This paper assesses the contribution of management training and development programmes (MTPs) to the development of managerial skills in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Different sets of variables were used to explore the managers' skills development by dividing the managerial skills into three main categories: self, people, and task-related…

Discussion of client-based management education courses reports on an interview study of management lecturers at two British university business schools. Lecturers were concerned with four issues: whether student participation was voluntary, the insularity of the learning process within client-based programs, the impact of organizational politics…