Management Decision: Volume 22 Issue 6

PROFESSORIAL ESSAY: Productivity Improvement through People: Some New Approaches

Jerry White

Productivity The Problem Situation Many western manufactured products such as automobiles and electronics have lost their market shares to those manufactured in Japan. One can no…

The Medical Administrator in Canadian Hospitals

Michael S. Phillips

The Role of the Administrator In looking at the role of the administrator, it is first necessary to look briefly at some of the recent trends in administration, particularly…

Hong Kong—A Bridge to China for Foreign Investors?

Suk‐ching Ho

Introduction Hong Kong has reached a turning point in its history during the past two years. The issue which dominated the city and caught the limelight of the world was Hong…

The Honesty of the Technical Salesman

J.D. Dixon, B.G.S. James

The Buyer's Risk In placing an order with a “new” supplier the buyer in the industrial organisation is well aware that the relationship thus created is one which may continue for…

Political Risk Management in Multinational Firms: An Integrative Approach

Attila Yaprak, Keith T. Sheldon

Introduction During the last decade, political risk assessment has gained significance as a decision‐making variable in multinational firms as the political under‐currents shaping…