Michael Finney and Mary Ann Von Glinow state that the emerging global economic environment has produced a new and critical human resource demand, one that will become even more important in the decades ahead–the international manager.
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Women are Minorities in Management
Ann M. Morrison and Mary Ann Von Glinow discuss how women and minorities face a “glass ceiling” that limits their advancement toward top management in organizations throughout U.S. society.
Managerial Values in the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong
This paper by Philip H. Birnbaum and Gilbert Y. Y. Wong reports on a study of the managerial values in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong.
Fatal Industrial Visions: Correcting Tunnel Vision for Long Term Survival in a Global Economy
Ian Mitroff and Susan A. Mohrman discuss how all of us are part of a larger social collective from which we derive our fundamental sense of identity, meaning, belonging, and even daily existence.
Transference and Countertransference in Action Research Relationships
Gerald Ledford, Jr. explores transference and countertransference, two concepts from the psychotherapeutic literature, and their relevance to action research relationships is considered.
Job-Person Dynamics and Career Development
The objective of this paper by Kenneth R. Brousseau is to explore the ways in which work can be utilized for developmental purposes.
The Role of Feedback in the Creation of Useful Knowledge
Mary Ann Von Glinow and Nirmal Sethia explain that practical usefulness or relevance of the knowledge produced in academic settings has become an issue of growing concern in recent years.
Demographic and Societal Factors Affecting the Linear Career Crisis
The basic premise in this paper by Michael J. Driver (USC) is that most managers and organizations are defining careers as a linear progression up a career ladder.
Future Trends in Engineering Careers: A Career Concept Approach
Michael J. Driver (USC) argues that social and technological trends in American society suggest that engineering careers stressing a linear, upward movement concept are headed for problems.
Motivation and Performance Appraisal Behavior
This paper by Allan M. Mohrman, Jr. (CEO) and Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) explores how the organizational context and the actor’s perceptions of the situation lead to performance appraisal behavior.
