The project is a one‐time complex event involving many functional organisation elements that must deliver an end item within very specific cost and schedule constraints. The project manager's responsibilities are to plan, control the organisation of manpower, control the basic technical...

Understanding the Japanese culture is important to an understanding of Japanese management styles. Management practices in the automotive industry — just‐in‐time techniques — are examined. The Japanese economy, evolution of the work ethic and its problems and effects on the family are...

There appears to be no one best method of performance appraisal but there are certain common elements in all effective methods — clear performance goals, quantified levels of performance must be clear, personal rewards should be tied to organisational performance, supervisor and employee...

Practical means are provided of integrating a new team member into an effective team. To be effective, teams must manage goals, roles, processes and relationships. Goals need to be held in common and be quantifiable. Roles of members need to be clearly stated for the process to be managed. The...

The theory of human asset accounting first became an issue in the 1960s. The concept has met with little acceptance due to the feeling that it has little to offer in a practical sense. There are limitations to its use outside an organisation, but its real benefit is internally with the...

It has been six years since acquired immune deficiency syndrome was first diagnosed among a small group of homosexual men on the West Coast of the USA. Since then, more than 23,000 cases have been reported, in half of which the patients have died. The Federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC)...

Activity and self‐confidence are key elements of management success. High achievers are recognisably more open to choices and search for more efficient ways of doing things. True winners project their success, they look like winners. This article examines the psychology of winners and their...

In the changing demographics of American society, workplace diversity is today's reality. Organisations that refuse to recognise this fact risk failure in the future. Managing diversity is a business issue, not a moral, social, or legal concern. The challenge is not creating a diverse workforce,...

The changing of demographics, globalisation of business, and the pursuit of effective competition makes it imperative for organisations to implement programmes for diversity management. The ability to manage a diverse workforce will be a major determinate of the continued survival and success in...

Based on the idea that promoting standardization will encourage the international exchange of goods and services, ISO 9000 is a series of internationally accepted standards which companies use to develop quality management systems and quality improvement processes. It has fast become a...