Business Forum articles from January 2000

Business Forum archives from January 2000

America addresses work force diversity. (Growing Importance).
January 1, 2000... Progressive companies understand that they must create a work force as diverse as the customer base that they serve. Recent U.S. Census Bureau data shows that America is more diverse than ever. Therefore, the appropriate management of today's...

Multicultural awareness in small businesses. (Learning From the Big Guys).
January 1, 2000... The importance of multicultural sensitivity is growing rapidly in the American workplace as more ethnic minorities and women become a more integral part of most workplaces. The need for training and orientation programs is imperative in major...

Rival cooperative strategy and U.S. technology policy: an assessment.
January 1, 2000... Over the last decade, declining international trade barriers and the establishment of inexpensive, worldwide electronic communications have brought about the true dawning of the global marketplace. For many firms, this new operating environment...

World class manufacturing: strategies for continuous improvement.
January 1, 2000... America's manufacturing competitiveness has been in serious decline for well over a decade. The authors and many others believe that the major reason is a weakness in the way U.S. managers have guided their companies, particularly in the areas...

Business reengineering: revolutionary management tool, or fading fad?
January 1, 2000... Reengineering is one of the prevailing business themes that has been used to attempt dramatic levels of business improvement. Reengineering is a huge job that has a high failure rate. We undertook a study of 500 organizations in the United...