What’s the point of theory?

Adrian Furnham
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Adrian Furnham: University College London

Chapter 71 in Managing People in a Downturn, 2011, pp 207-209 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract One criticism of many management training courses is that they are far too “theoretical.” There appears to be, and often is, a serious gap between the expectations of the trainer and the trainee. It’s worse if the trainer is a business school teacher and the trainee a high-powered, frenetic, no-nonsense, “practical” manager.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence; Management Training; Ivory Tower; Skill Teacher; Staff Morale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230307209_72

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