Table of contents
Training in project management: a powerful tool for improving individual and team performance
Robert LooNotes that the project management approach has enjoyed growing acceptance by a wide variety of businesses and organizations over the past 20 years or so. Emphasizes the usefulness…
Application of open systems theory in a manufacturing plant
David F. Elloy, Tom McCombsDescribes the application of open systems theory in a manufacturing plant. Outlines the theoretical foundation on which the intervention was based, as well as a description of the…
Managing effectively through teams
Philip R. Harris, Kevin G. HarrisPoints out that, if high performance is to be sustained in metal‐industrial organizations, co‐operative action among personnel becomes essential ‐ the explosion of information…
Teamworking, or individual working in a team?
David StaniforthArgues that teamworking is often portrayed as a panacea for a host of organizational problems. Reports that many modern managerial practices stress the importance of human…
The importance of conflict in work team effectiveness
Michael A. Esquivel, Brian H. KleinerStates that the use of work teams is becoming more and more prominent in organizations today, and that these work teams are empowered to formulate and solve an organization’s…
Teams, teamwork and the independent consultant
Charles M. RussamDiscusses the increase in flexible employment with particular reference to independent management consultants. Suggests that such consultants miss out on the sense of belonging…
ISSN:
1352-7592Online date, start – end:
1995Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Associate Professor Sjir Uitdewilligen