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Engineering and Manufacturing Managers of the 1990s Part 1: Capturing the ″Raw Material″

Hawkins, Peter; Barclay, Ian - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 4

The recruitment of engineering (and science) based graduates and their subsequent development to managerial status is discussed. The problems that organisations experience in the recruitment process are described and ways in which the success rate can be improved are suggested.

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Crisis Management: Selecting Communications Strategy

Barton, Laurence - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 6

For decades, managers around the globe assumed that “crisis management” referred to the sudden appearance of a … definition of crisis management, as public expectations of corporate behaviour on each continent has given rise to the need for … proactive crisis management planning, an attribute some companies have sought too late and others too hurriedly. “Rules” of …

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Transfer Pricing – Choice

Galway, Albert - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 3

An examination of the philosophy and methodology of transfer pricing is provided. The concept of transfer pricing is that, within a manufacturing company, one department, on transferring its output to another department, should regard this transfer as a sale and that there should be a definite...

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Marketing Redefined

Grönroos, Christian - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 8

‐orientated emphasis requires a fresh management approach, seeing marketing less as a specialist function and more as a part of overall … management responsibilities. The implications of this, as regards ′part‐time marketers′ and the keeping of promises, are also …

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Developing Successful Market Intelligence: A Case Study

Skyrme, David J. - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 1

market intelligence in the company, the author discusses the management of the service, particularly the eed for constant …

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Corporate Codes of Ethics

Schlegelmilch, Bodo B.; Houston, Jane E. - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 7

Business ethics is an area growing in importance for business managers. Research in the USA suggests that three‐quarters of major corporations have specific codes of ethics, and in the UK some 40 per cent (and increasing) of major organisations have codes of ethics. This article explains a...

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Managing Plateaued Employees

Savery, Lawson K. - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 3

Plateaued employees can present problems for managers in that they do not respond to the usual motivators, such as promotion or career development. For this reason, managers need to understand something of the psychology of the plateaued worker in order to be able to get good, consistent and...

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Unmasking Multiple Weak Links in the Chain of Command

South, John C.; Matejka, Ken - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 3

How can one know if a whole chain of managers is weak? In practice, the chain of command seems to handle the logic of effective organisation and control adequately. Usually a single “weak link” manager (a manager whose controllable performance variables are substandard) is easily identified....

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The World of the Japanese Chief Executive

Suzuki, Norihiko - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 6

gaining senior management level. The Japanese government and financial institutions retain control and influence over business … are interpersonal skills, general management skills and marketing or financial abilities. …

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Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Investment Decision Process. Part 2

Swann, K.; O′Keefe, W.D. - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 3

This article is the second half of a series concerning advanced decisions. Central to the problem of AMT (advanced manufacturing technology) is that investment is uncertainty. Under consideration is a highly expensive innovation, often bringing unprecedented operational routines and...

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