Industrial Management: Volume 79 Issue 7
Table of contents
Not so simple monetarism
Monetarism has the same attraction for the Right as Marxism for the Left: purporting to offer a simple solution to economic problems, it relieves believers of the need to grapple…
Multinationals take tougher stance on hire and fire
Multinational companies are taking a harder line on hire and fire policies in Europe in the face of increasingly tough employment protection legislation according to a survey.
Redundant — without the handshake
Robert Gaitskell examines the case of a man who was made redundant and forfeited the right to severance money.
British Gas tunes into fuel saving
When it comes to getting the most out of miles per gallon, mechanical aids fitted to engines are not nearly so effective as careful driving and correct tuning, according to…
Is there a need for a ‘part‐timer’ in your boardroom?
With 25 per cent of Britain's top companies not using non‐executive directors — and a further 65 per cent having only one or two — it's hardly surprising that this job title is…
Why Westminster can't take business decisions
Richard MarshSir Richard Marsh quit British Rail three years ago, frustrated in his efforts to manage in the way he thought fit. But his ideas about the running of nationalised industries have…
Keener competition in the wake of the Budget
The ‘revival’ Budget, with the rise in MLR, meant a nasty relapse for the lending institutions. But for those manufacturing concerns still in the market for finance, dearer…
THE WIDE EMBRACE OF SMALL COMPUTERS
Two reports examine the implications of microcomputers for factory managers, with systems that are already on the market or in the final stages of development.
Industry comes clean on comfort and safety
Home washing of dirty clothing is rapidly going out of date as industry — prompted by health and safety legislation — takes up the fashion of in‐house and contract laundry…
New techniques for asbestos detection
Two new techniques are announced for the detection of airborne asbestos fibres.