Journal of Management Development

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the benefits to both organisations and individuals in adopting heutagogy within management education and development. Design/methodology/approach: This conceptual paper is based on a systematic review of the literature relating to heutagogy and learn…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate a set of competencies that characterizes effective public middle managers. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 20 middle managers from several public agencies were interviewed in person using the behavioral event interview technique. In all, 8…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which student assessments used in two capstone courses in a Master’s in Human Resource Management (HRM) Program were authentic, and encouraged confidence in competencies identified. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach was…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe a framework for enhancing organizational productivity and capacity building at the national, industry-wide level that is based on an active collaboration between elements of the industry that the authors will refer to as the organization and the educ…