Based on research on the European Human Capital and Mobility Programme, this book provides an overview of the evolution of middle management in Europe, including: * comparative analysis of their changing role * analysis of the evolution of managerial practices * a study of the consequences of Quality Management on middle managers.

Based on research on the European Human Capital and Mobility Programme, this work provides an overview of the evolution of middle management in Europe. It includes: a comparative analysis using empirical evidence to show how their role has changed; an analysis of the evolution of managerial practices and the attitudes of middle managers to them in the UK, France, Denmark and Greece; and an exploratory study of the consequences of quality management on middle managers. This research contains the findings and views of members of 15 organizations from five European countries - Greece, France, Portugal, The Netherlands and the UK.