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Managing Change in an Operations System
Kim Ward, T. Hillman WillisAs manufacturers contemplate changing ormodifying outmoded operations systems, managementmust be aware of the key role played byworkers in achieving a successful…
Corporate Codes of Ethics
Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Jane E. HoustonBusiness ethics is an area growing in importancefor business managers. Research in the USAsuggests that three‐quarters of major corporationshave specific codes of ethics, and in…
The Power of Tomorrow′s Management
Marc van der ErveA management summary of the theory andpropositions with regard to the engineering ofvision and culture in “corporate entities” isprovided. It has been based on a book of the…
Mergers and Takeovers
Richard Gilman, Peng S. ChanThe different types and characteristics of mergersand acquisitions are examined, and somedefensive and offensive strategies and tacticsexplained. Reasons for mergers and takeovers…
Information Strategies: Motor Dealerships and the Porter Thesis
L. Roberts, D. Brown, M. PiraniIn a study of 116 Volvo dealers and 146 Forddealers, attitudes towards the use of informationtechnology as a method of creating competitiveadvantage were examined. Based on…
Beyond the Ugly American
A.H. WalleThe novel The Ugly American published in thelate 1950s depicts the blunderings which can takeplace when decision makers are overly ethnocentric.Happily, in interpersonal dealings…
A Totally Integrated Management System
Ralph F. LongBecause organisational management systems tendto grow organically over time, they are often atcross‐purposes with overall objectives, systemsand cultures. This phenomenon is…
How to Establish an Organisational Purpose
James R. Reyes, Brian H. KleinerThe study of how to bring people and resourcestogether in harmony to achieve a common goalremains one of the most difficult tasks facingmanagement today. The value of developing…
Success and Failure in Marketing Innovation: Videotape vs Laservision
Robert DukeThe area of innovation and new product developmentis both one of the most important and oneof the most uncertain in management decisionmaking. What looked like good ideas on the…
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