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| Author: | Mabey, C. Gooderham, P.N. |
| Title: | The impact of management development on perceptions of organizational performance in European firms |
| Journal: | European management review
2005 : SUMMER, VOL 2:2, p. 131-142 |
| Index terms: | Human resource management Management education Organizational performance Companies Europe |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Management development (hereafter as: mgmt-dev.) is generally regarded as key element in a strategic approach to human resource management (HRM). This paper deals with mgmt-dev. and which aspects, if any, of mgmt-dev. policy and practice lead to some positive outcomes. Based on interviews with HRM and line managers (here as: ln-mgrs.) in 499 European firms, contextual factors like sales turnover, size and country explained some variance in perceptions of performance. However, the degree of variance explained is considerably enhanced when variables are introduced. It is shown that a favourable strategic fit and organizational fit significantly predicts ln-mgrs. perceptions of the importance given to mgmt-dev., which in turn, distinguishes high- from low-performing companies. |
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