Industrial Management: Volume 76 Issue 11
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Strong hand and a weak nerve
THE article in this issue examining the cleft suck situation facing the British Steel Corporation is a disturbing example of how politicians throw in their hand when the going…
In Brief
More recruitment and fewer lay‐offs Forget, for a moment, the woes of the falling pound and the labour problems of Ford and British Leyland.
Management's toughest course
Eighteen executives from industry take time off to shoot rapids, climb mountains and go skin diving. It all sounds a bit gimmicky — a sort of adventure playground for adults. But…
Predicting who buys what, how and where
“The solution of marketing problems depends nowadays on the application of science to the processes of management,” says Gordon Foxall. Here, he describes how behavioural science…
DEMOLISHING A FEW MYTHS
Employee attitude surveys are gaining in popularity as companies try to find out the scope of demand for a greater say in decision‐making. And the findings are invariably at odds…
DISORDER BOOK
After last month's article on control of raw material stocks, Michael Clay looks at another planning function which is all too liable to disruption — the forward loading of work…
Looking a gift horse…
When does a business gift become a bribe? Although there is a world of difference between a million or two from Lockheeds and a ballpoint from a local trader, the principles…
British Steel's price dilemma
Cut‐backs in public spending are delaying the British Steel Corporation's development plans. Yet without a sizeable increase in steel demand and output, it's doubtful whether the…
Picking up the bits and pieces
The trend towards smaller cars in the US offers major selling opportunities for British component makers. Derek Bamber, just back from the States, reports on how that challenge is…
Got a problem? Maybe Bralower and Nutkin can help
Still on the US trade scene, Norma Turner talks to a couple of “Commercial diplomats” from the Port of New York who are only too willing to help promote Anglo‐American Business.
Toyota's sleek answer to the ‘hatchback’
ANTI‐THEFT alarms are not normally included in a car's standard fittings, but I thought I had found an exception in the Toyota Corolla Lift‐back.