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Controlling research—the board's rôle
J.K. MORRISON“Even when scientists do have a greater understanding of industrial conditions, the board will still not escape from its supervisory duties. These are to define policy, set…
The case against planning—the beloved community
C. WEST CHURCHMAN“… the whole 1968 planning process is predicated on the false and untenable position of serving the public's interest by means of expert representation… false because in reality…
FINANCIAL CONTROL: as an aid to management
P.T. MEIMZIESThis article is based on a paper which Mr. Menzies gave to a symposium on Management in the Science‐Based Industries during the Joint Annual Meetings of the Royal Institute of…
The job of filling jobs
ROBERT CLIVE“Executive search in one form or another does meet a special demand. The question is whether it is just a fringe activity or, as is sometimes claimed, a superior technique which…
Human asset accounting
PETER McCOWENNOT since the days of slavery have human beings been evaluated in terms of their potential earning capacity to their employers. This form of assessment disappeared with the…
False remedies in labour relations
L.F. NEAL, ANDREW ROBERTSONThis article is based on a chapter in a recently published book, “The Manager's Guide to Industrial Relations”, by L. F. Neal and Andrew Robertson (George Allen & Unwin, 25s.).
MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS: Management by objectives
TOM WARDCURRENT trends in management techniques give considerable scope for the application of the buzzword generator. Value engineering, cost/benefit analysis and variable cost control…
Computers for profit
HUMPHREY STURTREADERS with good memories will recall a study which McKinsey & Company made in the USA under the title “Getting the Most Out of Your Computer”. It was published in 1963 and…
Planning for computers
ENID MUMFORDIN HIS masterly book “Planning and Control Systems: a framework for analysis” R. N. Anthony attempts to clear up some of the confusion which seems to befog both the theory and…
To bake or to break
GORDON E. WHEELERFree competition is one of the much extolled virtues of any economy not altogether dominated by state monopoly: the supposed virtues need not be dwelt upon here, but the tactics…
Collecting data from the shop floor
Factories making assemblies by short‐cycle batch processes need rapid and accurate information from the shop floor to provide flexible scheduling and to accommodate the inevitable…
Marketing strategy and diversification
D.F. BURMAN“Whatever the reason and objectives involved in diversification, the company must expect to become engaged in unfamiliar products, technologies or markets, so it must provide new…
Location of industry and Government policy
NORMAN H. CUTHBERT, JOHN R. SPARKESLOCATION of industry policy in Great Britain has its origins in the Special Areas Act of 1934, which marked the beginning of government's acknowledgment of the need to influence…
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