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Quality Circles: The View From Within
Barrie Dale, Eric BarlowQuality circles are now a worldwide phenomenon but their survival depends on many factors. Some of the problems faced by quality circle facilitators were highlighted by this…
From Strategy to Sales
Kamran KashaniThe transition from marketing strategy to selling is seldom smooth. Too often it is left to chance but successful business results depend on effective management of this…
A Guide to Capital Budgeting
N.N. Wijeratne, F.C. HarrisA prime concern of successful general management is knowing when cash is going to be needed and where to find it on the most favourable terms.
Planning for Change
Andrew KakabadseChanges in techniques and structures to meet increased competition are ongoing, often traumatic processes. In this article the author sets out a seven step guide to managing the…
Leadership and Logic
John NichollsLeadership is an integral part of the manager's role. The interrelated factors that determine leadership style are analysed: the task itself, the possible responses of the…
Group Technology
L.C. LeeGroup technology can make an important contribution to higher productivity but if a company wishes to derive the benefits and avoid the pitfalls a thorough understanding of its…
Selecting Managers for Foreign Assignments
Yoram Zeira, Moshe BanaiThe expatriate manager, once considered obsolete, has staged a come‐back. The demand for executives willing and able to serve abroad is increasing; but the effective fulfilment of…
Does Your Marketing Pay?
M.J. ThomasMarketing is essential, but when are the resources allocated to it efficiently used and when are they wasted?
Measuring Reliability in Service Industries
Mohammad HashimUntil recently the concept and practice of reliability has been applied mainly to tangible products — manufactured goods, components, machines, systems — there is now a growing…
Innovation and the Sales Manager
George Hayward, John MastersonThis article looks at how capital equipment innovations are adopted. The reception of innovations by adoptors and non‐adoptors provides “profiles” of the characteristics of…
The Pressures on Women Managers
Marilyn J. Davidson, Cary L. CooperWomen managers have to cope with greater pressures than men managers. If employers recognised and tackled this both women and men managers could do their jobs more effectively.
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Journal of Management History (Archive)Editor:
- Brandon Randolph-Seng (Editor-in-Chief)