It is argued that there are no simple means of giving orders and instructions, but there are considerations which can make orders and instructions more effective: consistency, clear communication and obtainability.

Supervisors in the 1990s will be challenged by a dynamic, shifting and shrinking workforce. The traditional white, male‐dominated workforce will become obsolete, with a more diverse workforce made up of females, minorities, the disabled and the elderly taking its place. Supervisor training is...

Executives must develop skills to manage management time as well as conventional time. Methods which improve skills include understanding time‐space structures, using methods proposed by Peter F. Drucker, and managing one′s immediate management molecule as proposed by William Oncken....

Reviews the distinctive cultural patterns found in Taiwan, and then discusses the management practices of three “excellent” Taiwanese companies and explores their success in terms of the eight major characteristics discussed by Peters and Waterman in In Search of Excellence .