Current market forces, technological change, acquisition and merger mania, and the approach of 1992 and the European free market, are all imposing accelerating enforced career changes at a rate few top managers have experienced. There is thus a growing need for self‐assessment programmes to...

Workers can pinpoint defects better and faster than the auditor, sometimes even before they occur. To ensure a regular flow of products, the worker’s quality of workmanship must be very high. Integrated manufacturing self‐control restores job satisfaction. Determines the worker performance...

Describes the training programme set up by Allrich, Inc. a highly successful manufacturing firm. The aim was to set up a training model which was sufficiently flexible to accommodate the needs of all individuals in the organization. It was set up on the basis of organization mission statements,...

Employability can be a new form of job security. It involves a new mutual psychological contract where employers provide self‐development for vulnerable employees (i.e. all employees) and employees take advantage of those opportunities. It is important that the self‐enhancement is in tune...

Looks at adult identity development issues that arise during periods of organizational flux. Begins with theoretical perspectives on adult identity development as a continuous life‐long process. Continues with a discussion on the compatibility of individuals and their jobs and the issues of...

Explains the Royal Mail approach to self‐assessment. An increasing umber of companies are using a self‐assessment process at an organizational or business unit level, but this often has little impact at a local level. Describes how Royal Mail has increased involvement through unit...