Although they are the successors to the corporate raiders of the 1980's, they generally seek to influence boards and management rather than seize control outright.

For more information on influencing staff and senior management, see our guide on making the case for environmental improvements.

So they are looking for ways to use their voices rather than their feet to influence management.

The people in the field aren't given the ability to influence management without appearing to be troublemakers.

It has not been active in influencing management.

Although the results were abnormal for 55 (48%) of the 'medical' patients, they did not seem to influence clinical management.

For 98 (64%) patients there was no recorded indication that the result of the test influenced subsequent management.

"The bank can try to influence management of those natural resource revenues, but it doesn't have that much leverage," he said.

Mr. Robertson does not say how much time he plans to spend influencing management.

While management development can, and should, influence management, it will only be successful if it responds to the state of management.