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Commencing with the June 1972 issue, Industrial Management will be both published and printed by Wilding & Son Limited of Shrewsbury, who have recently purchased this Journal from the Mercury House Publishing Group. The quality of the editorial and its forward‐looking policy will remain unchanged under the editorship of John Lawless, whilst plans are formulated for the injection of new initiatives under the fresh leadership of Wildings.

How does the top man forget office problems in his leisure time? This month, John Lawless talks to Lord Thomson, who, among other things finds pure enjoyment in reading balance sheets. Picture: John Benton‐Harris

“A company song”, says management author Antony Jay in a recently published book, “can draw out collective emotion and express solidarity in a way that nothing else can…” John Lawless takes up this cue with a lighthearted look at what some of Britain's companies could sing about — and then casts a more serious eye to the country of corporation anthems, Japan.

Bernard Stern admits to being a schizophrenic, working as hard at his industrial lighting business as he does at being an artist—and both with great success. Story by John Lawless; pictures by Graham Hughes.

The man with the hottest job in politics, Employment Secretary Maurice Macmillan, talks exclusively to Industrial Management about the ‘root’ problem of inflation and preparing manpower for the Common Market. Tomorrow's worker, he tells John Lawless, has to accept that one trade or profession may no longer last a lifetime.

Six thousand miles away is an export market with a turn‐over matching up to Britain's GNP. Before a dollar can be earned though, understanding is needed of the constant socio‐economic changes. John Lawless reports.

Britain's Lord Strathalmond puts his signature to the document that ended the momentous OPEC negotiations. John Lawless, in Tehran for the talks, interviews the Shah of Persia and cabinet ministers about the Gulf's economic hopes, already backed by Iran's 10 per cent annual growth rate, and views the prospects for international business.

At least six European countries are guilty of ‘exporting’ pollution, reports John Lawless. Millions of tons of sulphur dioxide from power stations and factories are blown down a wind and rain corridor into Scandinavia, killing fish and stunting timber growth. OECD scientists studying the hazard are hoping that other countries will join with Holland in setting up a computer‐controlled monitoring network.

The days when a man's promotion prospects hinged on the say‐so of his boss may soon be over. A new management selection technique — imported from the US and already being tried out by several leading companies in Britain—gives a candidate just one day to carry out a series of make‐or‐break tests. Results are judged by specially trained assessors. Report by John Lawless.

Multinationals are maintaining a tight‐lipped silence oyer the abduction of high‐ranking executives who are held to ransom by guerilla movements. For these self‐styled ‘revolutionaries’ it's an easier way of getting money than robbing a bank, reports John Lawless.