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We are pleased to share articles and links to leading thinking, on a range of topics.

Business Performance, Risk & Competitiveness

04/03/2009	Making the trend your friend
	Ten crucial global trends and the actions organizations need to take to create their own future Author: Crennan, Nunes, and Halfin, Publisher: Accenture, 2006
17/01/2009	How the world's best companies achieve high performance
	Accentures set of practical insights for companies that aspire to uncommon business success; Author: Breene and Nunes (Accenture), Publisher: Accenture, 2006

Culture, Values and Ethics

01/02/2009	Defining Corporate Culture
	Outline of what Corporate Culture means in terms of leadership, and range of reading references Author: CORPORATE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, Publisher: 2003 Corporate Executive Board

Employee Engagement & Feedback

04/06/2009	Antecedents and consequences of employee engagement
	The purpose of this study was to test a model of the antecedents and consequences of job and organization engagements based on social exchange theory. Author: Alan M. Saks, Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing, 2006
04/06/2009	The Meaning of Employee Engagement
	The article shows that the term is used at different times to refer to psychological states, traits, and behaviors as well as their antecedents and outcomes Author: Macey and Schneider, Publisher: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2008
10/03/2009	Employee engagement and manager self-efficacy
	Implications for managerial effectiveness and development Author: Luthans and Peterson, Publisher: MCB UP, 2001
10/02/2009	How to engage a workforce that is fearing the worst
	How to engage a workforce that is fearing the worst; by Stefan Stern. The Financial Times 2009; Published February 10 2009
03/01/2009	How to generate and maintain employee engagement
	The crucial role of internal communications, training and recruitment; Author: Human Resource Management International Digest, Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing, 2008
01/01/2009	The psychology of change management
	Companies can transform the attitudes and behavior of their employees by applying psychological breakthroughs that explain why people think and act as they do Author: Lawson and Price, Publisher: The McKinsey Quarterly, 2003

HR & Organisational Development

10/03/2009	Human resource development and organizational values
	This paper aims to empirically examine the relationship between human resource development practices and orgnaizational values Author: Arif Hassan, Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing, 2007
10/03/2009	The making of 21st century HR: An analysis of the convergence of HRM, HRD, ...
	An analysis of the evolutions of these three fields helps to explain why the distinctions between them continue to blur and how the similarities among them provide the necessary synergy for HR to be a truly valued organizational partner Author: Ruona and Gibson, Publisher: Wiley Periodicals, 2004
02/02/2009	Organisational learning and competence development
	This paper is concerned with the formulation of a framework for understanding the development and change of the competences of firms. Author: Anders Drejer, Publisher: MCB UP, 2000
01/02/2009	Continuing professional development and workplace learning 6: HRD and organ...
	This paper outlines several models of organisational learning and emphasis the importance of development of a culture or organisational learning in achieving effective human resource development outcomes Author: Ian W. Smith, Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing, 2004

Knowledge Sharing and Management

04/06/2009	Managing Knowledge in Organizations: An Integrative Framework and Review of...
	The article discusses mechanisms of knowledge management and how those mechanisms affect a unitâ€™s ability to create, retain and transfer knowledge Author: Argote, McEvily, Reagans, Publisher: INFORMS, 2003
04/06/2009	Intellectual Capital: disentangling an enigmatic concept
	The article reviews current literature on intellectual capital and its second-tier sub-components with a view to developing an improved research framework and a foundation for measures. Author: Juani Swart, Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing, 2006
10/03/2009	Knowledge, management, and knowledge management in business operations
	The purpose of this research is to help knowledge managers systematically grasp knowledge about management knowledge and get a deep and full understanding of the nature, scope and methodologies of knowledge management. Author: Gao, Li, and Clarke, Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing, 2008
10/03/2009	A Strategy for Knowledge Management
	The paper focuses particularly on the relationship between business and knowledge management strategy and the success of the knowledge management initiatives. Author: Greiner, Bohmann, Krcmar, Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing, 2007
10/02/2009	Management strategies for individual knowledge and orgnaizational knowledge
	This paper provides a framework that explores the differences between individual knowledge and organizational knowledge, and proposes a set of managerial strategies for knowledge management Author: Ganesh Bhatt, Publisher: MCB UP, 2002
01/02/2009	Understanding the Antecedents of Effective Knowledge Management: The Import...
	Existing literature is linked with the current research and thinking findings to develop a theoretical model Author: Janz and Prasarnphanich, Publisher: USA, 2003
01/02/2009	Globalisation and the Knowledge Society
	Interesting read to see if the MCA was right a decade before it happened Author: Management Consultants Association, Publisher: In 2000 - but about 2010

