Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 21 Issue 1

The role and effectiveness of case studies: student performance in case study vs “theory” examinations

Barra O Cinneide

Attempts to assess the value of case study use in examination mode. In particular, it is concerned with an appraisal of the results of the examination performance of a large class…

The art of cross‐cultural management: “an alternative approach to training and development”

Marion Estienne

Cross‐cultural training and development has often been regarded as principally skills‐based and a “quick fix” for those organizations whose aim is to compete in the global…

Alternative pathways to management competence: housing construction

Hank Schaafsma

A national report on the management skills for the future of the housing construction industry in Australia suggests a number of innovative management training pathways. Three…

Beyond the frame of management competenc(i)es: towards a contextually embedded framework of managerial competence in organizations

Roger Stuart, Philip Lindsay

Work on managerial competence has largely been characterized by being narrowly focused, fragmented and confusing in its terminology. Further, it has often failed to deal with…