Case studies of 11 executive women were used to characterize them as compliant novices, competence seekers, or change agents. Each category had different learning tactics, negotiation strategies, and transition characteristics related to career development. Relationships were highly important throughout the women's careers. (SK)

Many top-level managers are retiring early. Programs to prepare their replacements have been scaled back. Many companies are offering phased retirement plans, redesigning jobs, and paying for spouses to go along on business trips to keep their managers a little longer. (JOW)

Presents an account of how one company went completely virtual--no office at all--and reaped the eventual rewards. Describes implementation processes, communication challenges, and customer reactions. (JOW)

A stakeholder approach to curriculum development for business education applies perspectives of multiple constituencies to functional areas such as accounting, finance, marketing, and management. It can be applied to integrated or standalone courses and encourages team teaching and teamwork. (SK)

Includes "Seven Key Issues for Management Development" (Paauwe, Williams); "Typology of Management Development" (Jansen, van der Velde, Mul); "Management Development at Royal Dutch/Shell" (Mahieu); "Management Development in Unilever" (Reitsma); "International Co-ordination and Management…

A survey of 15 corporate volunteer program managers found that administration was complicated by limited staff time and lack of clear policies; employee preferences and incentives/rewards had a higher priority than impact on customers and community; feedback on program results was mostly informal; and 73% reported no measurement process. (Contains…

Nine articles describe corporate career centers at Advanced Macro Devices, Sun Microsystems, Tellabs, DaimlerChrysler, Eli Lilly, Toronto Dominion Bank, Motorola, Honeywell, and Dow Corning. Other articles give an historical overview and address virtual career centers, talent management, and future directions. (SK)

Presents a biography of John Seely Brown, chief scientist of Xerox Corporation and the director of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Interests include formation of corporate strategy; corporate research, including organizational learning, ethnographies of the workplace, and complex adaptive systems; and human learning and the management of…

Discusses the role of mentors for special librarians, particularly in the corporate workplace and for ethnic minorities. Relates personal mentoring experiences and benefits from mentoring, and explains where to look for mentoring programs and personal mentors. (Contains 3 references.) (LRW)

Interviews with over 200 people in 8 British and 2 Australian organizations identified 8 features of a healthy learning environment that contributes to organizational capability. Differences emerged between organization-driven and learner-driven learning activities. (Conains 74 references.) (SK)

Free internal labor markets allowing internal mobility aid in retaining employees. To design effective internal markets requires understanding potential conflicts of interest, designing processes to resolve them, communicating with employees, and alleviating their concerns. (Contains 15 references.) (SK)

A survey of 100 manufacturing firms in 10 Standard Industrial Classification areas found that intrapreneurial programs did not significantly affect sales, profits, or returns to investors. Electronics and computer companies and the most dominant intrapreneurial programs. (SK)

Presents the 2000 American Society for Training and Development State of the Industry Report, examining 1,200 organizations in terms of how many employees receive training, how much training they receive, how much is spent on training, and how much training is delivered via learning technologies. (JOW)

The privatizing agenda of corporate globalization is being abetted by such institutions as the World Bank. Educators are being told to accept its inevitability. However, adult educators can assert alternative values and help build a healthy civic society. (SK)

This article profiles Habitat International, Inc., an indoor-outdoor rug company in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that proves that hiring people with developmental disabilities and special needs makes everyone a winner. It tells the story of how CEO David Morris, hosted clients from the Orange Grove Center and workshops run by the State of Georgia to…