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Managers' learning in a UK local authority: the political context of an in-house MBA (2008)
Journal Article
Thursfield, D. (2008). Managers' learning in a UK local authority: the political context of an in-house MBA. Management Learning, 39(3), 295-309. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507608090878

Public sector learning is often described as individualistic and operational. This article investigates an in-house MBA that was created explicitly to promote collective learning among managers in a UK local authority. The MBA was envisaged as an inn... Read More about Managers' learning in a UK local authority: the political context of an in-house MBA.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Reflecting on the ethics and effects of a collective critical management studies identity project (2008)
Journal Article
Reedy, P. (2008). Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Reflecting on the ethics and effects of a collective critical management studies identity project. Management Learning, 39(1), 57-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507607085978

This article explores the relationship between the identity of critical management studies (CMS) academics and that of managers. The article argues that, as a result of the way in which CMS identities are pursued, managers often become represented as... Read More about Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Reflecting on the ethics and effects of a collective critical management studies identity project.

Adaptation towards reference values: a non-linear perspective (2007)
Journal Article
Georgellis, Y., Gregoriou, A., & Tsitsianis, N. (2008). Adaptation towards reference values: a non-linear perspective. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 67(3-4), 768-781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2007.08.007

Using large-scale panel data, we examine the dynamics of adjustment towards reference points for key workplace attributes. We discover that an Exponential Smooth Transition Autoregressive (ESTAR) model is superior to a linear model in characterizing... Read More about Adaptation towards reference values: a non-linear perspective.