Builds on prior research into the impact of automation on job characteristics, which found that co‐ordination, job … autonomy, and work pace were reinforced by automation, while new skill requirements, job security and exertion remained … unaffected. Job satisfaction correlates reveal the existence of elements both reinforced by automation and unrelated to job …

model, as two examples of management fads which have survived for a long period of time. The literature suggests that two …

that have been set by upper management. However, this type of approach often results in a lack of productivity. Managers … strategies to help sales managers avoid the micro management trap and to increase productivity of the field sales representative.  …

internal capabilities. This study supports the notion that strategy is formulated in part as a response to management …

Using the Chinese, family‐owned manufacturing firm as a primary example, Asian styles of management are examined in …‐based management concepts are not likely to fare well in fast‐changing global arenas. Nevertheless, a model for expanding into …

emerged, with management consultants fuelling the process. Seeks to make sense of the processes through which consultancy … management consultants working within a privatised public utility, the arly findings from this research suggest that the …