International Journal of Manpower: Volume 6 Issue 4

British Quality Circles in Operation — Some Facts and Figures

B.G. Dale

This paper presents the results of a state of the art postal questionnaire survey from 132 manufacturing companies based in the UK. Also outlined are the trends in the profile of…

After Fads and Advocative, Ideological Social Science, Whither OD?

James A. Lee

Most personnel and OD reading audiences, although prominent for their general silence on the subject, are finally becoming aware of the faddish nature of their “profession”. Many…

The Effects of Behaviour Modelling Training on Managerial Attitudes and Performance: A Field Experiment

Christopher Orpen

To examine the impact of behaviour modelling training on attitudes and performance, 25 branch managers in an insurance company were randomly assigned to either a training or…

Expanding Market Share: The Role of American Corporations in Technical Assistance

Stanley B. Andrews, Harry G. Miller

As their domestic markets have declined, many multinational and domestic American corporations have begun to emerge as new providers of training and development services to Third…

Enterprise Support Organisations in the South Pacific

John M. Hailey

In the present world economic climate many governments in the developing world are taking an increasingly active role in encouraging the development and expansion of new business…