Management Development: A Conceptual Framework Based on Literature Review: A Research Agenda
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Date
2018
Authors
Lagat, Catherine
Muathe, Stephen M. A.
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Publisher
EuroJournals
Abstract
The contribution of Human resources to the overall organizational well-being cannot be
overlooked as these resources have time and againbeen regarded as important assets to the
organization. Organizations develop their managers with the hope that they will transfer the
attained knowledge towards organizational performance. This study undertook a
comprehensive review of literature on management development to establish what other
researchers have established in the link between management development and
organizational performance. Studies conducted on management development and
organizational performance have linked outcomes such as attraction and retention of key
employees, improved employee relations to improved efficiency in terms of quality of
products and more contented employees and customers. Location of the firms in terms of
country has also been seen to have an influence on the strategic fit and the position of
management development in the overall organization’s strategy. Three theories Social
exchange theory, Resource Based Theory (RBV) and Path goal theory were reviewed in
demonstrating the contribution of developmental programs to the overall organizational
performance. Most of the studies reviewed used descriptive research design and descriptive
and inferential statistics in the analysis of data with the collection of data mainly being
through the use of questionnaires and interviews. The studies were cross sectional in
nature. The studies reviewed pointed out the existence of a link between Management
development and organizational performance through other human resource outcomes
although it’s not clear whether the enhanced performance can be attributed to management
development programs alone. However some questions as to whether there is any return on
the investment in the management development programs still linger and some studies saw
the programs as a waste of resources. Gaps in the development programs have led to
organizations seeking to get managers from outside the organization enhancing competition
for highly developed managers. This study assessed literature from various studies on
management development to see how it affects organizational performance. It also sought
to identify any arguments and gaps that exist in the literature on the subject.
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Management Development, Organizational performance, Coaching, Formal training programs