Table of contents
THE WILL TO MANAGE
Hugh ParkerThis first issue of Management Decision introduces a new contribution to the literature of management. The editorial policy of this quarterly will be to publish articles on…
BRAVE NEW BUSINESS
ALAN CRAWFORDMy basic principal in planning the new organisation is that managers require relevant information. Relevant in the sense of being available when decision is required, and also of…
New opportunities for industrial automation
TIMOTHY CHENEVIX‐TRENCHAutomation in industry is at a critical stage. A new kind of automation is emerging from a pioneering and experimental decade, and new techniques are beginning to find…
Simple trend fitting for long‐range forecasting
CLIVE GRANGERThe methods used in long‐range prediction include causal models and regression on leading variables, but one method which is generally worth considering is the fitting of trend…
MANAGEMENT JARGON EXPLAINED
Tom WardIntegrated Data Processing This procedure is sometimes known as the Total Systems approach. Basically the technique is associated with the use of computers in Business Data…
TAKING THE INITIATIVE IN PRODUCTIVITY BARGAINING
NORMAN H. CUTHBERTIn order to achieve anything, one side in the productivity bargain has to expose its position. The author argues that this side must be the management.
SUCCESSION IN THE SMALL
GORDON WHEELEROPTIONS OPEN TO SMALL FIRMS Small firms constitute 90 per cent. of those engaged in manufacturing and distribution. Pressures of competition and the necessary reliance upon one or…
DECISION TAKEN
JOHN BROWNThe essence of management is judgement and decision. Decision commits the individual and the organisation to a path of development and further irresistible decisions. In this…
O.R. in finance and investment
CHRISTOPHER HIGGINSThis review of O.R. work in the fields of finance and investment indicates the considerable scope both for the standard tools of the trade, such as mathematical programming, and…
Answering the computer back: Which media model is which?
JOHN ROWANOne of the most difficult things in business is knowing what to do about the decisions which have already been made by other people. It is made even more difficult when the…
ADVERTISING CONTROL
WILLIAM KELLYAutomated expense control systems using computers are feasible and have been of great utility in exercising cost control and imp ementing sophisticated auditing procedures for…
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CONSULTANT
NORMAN FISHERConsultants' reports have been compared to the illuminated manuscripts of medieval times, both having been made and produced at great cost and both existing for the most part…
MANAGEMENT TRAINING: Management education in Nottingham University
JOHN PERRINWith encouragement from local industrialists and training officers, the University of Nottingham agreed in 1965 to begin developing short courses for managers. It was suggested…
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Journal of Management History (Archive)Editor:
- Brandon Randolph-Seng (Editor-in-Chief)