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Discusses one particular solution to the problem of recording employees′ time in commercial organizations, a low‐price British electronic recorder – Timelink 2000. Examines the reasons for its development and the machine′s standard and optional features. Concludes that while Timelink 2000 has numerous advantages over older designs, and a price advantage over other electronic recorders, its success remains to be proven.

The importance of the role played by market towns in the vitality of rural England has become increasingly recognised in recent years, and has attracted considerable attention from government development agencies in support of major public policy initiatives. The example of the East of England Development Agency's Market Town Initiative is used to review recent approaches to market town partnerships and their links with retailing activity within the context of town centre management. The paper concludes by suggesting possible mechanisms to support market town partnership initiatives in achieving sustainability once the public funding stream ends – as the potential basis for a future research agenda in this area.

I used to believe in strategy and rock 'n roll. Two‐by‐two matrices and electronic keyboards were my life, but I haven't played with either of them in years—because I lost faith.

Benefits arising from the intelligent application of Direct Product Profitability (DPP) to the Boots operation have been substantial. They are using the system in at least a dozen ways; they are constantly making new discoveries about products, finding out where the profit comes from, and identifying loss‐making ranges.

This is a story of partnership in action — the successful transformation of an outdated industrial therapy unit into a range of services that meet the diverse needs of individuals in an economically mixed locality in the south of England. The article is also a product of collaboration between people and perspectives.

Management's handling of the Lucas Aerospace corporate plan — prepared by shop stewards in a bid to safeguard jobs — could imperil forthcoming pay talks. Report by Chris Phillips.

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

The words social learning have taken on an entirely new meaning as a result of the technological revolution that has brought us Web 2.0. A term that at one time would have referred in the workplace purely to the lessons that employees can learn from the process of co‐operating and working together, now embraces social media tools that are increasingly ubiquitous. There is no hiding place from this revolution, and learning and development professionals must gain a full appreciation of what it means and how it can be used – both to improve a company's performance and to facilitate learning.

The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to digest format.

Outlines the factors causing the automotive industry to increase machine vision application, reviews new developments in vision technology that are targeted at expanding and improving it use in the automotive industry, reports on an innovative application of vision guided robotics at DaimlerChrysler

In the last four years, since Volume I of this Bibliography first appeared, there has been an explosion of literature in all the main functional areas of business. This wealth of material poses problems for the researcher in management studies — and, of course, for the librarian: uncovering what has been written in any one area is not an easy task. This volume aims to help the librarian and the researcher overcome some of the immediate problems of identification of material. It is an annotated bibliography of management, drawing on the wide variety of literature produced by MCB University Press. Over the last four years, MCB University Press has produced an extensive range of books and serial publications covering most of the established and many of the developing areas of management. This volume, in conjunction with Volume I, provides a guide to all the material published so far.