Intellectual capital, as used here, is a concept that deals with intellectual property concepts, like patents and licences, but also includes less tangible assets like know‐how, skills and information systems. The need to measure the amount of intellectual capital in an organization has grown...

Argues that an efficient expense management programme is the most effective way of enabling managers to control their bottom line. Outlines the elements of an expense management programme ‐ budgeting, monitoring and corrective action. Provides several items of practical advice on controlling...

Makes suggestions on ways to integrate conventional time management wisdom with results of research on how individuals process information in order to enable effective use of time in practice.

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....

The study of how to bring people and resources together in harmony to achieve a common goal remains one of the most difficult tasks facing management today. The value of developing a corporate mission statement with a vivid vision to enhance and create organisational purpose is addressed and how...

The time crunch! There is never enough time in the day. Even with high‐tech tools such as computers, fax machines and even automatic teller machines to do our banking, we still have increasing time pressures. There are many theories about time management skills. For the most part these...

Discusses the five basic elements of an effective absentee control programme: maintaining detailed attendance records; determining reasons for absence; summarizing and analysing attendance data; taking decisive action to correct the problem; and providing quality leadership to employees....

In the past decade there has been a movement towards “employee empowerment”. Employee/management teams have played an integral part in this change. Recently, the idea of the self‐directed work group has emerged, giving groups of employees both the responsibility over a particular area or...

Time is an invaluable resource which should be used effectively and productively.

The identification of fallacies in both the professional and personal environment is discussed. Several commonly encountered fallacies are briefly described and examples included. After the fallacies have been identified, three specific tools available for dealing with fallacies when they arise...