In 1995 the Karpin Report provided insight into the way in which Australia prepared its managers for work and leadership. The report drew attention to the need for an 'enterprise culture' and provided wide-ranging recommendations on small business, globalisation, diversity, life-long learning and enterprise and education institution best practice. The aim of the Karpin Task Force was to find pathways to lasting change and improvement through seeking enterprise and individual-driven solutions to the problems and challenges facing Australia's business leaders, managers, educators, trainers... [+] Show more
In 1995 the Karpin Report provided insight into the way in which Australia prepared its managers for work and leadership. The report drew attention to the need for an 'enterprise culture' and provided wide-ranging recommendations on small business, globalisation, diversity, life-long learning and enterprise and education institution best practice. The aim of the Karpin Task Force was to find pathways to lasting change and improvement through seeking enterprise and individual-driven solutions to the problems and challenges facing Australia's business leaders, managers, educators, trainers and government policy makers. This report documents [Innovation and Business Skills Australia] IBSA's applied research project which was undertaken to consider the outcomes and impact of the Karpin Report and to propose a set of newly framed challenges looking forward over the next 20 years. Through a literature review and consultation with industry leaders this project explored: new thinking and developments in aspects of leading and managing people and organisations; the extent to which Karpin Report recommendations have been taken up and the impact they have had on Australian leadership capability; and areas where further research is required to inform the development of solutions and initiatives that will address future leadership challenges.
Notes: This work has been produced with the assistance of funding provided by the Commonwealth Government through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).
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