Leadership & e-leadership

30/10/2009	LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE CRISIS AND AFTER
	Mckinsey Special Report - Global Survey on what leaders need to concentrate upon most in 2010 and beyond
18/05/2009	The New Leadership Dynamic
	Today's global competition and volatile economy has overhauled the traditional view of leadership and created a new leadership dynamic Author: AON and Wharton (University of Pennsylvania), Publisher: AON
04/03/2009	Exploring the relationship between learning and leadership
	This paper investigates how two research streams, namely learning and leadership, might be related with one another. (Duplicate can be found in learning category.) Author: Brown and Posner, Publisher: MCB UP, 2001
04/03/2009	Developing leaders for uncertain times
	The increasingly turbulent economy puts an even greater emphasis on the importance of leadership development in organisations across all sectors Author: Linda Holbeche, Publisher: CIPD, 2008
04/03/2009	Leadership Training for Managers: An Adlerian Approach
	Adlerian theory promotes principles of social interest, democracy, and encouragement. These principles may guide leaders in building collaborative, productive workforces through participative management, coaching, and employee engagement Author: Preiss and Molina-Ray, Publisher: Journal of Leadership Studies, 2007

Learning & e-learning

04/06/2009	The Toyota Way
	The Toyota Production System Author: Liker and McGraw-Hill, Publisher: 2004
04/03/2009	E-learning: a performance appraisal and some suggestions for improvement
	Contends that the e-learning industry is overselling its merits and not focusing appropriately on the learner's needs. Author: Peter Honey, Publisher: MCB UP, 2001
01/02/2009	Exploring the relationship between learning and leadership
	This paper investigates how two research streams, namely learning and leadership, might be related with one another. (Duplicate can be found in leadership category.) Author: Brown and Posner, Publisher: MCB UP, 2001
01/02/2009	Examining the relationship between learning organization characteritics &am...
	The main purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the relationship between certain learning organization characteristics and change adaptation, innovation, and bottom-line organizational performance Author: Kontoghiorghes, Awbrey, and Feurig, Publisher: Wiley Periodicals, 2005

Operational Excellence & Six Sigma

04/06/2009	From continuous improvement to organisational learning: developmental theory...
	This paper explores whether continuous improvement methodologies have advanced far enough to be considered as integrated and holistic in their own right. Author: Murray and Chapman, Publisher: MCB UP, 2003
04/06/2009	The role of the business excellence model in operational and strategic decion making
	The aim of this paper is to determine current management thinking on how the business excellence model (BEM) is used within organisations. Author: Leonard and McAdam, Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing, 2002
04/03/2009	An overview of continuous improvement: from the past to the present
	To provide an overview of the history, evolution, and existing research on continuous improvement. Author: Bhuiyan and Baghel, Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing, 2005
04/02/2009	Values underlying continuous improvement
	This paper identifies two sets of values that underlie continuous improvement. The first set is composed of driving values while the second set includes the enabling values. Author: Naceur Jabnoun, Publisher: MCB UP, 2001
01/02/2009	The link between management and productivity
	McKinsey on Operations: An in depth look at the challenges facing senior managers Author: McKinsey & Company, Publisher: The McKinsey Quarterly, 2006

Service and Supply Chains

01/05/2009	Managing the Extended Supply Chains
	IMDs research looks into strategies that turn modern trends into opportunities for success Author: IMD, Publisher: IMD, 2006
01/03/2009	Special Report on creating the optimal supply chain
	Author: The Boston Consulting Group and Wharton (University of Pennsylvania), Publisher: The Boston Consulting Group and Wharton (University of Pennsylvania

Sundry & Useful Web Links

18/05/2009	Smart IT Spending: Insights from European Banks
	The research show how the banks use superior IT management, with a tight focus on using IT to help business performance, not necessarily the amount spent on it Author: Bahadur, Desmet, and Van Bommel, Publisher: The McKinsey Quarterly, 2006

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