The differing faces of managerial competency in Britain and America

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 527-537

  Cheng, Mei I ^a   Dainty, Andrew R J ^a   Moore, David R ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competences; Management development; United Kingdom; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642618962     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710310478495     Document Type: Review

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