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    Behavioural indicators of manager and managerial leader effectiveness: An example of Mode 2 knowledge production in management to support evidence-based practice.

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    Authors
    Hamlin, Robert G.
    Bassi, Nirmal
    Issue Date
    2008
    
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    Abstract
    This paper presents the results of a 'design science' study of managerial and leadership effectiveness through a programme of 'HRD Professional Partnership' research carried out within a UK private sector organisation, and discusses how the findings have been used to support evidence-based practice within the collaborating organisation. Additionally, the paper reveals the extent to which these results are held in common with equivalent findings from several UK public sector organisations and how they have contributed to the production of 'general knowledge' and empirical evidence that lend support to 'universal' theories of managerial and leadership effectiveness.
    Citation
    International Journal of Management Practice, 3(2): 115-130
    Publisher
    Inderscience Enterprises Limited
    Journal
    International Journal of Management Practice
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/42086
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    http://inderscience.metapress.com/link.asp?id=p7352251x164r726
    Type
    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1477-9064
    1741-8143
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