Work Study: Volume 41 Issue 7
Table of contents
Competitiveness versus industrial discipline – an end to time based control?
Helga DrummondExamines time based control in productions environments. Outlinesthe historical background to time‐based control. Argues that time basedcontrol can be wasteful, alienating and…
Productivity control – equipment and facilities
Donald SedgewickExamines the way that managers utilise equipment and facilitiesresources. Considers production management and productivity control.Stresses the importance of establishing control…
The safe use of visual display units
Terry KingExamines new government regulations concerning the safe use ofvisual display units and their implications for management. Argues thatimplementation should begin with directors of…
Making work play
Charles M. Gropper, Brian H. KleinerReviews some thoughts on creative play, for both children andadults, and suggests how we can effectively change the work environmentso that we play more. Notes that adding play…
Telecommunications today
Anna BainesBriefly reviews the concept of information technology and itsrelationship to various forms of telecommunication services. Discussesthe role of the telephone, integrated services…
Managing our pluralistic organization
R.P. MohantyExplains organizational pluralism and the process of organisingpluralistic organizations in the context of India. Defines pluralisticorganizations. Examines the concept of…