Authentic leaders must “walk the talk”

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds his/her own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – In a survey of academics throughout Turkey, it was found that the positive effects of good “authentic” leadership might go even deeper, especially psychologically, than has previously been envisaged. Trust and high-quality leader–follower relations are essentials for both parties and the organization as a whole. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world”s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information, and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Welcome to the caring generation?

Human Resource Management International Digest ◽

10.1108/hrmid-03-2017-0041 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 36-38

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Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Fringe Benefits ◽

Initial Interview ◽

Content Type ◽

The World ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings For many undergraduates about to be unleashed onto the world of employment, one would imagine they will have fairly standard ideas of the kind of employer they would like to work for: one that pays its staff well, one that will invest in their careers, and one that will offer some fringe benefits as well. Indeed, prospective employers will put the metaphorical red carpet out when recruiting, either by hiring fancy hotels for the initial interview rounds, or by showing potential employees around the very best bits of their offices. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Definitely not Disney

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/sd-05-2015-0080 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 31 (7) ◽

pp. 32-34

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Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Theme Park ◽

Content Type ◽

The World ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Financial Concern ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – No other theme park splits opinion as much as Disney’s hugely successful parks around the world. Whether it is Orlando, Tokyo or Paris, millions of Disney enthusiasts young and old enjoy visiting the parks every year, thus perpetuating Walt Disney’s original Technicolor Vision. But while wildly popular, they are not everyone’s cup of tea – certainly many parents regard a trip to Disney with a mixture of dread and financial concern at just what the whole enterprise may eventually cost them. Practical implications – Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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How Gap manages responsibility

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/sd-02-2014-0015 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 10-12

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Case Studies ◽

San Francisco ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Content Type ◽

The World ◽

Global Corporations ◽

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The Impact ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – When Doris and Don Fisher opened their first Gap store in San Francisco in 1969, there was not much need to think about the impact – good or bad – of global corporations on workers and communities across the world. All they were doing was setting up a local shop to help people like Don who found it difficult to find a pair of jeans that fit. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to digest format.

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HRM spreads word to the world

Human Resource Management International Digest ◽

10.1108/09670731211224339 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 18-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Content Type ◽

The World ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Practical Implications ◽

Do So

PurposeThis paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.FindingsThe burdens falling on HR heads these days might seem unbearable at times but organizations’ top brass have to understand the necessity and value of effective HR in a multinational environment and be prepared to pay for it. Not to do so might prove to be a false economy of catastrophic proportions.Practical implicationsThe paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to digest format.

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To innovate or not to innovate?

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/02580540610654680 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 25-26

Keyword(s):

Human Resources ◽

Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Content Type ◽

The World ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Practical Implications

PurposeReviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.FindingsA glance at the title of Bolko von Oetinger's article “Nurturing the new: patterns for innovation” may give the impression that it will offer the experienced manager or human resources director nothing further than the same story again. To some degree that impression is right: von Oetinger is doubtlessly in favour of change and the book he co‐edited A Passion for Ideas: How Innovators Create the New and Shape the World delivers that message strongly. Yet what is more refreshing about what he writes is his concern not with why we should innovate but how it should best be approached.Practical implicationsProvides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.

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Cleaning up the act

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/sd-07-2014-0084 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 30 (7) ◽

pp. 7-9

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Entertainment Industry ◽

Content Type ◽

High Profile ◽

The World ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds his/her own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Sport occupies a prominent position in the entertainment industry. Pride of place undoubtedly belongs to football, which brings pleasure to masses of spectators all around the world. Scope to develop the sport even further for entertainment purposes remains strong. The high-profile status of football is augmented by the huge media coverage it receives. Such notoriety comes at a price though. Being in the spotlight invariably means that building and sustaining a favorable reputation is a must. Unfortunately, football is not always perceived in positive terms. Practical implications – This paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Collaboration time

Human Resource Management International Digest ◽

10.1108/hrmid-02-2019-0046 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 15-17

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

European Perspective ◽

Distant Future ◽

Content Type ◽

The World ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings There will come a time, probably in the fairly distant future, when not everything from a UK or European perspective will be seen through the proverbial prism of Brexit, whether it is immigration, economics, foreign policy, or simply where to go on a holiday. The period in early 2019 when Brexit negotiations were at their height seemed to consume everything – not at the least, journalists’ search for a handy analogy to explain almost anything else that was going on in the world. In this period, it was simply too difficult to conceive of anything else as important, or for many as bleak. Practical implications This paper offers strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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It’s a trust thing

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/sd-12-2020-0223 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 26-28

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Business Model ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Authentic Leadership ◽

Reading Time ◽

Organizational Survival ◽

Content Type ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Model Flexibility ◽

Practical Implications

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Dubai or not to buy

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/sd-07-2015-0097 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 31 (8) ◽

pp. 29-31

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Chinese Government ◽

Content Type ◽

International Airport ◽

The World ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – It is believed that the Hong Kong is perhaps the most ideal location for an international shipping port in the world. It has a large, deep natural harbor, a huge continent to serve and an historic trading legacy. As such, it is evident why the British coveted it so much, and why the Chinese Government was so happy to get it back in 1997. But if Hong Kong is the best international harbor in the world, where is the best international airport? Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Finding that creative spark

Human Resource Management International Digest ◽

10.1108/hrmid-07-2016-0102 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 24 (7) ◽

pp. 20-22

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Idea Generation ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Content Type ◽

The World ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Innovation is critical for any company hoping to successfully meet challenges and remain competitive. Finding ways to enhance creativity among the workforce should therefore be high on the agenda. A proven mechanism for achieving these goals is an employee suggestion scheme (ESS). This long-established tool is widely deployed to encourage idea generation among workers. Businesses have been using ESSs for more than a century now and their popularity continues to grow in several regions across the world. Nevertheless, many organizations still find it highly difficult to sustain them. The payoff for implementing suggestion schemes can be considerable. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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