Learning Theory in the Practice of Management Development

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Learning Theory in the Practice of Management Development Evolution and Applications

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Sidney Mailick, Stephen A. Stumpf, with Sara Grant, with Aharon Kfir, with Mary Anne Watson

Book Code: Q052

ISBN: 1-56720-052-4

ISBN-13: 978-1-56720-052-2

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184 pages, tables

Quorum Books

Publication: 5/30/1998

List Price: $102.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)

Availability: Print on demand

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Endorsement From William F. Stasior
Chairman & CEO, Booz
Allen & Hamilton Inc.: Managers often view training and development primarily as a benefit for junior employees. Mailick and Stumpf convincingly argue otherwise--that management development is a lifelong pursuit, and that great leaders recognize its value for enhancing performance at all levels.

Description: The workplace is the ideal environment for tying together management theory and practice and yet, classes in many regular management development programs are conducted away from the work site, and class sizes are so large that individual instruction is difficult to achieve. In this book, the authors seek effective ways to merge theory with workplace practice, and advocate the modular preceptor method whereby participants work together in dyads and triads with a preceptor acting as advisor and instructor. Unlike traditional management development programs which do not usually lead to behavior changes, the modular preceptor model has behavior change as the basic aim. Participants can remain at work while experiencing individualized learning, developing problem solving skills, and acquiring new knowledge which can be immediately applied to work situations. Various ways of learning, such as passive (lecture, case study, discussion) and experiential (role playing, games, sensitivity training) are examined. No single mode of learning can be comprehensive and adequate for all situations. The authors contend, however, that experiential learning is most effective for increasing the will and competence to learn and for using what is learned to change manager behavior. The purpose of the modular preceptor approach is not to present answers to specific managerial or organizational problems, but to help the participant acquire new problem definition and problem solving skills, and the confidence to apply them on the job. This book also analyzes the contribution of the behavioral sciences to the philosophies and techniques behind management instruction, and examines the role of the university in management development and the future direction of MBA programs. For anyone concerned with meaningful and effective management development, this book is an invaluable resource.

Table of Contents:

The Nature and Objectives of Management Development
The Theory of Management Development: The Matter of Learning
Passive and Experiential Learning
Management Development Methods: Traditional and Experiential
Contributions of Behavioral Science to Management Development
A Natural Experiential Approach
Evaluation of the Israel Modular Preceptor Method After Ten Years
Experiential Learning in Management Education
Management Development in MBA Programs of the Future
Development for the New Manager
Developing Leaders to Manage Organizational Transitions
The Future of Management Development

LC Card Number: 97-32993

LCC Class: HD30

Dewey Class: 658


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