Work Study: Volume 41 Issue 2

A job evaluation case history

Edwin Wilde

Reports on a job evaluation service provided for a national firm ofwholesalers. Discusses how consultants were retained to establish anobjective grading structure; devise an…

Activity‐based costing

Anna Baines

Presents activity‐based costing as an alternative approach totraditional forms of cost control. Demonstrates how costing of this kindcan be used for a number of purposes, for…

Ten and a half golden rules for choosing an IT system

Tony O′Mahoney

Succinctly provides a number of pointers that will be of use in theselection and installation of the right computer system for anorganization.

Incentive pay: not just for top management

Jim Abbott, Brian H. Kleiner

Demonstrates that one of the most important elements required toensure the success of any organization is to retain and motivate itsemployees, from the CEO down to the…

Implementing productivity management: why and how?

R.P. Mohanty

Discusses the application of productivity improvement andproductivity management programmes. Examines the issue of quantitativeassessment and the risks that are stake if different…

Job design and new technology

John Bailey

Considers the possibilities of matching the needs of people andtechnology for the benefit of organizations and their customers in thecontext of job design. Looks at technology and…