The central thesis of this paper is that the maximum gains in organizational effectiveness through management training will be experienced when that training is provided in a functional context derived from operating problems of the organization itself. A corollary is that the training will be more effective when the examination of organizational problems or organizational performance is accomplished with the aid of a third-person consultant or referee in some form.
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