SAM Advanced Management Journal articles from January 1995

SAM Advanced Management Journal archives from January 1995

Resume content: what should be included and excluded.
January 1, 1995... Introduction When entering the job market, most job seekers must prepare themselves for the formidable rigors of the job search. Perhaps no aspect of this preparation is more important than developing an effective resume. Job seekers,...

Startup business advice from business owners to would-be entrepreneurs.
January 1, 1995... Introduction This article addresses two groups; (1) Managers who have lost their jobs to down-sizing and are interested in starting their own business; and (2) Managers tired of working for others who would like to start their own business. Of...

The Chinese cultural system: implications for cross-cultural management.
January 1, 1995... Introduction When crossing national boundaries, businesses are under pressure to develop cross-cultural management abilities and skills. U.S. and Chinese businessmen meeting to conduct transactions or joint ventures are keenly aware that...

Exporting services: developing a strategic framework.
January 1, 1995... Mature Industrial countries are undergoing a change in economic structure, moving from manufacturing to services. In the U.S. and many other developed economies, most of the workforce is employed in creating and delivering intangible products,...

Corporate social responsibility in a globalizing market.
January 1, 1995... Introduction Corporate social responsibility can be defined as the duty of organizations to conduct their business in a manner that respects the rights of individuals and promotes human welfare. While the level of social responsibility...

Variations on skill-based pay for total quality management.
January 1, 1995... The reward and recognition process is an important component of any Total Quality Management (TQM) program. Organizations that are moving toward TQM, however, are often finding that their old reward systems are incompatible with their TQM...

Don't let your training process derail your journey to total quality management.
January 1, 1995... As the number of companies attempting to implement total quality management (TQM) increases, we hear more reports of partial or total failures (Brown, 1993; Juran, 1993). Why do such breakdowns occur? One of the founders of the quality movement,...