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Dear Colleagues,

The Norwegian School of Management is establishing an internal
competence school.

Some of my colleagues are engaged in a project to develop the
strategic platform for the school.

They have asked me to help locate similar internal schools for staff
and faculty at business schools and universities around the world.

The goal of the project is to shape a concept that will help the
Norwegian School of Management to systemically document and
map the organization's need for competence development, and then
to create and implement competence development programs.

These programs are only for employees, not for students.

The school now plans to implement the following programs:

- Introduction program for new employees
- Management development program
- Basic competence programs for all employees
- Special competence programs for specific groups

I would be deeply grateful for information on any comparable
programs in business schools and universities, or in private
enterprise.

I will welcome:

- organizations and contact information
- Web sites
- journal articles
. book references

This is a request that will result in an applied program rather than
a research publication. I expect to be able to return some form of
information to those who assist us.

With best regards,

Ken Friedman
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Ken Friedman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design
Department of Technology and Knowledge Management
Norwegian School of Management

Visiting Professor
Advanced Research Institute
School of Art and Design
Staffordshire University

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from: Frank Shipper <FMSHIPPER@salisbury.edu>

Ken,

I may be able to help you out relative to management development. Ten years
ago, I used to conduct part of the management and leadership development
programs at Arizona State University. People from practically all managerial
levels in the organization attended the programs. Both of these competence
based programs began with a 360 feedback effort using paper questionnaires.
Today, updated versions of the programs are available on the web in multiple
languages. The feedback is provided to the managers in person for reasons of
confidentiality and effectiveness. In addition, follow-up training and
support is provided with the assistance of the organization to managers who
desire it.
You can learn more about the research that has been conducted on the
effectiveness of the competencies identified in the 360 instruments and the
effectiveness of this approach to management development in the articles on
my web site listed below. If you have questions or need additional
information, please contact me.

Frank Shipper, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Perdue School of Business
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD 21801
Phone: (410) 543-6333
FAX: (410) 546-6208
E-mail: fmshipper@ssu.edu
Home Page: http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~fmshippe/home/