Industrial Management: Volume 78 Issue 8
Table of contents
Counselling for the defence
That old saying about taking a horse to water has a worrying relevance when one looks at the present plight of the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
In Brief
Most British Managers find employment legislation does not discourage them from taking on new people. The majority do not find the legislation an obstacle to the shedding of…
Stout performance from Packaging and Paper
James MillenAt the half‐way stage for the year it was difficult not to be concerned about the prospects for the economy and the stock market.
Beyond the High St bank
Valuable though the High St clearing banks are in providing funds for industry, there are other investment sources offering a comprehensive range of services to suit individual…
An alternative to ‘boarding out’
Company executives posted overseas for more than a year are usually accompanied by their wives. Which raises the problem of schooling for their children. Traditionally, these…
Management: A substitute for incentives
‘The plain fact is that most incentive schemes are not true systems of payment by results at all. If they were, there would be far more problems of quality control and of…
Institute of Factory Management
The Institute is proposing to set up a BUPA Group for the benefit of members.
Tubes before Terminals
Despite the rapid advance of computerised information systems, there are shopfloor locations which do not readily lend themselves to the installation of terminals. It's here…
HIRE AND FIRE
Two articles in the June issue of IM dealing with personal experiences of redundancy and job hunting met with considerable interest among readers. Here are two more accounts on…
How not to become a chief executive
Many experienced and highly qualified executives are inadvertently ruining their career chances, says Michael Silverman, head of the recruitment/executive search firm of Merton…