Managerial
Skills


Explorations
in Practical
Knowledge*

Edited by John D. Bigelow

Acknowledgements (Lyman Porter)

Preface (John Bigelow)

Introduction

Part I:

Issues in Developing Managerial Skills Programs

Serey, Timothy T.  and Kathleen S. Verderber Beyond the Wall: Resolving Issues of Educational Philosophy and Pedagogy in the Teaching of Managerial Competencies
Part II:

Approaches to Learning Managerial Skills

Whetten, David, Deborah Windes, Douglas May, and Doug Bookstaver Bringing Management Skill Training into the Mainstream
Elkin, Graham Executive Challenge-Using the Outdoors to Develop the Personal Action Skills of MBA Students
Ferris, William A Humanistic Approach to Leadership Skill-Building
Kaman, Vicki, Cynthia Bentson, and Waldo Jones Lights, Camera and (Managerial) Action (Skills)
Dahl, Joan Interactive Computer Cases and Managerial Action Skills: A Report From the Firing Line
Boyatzis, Richard Faculty Intent and Student Outcome in Graduate Management Education
Part III:

Assessing Managerial Skills

McConnell, Renee and John Seybolt Assessment Center Technology: One Approach for Integrating and Assessing Management Skills in the Business School Curriculum
Mullin, Ralph, and Paul Shaffer A Preliminary Study: The Assessment Center method of Teaching Basic Management Skills
Bigelow, John Giving an Action Exam: An Evolving Art
McEvoy, Glenn Examining the Exam: Ruminations on the Development of a Management Action Skills Assessment Procedure
Part IV:

Insights into Managerial Skills

Coghlan, David and Nicholas Rashford Developing Key Intervention Skills on Four Organisation Levels
Rasmussen, Ray Issues in Communications Skills Training
Keleman, Ken, Kathi Lovelace, and Joseph Garcia Experiences with Interaction Skills Development: A Situational Approach
McKnight, Mel Management Skill Development: What it is. What it is not.
Quinn, Robert, Neil Sendelbach, and Gretchen Spreitzer Education and Empowerment: A Transformational Model of Managerial Development

Afterword (Bigelow, John)

About the Authors

Reference List

*Formerly published by Sage, 1991


06/01/98