 the largest private equity bid in the UK and the first to target an FTSE 100 listed company was completed. Alliance Boots, the pharmacy, healthcare and beauty retailer and wholesaler was bought out by AB Acquisitions, an investment vehicle owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Stefano Pessina
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