The worlds of the academic and the manufacturer may seem far apart but schemes do exist which encourage communication and co‐operation in the R&D field. One such project is already well‐established in North East Wales and is briefly described.

The Business Graduates Association (BGA) launched Enterprise and Achievement Awards to students, or graduate MBAs, in 1986, whose entrepreneurial actions and achievements, in either the public or private sector, have demonstrated excellence and continuing concern for the changing needs of...

Purpose Many literature reviews on project management (PM) research are limited to studies published only in PM journals but some reviews do expand their analysis on PM research published also in journals belonging to the management studies field. However, the authors found no previous...

Action learning on a company‐wide basis requires the continuing and determined commitment of the topmost line managers if it is to succeed. Action learning as an approach to management development is now beginning to replace conventional classroom instruction. The International Management...

There is no clear evidence that British workplaces are any nearer the achievement of being representative bureaucracies as far as disciplinary rules are concerned as public policy initiatives are to placing the emphasis on a corrective as opposed to a punitive approach to Industrial discipline....

Skills shortages in manufacturing industry, especially in the area of information technology (IT), are reviewed in the light of clear evidence indicating the UK's increasing shortfall. Open learning may provide an effective response, particularly through Open Tech, the Open College and the Open...

This paper aims to empirically examine Saudi consumers' attitudes towards online shopping. The papers test a framework that was developed to understand, evaluate and examine the different factors affecting consumer attitudes towards online shopping in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using a...