Data from a recent study of managerial thinking in Malawi are examined in terms of their implications for the training and development of Malawian managers. Some of the issues involved in the transfer of Western management concepts and practices to developing countries are discussed in relation to management development. (Author/CH)

The last few years have seen developments in the academic treatment of operations management which both broaden the subject to include a much wider range of industries in the nonmanufacturing sectors and place the operations function in a more strategic context. (MEAD Subscriptions, CSML, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YX, England) (SSH)