CEO Beliefs, Management Development, and Corporate Strategy
研究了CEO和培训主管对管理发展在战略中作用的看法差异，以及这些信念如何影响管理发展实践，并探讨了管理发展与公司绩效的关系。
This study explored possible relationships between management development (MD) and corporate strategy. First, the beliefs of CEOs and training officers (TO) concerning the role of MD in the strategy process were compared. Second, the study focused on the influence of CEO and TO beliefs on actual MD practices. And finally, possible relationships between MD and various measures of corporate performance were examined. Results revealed differences between CEOs and TOs regarding the role of MD in the strategy process and the link between MD and business need. Some evidence that CEO beliefs influence MD practices were found. No significant difference among firms on the nature of MD practices were revealed. Implications for practice are discussed.