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Capital taxes take the capital out of capitalism
CIVIL SERVANTS may squirm and local authority staff protest, but excessive spending and overmanning in the public sector is the bete‐noire of Britain's economic recession, and…
GOING FOR A FEE — YOUR OWN BUILDERS
In 1978 the National Economic Development Office published a major survey on “Construction for industrial recovery”. The summary said: “Much of British industry is hampered by…
How much will it cost, and is it worth it?
THERE is no point in spending a penny on advertising “unless that expenditure is regarded as an investment against future return”. Repeat the phrase to yourself every night before…
FUELS for the FUTURE
Mike HoffmanSo supplies of fossil fuel will soon run dry. No one can put a date on when it will happen but it will certainly be in the foreseeable future. What then? Maybe engines running on…
Aluminium
SINCE the development of the electrolytic reduction process by Hall and Heroult in 1886, which made possible the volume production of aluminium at an economic price, the usage of…
SYSTEMS TO CUT YOUR FIRE INSURANCE COSTS
OVER £355 million went up in flames in 1979 in Great Britain — and that was just direct damage; many more millions of pounds went in lost production, profits and exports.
SEEING THE INVISIBLE, TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE UNTOUCHABLE
ALTHOUGH 180 years have passed since Astronomer Royal Sir William Herschel realised that there was more to the electromagnetic spectrum than met the eye and discovered infrared…
The small self‐administered pension scheme
ANY astute businessman appreciates the taxation advantages of pension schemes: within limits, money paid into them by members and companies are deductible before assessment to…
Finding your way through the great air fares jungle
IN the current economic climate, the need to control over‐head costs is of paramount importance to management. Few areas give more cause for concern and arouse so much emotion as…
NOTEBOOK
My congratulations to GKN Shardlow which has won a major energy award — thanks to a programme which included computer predictions and basic “good housekeeping” measures. Savings…
The delicate art and science of cutting costs
In the current economic climate, it is becoming increasingly common to hear of companies — both large and small — who are indulging in dramatic cost reduction schemes and…
ABSENTEEISM — A PROBLEM THAT IS ALWAYS PRESENT
Why are some workers chronic absentees while others are rarely absent from their jobs? Where is absenteeism highest and why? The growing phenomenon of factory absenteeism is of…
ICL'S AUTUMN COLLECTION
The hardware and software announced last month by ICL has resulted in a considerable improvement in the price/performance ratio for purchasers of the new equipment. Existing users…
ISSN:
0263-5577Renamed from:
Industrial ManagementOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Alain Yee Loong Chong
- Prof Hing Kai Chan