Executive Development in Major Corporations: A Ten‐year Trend Study

Abstract

Suggests that the need to cope with rapid change and global competition has revolutionized the practice of management within most major corporations. Reports on a ten‐year study of global trends in the field, which shows how practices in executive development have evolved to keep pace with this revolutionary change. The results of the study suggest a changing and increasingly important role for executive development in building and revitalizing corporate competitiveness.