Relative Values: Qualification Programmes or Non-assessed Development?

Simpson, Peter; Grisoni, Louise; Cox, Rodney

Abstract

The research outlined in this article has involved an extensive evaluation of six management development programmes run in partnership with client organizations of the Bristol Business School. A comparison is made between those programmes that offer a qualification and those that are not assessed. It is argued that attaching a qualification to a management development programme significantly alters the potential outcomes. The issues raised in this comparison are presented in four main sections addressing aspects of the negotiating process, the nature of the relationship between client and provider, the content of the programme, and some direct implications of the assessment process. The article concludes with an appraisal of the relative values of the two types of management development.

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 1994
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 1994
• Deposit Date: Apr 11, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 15, 2019
• Journal: Journal of Management Development
• Print ISSN: 0262-1711
• Publisher: Emerald
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 14-24
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02621719410058347
• Keywords: management development, qualification, non-assessed
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1108979
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/02621719410058347
• Contract Date: Apr 11, 2019