Evaluation and Predictability in Management Development

Abstract

An important test of a management development programme, in terms of conception, design and implementation, is the extent to which a predictable impact is achieved. Management development, with its usually broad‐based purposes, is a hazardous field within which to anticipate effects and consequences, but the obligation to do so is considerable. Statements of programme and learning objectives increasingly point in this direction, but given the complexity they tend to remain more at the level of presumption than testable propositions. The problems entailed are difficult, but the limitation on credibility represented by neglect of this obligation is serious for those involved in management development thinking and practice.

Citation

Brodie, M. (1983), "Evaluation and Predictability in Management Development", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 2 No. 4, pp. 42-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb051549