Discusses issues related to programs of management development by action learning leading to qualification in management. Justifies use of the method against a backdrop of current problems in management education at the postgraduate level and explains the rationale for its use at Manchester Polytechnic. (JOW)

Describes various programs of the British Manpower Services Commission: Special Measures, Training Opportunities Scheme, Open Tech Program, Girl Technician Scheme, Technical and Vocational Education Initiative, Youth Training Scheme, and plans for a management training program. (CT)

The success of the strategic management program developed by United Biscuits (United Kingdom) for senior managers resulted from (1) tailoring the program to organizational and individual needs; (2) using company-specific material; (3) involving top management; and (4) using a follow-up program. (JOW)

The authors describe development of a model useful for teaching political skills in the management curriculum. The model contains two dimensions relating to (1) the skill of "reading" an organization's politics and (2) the skills that individuals carry that predispose them to act in a certain way. (Author/CH).

Describes a program of management development at Manchester Business School, designed to lead managers to examine the relationships of business, economic, and social environments, changes in these environments, and the issue of leadership. Also speculates about the effects of economic uncertainty and global turbulence on people's search for…

Describes how training managers initiated a senior management development program to help an organization develop a new approach to managing change and upheaval. (Author/JOW)

Describes a short course to expose managers to expert systems, consisting of (1) introductory lecture; (2) supervised computer tutorial; (3) lecture and discussion about knowledge structuring and modeling; and (4) small group work on a case study using computers. (SK)

Four types of Master's of Business Administration (MBA) offered at the University of Bath (England) are (1) full-time program; (2) executive MBA, to prepare working managers for promotion; (3) Malaysian executive MBA, in collaboration with the Malaysian Institute of Management; and (4) British Airways open MBA, an evening program for airline…

States that formal management development is absent from the majority of Chinese family businesses, but an alternative set of processes produces a high level of managerial talent geared to this particular kind of organization. Describes this alternative system and comments on strengths and weaknesses. (Author/CH)

Outlines the evolution of interpersonal skills training courses for managers into an action learning, learner-centered approach. Presents a four-phase model (confidence to learn, competence, comfort, and improved performance) and describes the phases of competence development: input, discovery, and reflection. (SK)

Management education programs at Glasgow Caledonian University introduced Development Centres, involving students in self-assessment, career counseling, and development planning. Students viewed the centers positively as a means of bridging theory and practice, concepts and skills. (SK)

Includes "Transformation in the Public Sector" (Foster); "Implementing the Vision" (Frater); "Enabling Authority" (Stewart); "Local Authority of the 1990s" (Bichard); "Training for 'Next Steps'--Initiative in the Public Service" (Wright); "Organizational Development" (Dodd);…