Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Weldon, Donald J.

1982 Leadership & Organization Development Journal

doi: 10.1108/eb053510

Summary of Conclusions on MBO from the Literature Below are a series of generally inconsistent quotations representing conclusions reached by a sample of authors on the effectiveness, usefulness, and appropriateness of Management by Objectives

Mukhi, Suresh K.

1982 Leadership & Organization Development Journal

doi: 10.1108/eb053511

A recent research study of chief executives shows that the man most likely to make it to the top of the Australian corporate ladder will be the one who has been thrown in the deep end to gain leadership experience early in his career, works long hours, has attended a GPS school, taken a university degree in financeaccounting related subjects, gained most experience in this area, worked for 3.5 organisations on the average and held 8.7 jobs on the average.

Gale, Jack; Das, Hari; Miner, Rick

1982 Leadership & Organization Development Journal

doi: 10.1108/eb053512

Participative learning leads to better learning and more commitment, or at least that's what experts have been saying for three decades. When you ask the trainees, however, it may be a different story.

Vance, Charles M.

1982 Leadership & Organization Development Journal

doi: 10.1108/eb053513

A description is given of a community based small business advisement center model developed by the American Management Associations and the United States Department of Labor. The model, reflecting strong orientations from the fields of organization development and instructional technology, is presently being implemented and tested. This model recommends solutions to problems presently facing advisement centers, particularly with regard to effectively and efficiently handling large numbers of startup clients.

Badeaux, Laura M.

1982 Leadership & Organization Development Journal

doi: 10.1108/eb053514

Christopher Quartly, in the September 1973 issue of Personnel Journal, emphasized that volunteer organizations have been underestimated and misrepresented as a source of managerial development. Yet volunteer organizations, he stressed, are actually laboratories for leadership

McElroy, James C.

1982 Leadership & Organization Development Journal

doi: 10.1108/eb053515

Probably more has been written and less known about leadership than any other topic in the behavioral sciences.