SAM Advanced Management Journal articles from June 1994

SAM Advanced Management Journal archives from June 1994

Getting inside the leader's head: a cognitive processes approach to leadership.
June 22, 1994... Introduction A young manager, Chandra, was made CEO of a spinning mill owned by the government of India. His mandate was to produce a financial turnaround in this failing company. To succeed, he had to overcome the resistance of unions,...

Office automation's threat to health and productivity: a new management concern.
June 22, 1994... Information technology is the wave of the future, and management must be prepared for its good and bad aspects. Offices are flooded with microcomputers, video display terminals, and other technological tools designed to improve productivity....

State takeover legislation: the political defense.
June 22, 1994... "Shark," someone screamed from the entrance. "Goddamn shark's back. There's a man-eater out there, somewhere." H. Searles, Jaws 2, 1978, p. 210 In the colorful language of mergers and acquisitions, an unwelcome acquirer is often referred to as...

Results: the forgotten element of quality programs.
June 22, 1994... Confronted by either the need or desire to improve quality, managers revert to the same well-worn paths they have trod for other performance challenges. They either buy or create a program or package which prescribes a series of steps that, if...

Federal and state regulation of environmental marketing: a manager's guide.
June 22, 1994... Managers who wish to promote the environmental attributes or benefits of their regional or national products face a confusing array of federal and state regulation of environmental marketing and advertising claims. Individual state regulations...