Paints and printing inks come in a variety of containers — metal or plastics, by assorted sizes. How they get into these containers may not concern the end user; but it can be…
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Paints and printing inks come in a variety of containers — metal or plastics, by assorted sizes. How they get into these containers may not concern the end user; but it can be quite a problem for the manufacturer.
Mr John Roberts, C.Eng., F.R.Ae.S., F.M.I.MECH.E., chief executive of the Dunlop Aerospace Group headquarters in Coventry, has recently been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society…
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Mr John Roberts, C.Eng., F.R.Ae.S., F.M.I.MECH.E., chief executive of the Dunlop Aerospace Group headquarters in Coventry, has recently been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
It has often been said that a great part of the strength of Aslib lies in the fact that it brings together those whose experience has been gained in many widely differing fields…
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It has often been said that a great part of the strength of Aslib lies in the fact that it brings together those whose experience has been gained in many widely differing fields but who have a common interest in the means by which information may be collected and disseminated to the greatest advantage. Lists of its members have, therefore, a more than ordinary value since they present, in miniature, a cross‐section of institutions and individuals who share this special interest.
In the last four years, since Volume I of this Bibliography first appeared, there has been an explosion of literature in all the main functional areas of business. This wealth of…
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In the last four years, since Volume I of this Bibliography first appeared, there has been an explosion of literature in all the main functional areas of business. This wealth of material poses problems for the researcher in management studies — and, of course, for the librarian: uncovering what has been written in any one area is not an easy task. This volume aims to help the librarian and the researcher overcome some of the immediate problems of identification of material. It is an annotated bibliography of management, drawing on the wide variety of literature produced by MCB University Press. Over the last four years, MCB University Press has produced an extensive range of books and serial publications covering most of the established and many of the developing areas of management. This volume, in conjunction with Volume I, provides a guide to all the material published so far.
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This article considers employment policy and labour relations inthree Japanese manufacturing enterprises in north‐east England. In eachcase, the author discusses a number of…
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This article considers employment policy and labour relations in three Japanese manufacturing enterprises in north‐east England. In each case, the author discusses a number of features, namely, the decision of the company to locate in the north‐east, union recognition, workforce flexibility, and industrial relations.
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AT an international exhibition in Moscow during September a pavilion covering 6,500 sq. ft. displayed equipment designed to improve the organization of work. The unusual thing is…
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AT an international exhibition in Moscow during September a pavilion covering 6,500 sq. ft. displayed equipment designed to improve the organization of work. The unusual thing is that the equipment was office machinery and systems exhibited by the Business Equipment Trade Association of this country and five of its member firms. Until now the U.S.S.R. has been a negligible market for such goods, but the Soviet Union has now declared its intention to increase the automation of clerical work through installing modern equipment of the sort favoured by western countries. The report of a delegation of the Association's members put this point so strongly that, as a ‘joint under‐taking’ with the British Board of Trade, it was thought justifiable to attack this burgeoning market.
Explores the reasons why the majority of industrial companiescontinue to rely on forecasting and budgeting systems rather thanmarketing planning. Identifies the key barriers to…
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Explores the reasons why the majority of industrial companies continue to rely on forecasting and budgeting systems rather than marketing planning. Identifies the key barriers to the development and implementation of marketing plans. Concludes with recommendations for overcoming these barriers and summarizes the benefits of using marketing planning.
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Milè Terziovski, Andrea Howel, Amrik Sohal and Michael Morrison
Reports on a theoretical framework based on Senge’s principles and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) criteria. Qualitative data were gathered from five…
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Reports on a theoretical framework based on Senge’s principles and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) criteria. Qualitative data were gathered from five Australian companies that had established practices in the TQM field. Multiple cross‐case content analysis was undertaken to evaluate the proposition that “TQM and the Learning Organization are mutually dependent”. Our major finding is that TQM principles and concepts underpin the evolution of the learning organization. The implication is that managers that are involved in TQM do not need a new mindset or paradigm called “learning organization”. Organizations need to recognise that their continuous improvement activities as part of the TQM philosophy have created their “learning organization”.
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THE improvement in the British standard of living is generally desired. Politicians have not only subscribed to that ideal but some of them have indicated the rate at which we…
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THE improvement in the British standard of living is generally desired. Politicians have not only subscribed to that ideal but some of them have indicated the rate at which we should advance. There are, however, certain trends in the country's economic life which must be reversed if we are to make any progress in that direction.
The following list of contracts placed by the Air Ministry during July is extracted from the August issue of The Ministry of Labour Gazette.