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Ropponen, Timo – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2008
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. A truly global business, Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Organizational Development, Internet, Telecommunications

Ibbetson, Adrian; Newell, Sue – International Journal of Training and Development, 1998
Comparison of outcomes of outdoor management development from the same trainer in two different companies showed a positive immediate impact in both, but only one company sustained change in the workplace four months later. In the other company, considerable barriers in the organizational climate hindered change. (SK)
Descriptors: Management Development, Organizational Climate, Organizational Development, Outdoor Education
Bolt, James F. – Training, 1993
As recently as the 1980s, most companies did not pay much attention to executive education. In the 1990s, many see executive education as a must for revamping competitive strategies, increasing productivity, improving quality, reducing cycle time, and revitalizing corporate culture. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Education, Management Development, Organizational Climate

Campbell, Andrew; Winterburn, Den – Management Education and Development, 1988
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)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Foreign Countries, Leadership Styles, Management Development

Pedler, Mike – Management Education and Development, 1986
This article begins with a review of practical experiences in establishing self-development groups before it draws out some of the wider lessons for those wishing to follow this particular route. Discusses what self-development groups look like, how they work, and possible outcomes. (CT)
Descriptors: Individual Development, Management Development, Managerial Occupations, Organizational Climate

Margerison, Charles – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1978
Discusses approaches to management education and development, stating that organizational improvement is facilitated by working with managers rather than by teaching them in the traditional sense. The manager can develop only through his own experience and through the organizational processes of which he is a part. (MF)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Strategies, Experiential Learning, Management Development
Mazze, Edward M.; Thompson, John T., Jr. – Training and Development Journal, 1973
A force field model application for improved effectiveness." (Editor)
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Management Development, Organizational Change, Organizational Climate

Douglas, Christina A.; McCauley, Cynthia D.; Bierema, Laura L. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1999
Douglas and McCauley report on a survey of 246 managers about the management-development strategies used in their organizations. Results show that initiatives include mentoring, apprenticeships, coaching, and action learning. Bierema's reaction concurs in the need to widen the definition of relationships but suggests that methodological issues…
Descriptors: Adults, Apprenticeships, Employer Employee Relationship, Management Development
Barber, John – Industrial Training International, 1973
Authoritarian management from above can no longer impose controls on subordinates. Participative management is now essential to improve organizational efficiency, release individual and group initiative, and make a fundamental improvement in the climate of British industrial relations. (MS)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Labor Relations, Management Development, Management Systems
Bennis, Warren; Jamieson, Dave – Training and Development Journal, 1981
Warren Bennis discusses the field of organization development and its needs, applications, unresolved problems, and future. (LRA)
Descriptors: Administration, Higher Education, Industrial Structure, Management Development
Kur, C. Edward – Training and Development Journal, 1981
Reviewing the development of organizational development (OD) since 1969, the author describes the emerging values and historical perspectives of the field, provides a cross-section of processes and theories, and clarifies the changing relationship between the organizational development and human resource development fields. (LRA)
Descriptors: Administration, Higher Education, Human Relations, Management Development
Warrick, D. D. – Training and Development Journal, 1981
Emphasizes the importance of recognizing and managing the stress produced by organizational development and encourages practitioners to acknowledge stress management as an important organizational development skill. (LRA)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administration, Change Strategies, Management Development
Thompson, John T. – Training and Development Journal, 1981
While most organizational development consultants agree that managers are the real change agents, the profession has been slow to actively prepare managers to create and manage change. This article identifies barriers to helping the manager and offers guidelines for more effective consultant behavior. (LRA)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Consultants, Consultation Programs
Pritchett, Price – Personnel Journal, 1975
Six major goals of attitude surveys are discussed and related to organization development goals: obtaining better upward communication, improving downward communication, boosting morale, increasing and profitability, educating, and motivating management. (MW)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Management Development
Tagliere, Daniel A. – Training and Development Journal, 1975
The author defines organization development (OD) and discusses organization, measurement of success, the role of specialists, the relationship between organization and organization interest illustrated in chart form, and 21 OD strategies. (JB)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Employer Employee Relationship, Human Resources, Humanization