In this paper I explore how different communication processes around two management development programs contribute to establish different forms of relevance for management practice. Understanding the MDP and the organization through a communication-based perspective enables us to elucidate the social complexity between the MDP and the organization and understand more about the relevance of management development programs for managerial practice. Drawing upon two ethnographically informed empirical cases of top-management development programs in decentralized organizations their interpretation from a communication-theoretical perspective enables a new understanding of the controversial discussion on MDP´s relevance, their relation for organizational development and the enabling and limiting elements for the ‘transfer' into organizational practice.
Language
English
Keywords
Management Development
relevance
Communication
Management Learning Program
Relevance
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. 2014
Publisher
Academy of Management
Event Title
74th Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM) 2014 "The Power of Words"