Investigates “empowerment” and its relevance to management and organizations. Discusses in detail the advantages and …

Total quality management has become an important issue in many public and private sector organizations. This may … attitude to training has been short‐sighted and only a small percentage of firms have adopted a total quality management …

Explores the prevailing system of management in the West, which has discouraged individual initiative. The results are … transformation of management is essential. This transformation requires application of a system of profound knowledge and an … human empowerment, and the practical use of theoretical knowledge. Additionally, transformation requires that management …

Discusses an application of total quality management (TQM) concepts in education. Applies the concepts to a quality … management programme for industrial and engineering managers. Covers both the aspects of syllabus design and the operation and … monitoring of the programme with this application. The application is based on the ISO 9000 quality assurance management system …

Presents the second of a series of three papers which look at best practice in the area of people management. The first … both primary and secondary sources. Concludes by highlighting key areas of best practice in people management.  …

Contends that Deming’s philosophy for management is imperfectly understood. Unlike just a few years ago, very many … people have now heard of W. Edwards Deming, and know something of his philosophy for management. But “something” is, in most … true of Deming’s own two great books on management. Fears that we cannot afford to wait that long.  …

to implement a team programme. Explains how to determine if your company could benefit from using a team management … implementing teams, a discussion of the critical role of management, how long the transition can be expected to take, how to deal …

Argues for the importance of self‐management in ensuring quality of teacher performance. Aims to propose a framework of … teacher self‐management and draw implications for teacher training. Teacher self‐management is a continuous process comprising … professional work in the changing environment. From this conception of self‐management, the traditional staff development practice …

For the past ten years the management literature has increasingly discussed the concept of learning organizations. Yet …

Leadership and management skills are increasingly required to navigate organisations through the complexities and … and management based on the theories of Wilber. The article describes a comprehensive “integral” model and a questionnaire … that uses elements of 3608 feedback to measure roles of leadership and management, as well as dimensions of self …