Industrial Management: Volume 75 Issue 9
Table of contents
Who foots the inflation bill?
THE Sandilands report on inflation accounting confirms what industry already knows and Government has been reluctant to acknowledge: that corporate taxation policy is in need of a…
Taming the paper tiger
One of the greatest barriers to overseas trade is the bewildering volume of documentation involved. Here, Alec Snobel describes how to overcome the frustration of paperwork and…
How Glacier broke the ice on worker participation
Workforce involvement in company policy‐making is nothing new at Glacier Metal. They've been practising the idea for nearly 30 years, and have set up a special institute to pass…
Investment gems in the Emerald Isle
Ireland's traditional farming‐based economy is undergoing a radical transformation as the country seeks to beef up manufacturing industry with a generous package of tax…
The pensions snare
The first phase of what looks like becoming a long‐term incomes policy — the £6 pay rise ceiling — has alarming implications for companies who are working to bring employee…
Bargain time for business travel
Why does it pay European businessmen to buy their tickets in the UK for long‐haul flights? Which is the quickest — and cheapest — way to visit Australia? Seasoned air traveller…
The tank maker who takes on industry's big guns
From a one‐man outfit producing tanks for local domestic heating firms, Cookson and Zinn have capitalised on the offshore oil boom, specialising in storage tanks which major…
It's the hot season for selling secrets
When the economy takes a nosedive, a more sinister type of business is likely to flourish — industrial espionage — reports ex‐Fraud Squad member, Vincent Carratu. The threat comes…
HOW TO GROW CAPITAL
The higher your income, the more savagely the tax man bites, while inflation devours what is left. That is why you must aim for capital gains, says Alec Snobel, continuing his…