Industrial Management articles from July 2001

Industrial Management archives from July 2001

The Family Can Help After Job Loss.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... You have read about it; you may be experiencing it. Companies are laying off people in increasing numbers. It's scary being let go. So how do you handle it? While the biggest problem of losing your job may well be the psychological aspect...

Organizational Behavior: A Model for Cultural Change.
July 1, 2001... Executive Summary An organization's success depends on the people who populate it. Individual development, employee empowerment, and socialization are important topics related to organizational behavior and the speed at which a company can...

Fielding Diverse Dreams.(Rodney Hunt of RS Information Systems)(Company Profile)
July 1, 2001... Most people jump at the chance to follow a dream. But for many people on the threshold of adulthood, it is difficult to put uncommon opportunities into perspective. Being both a strong student and an exceptional athlete in high school proved to...

ISO is So Cool.(quality certification ISO 9001)
July 1, 2001... Executive Summary How an aggressive awareness campaign aimed at educating employees helped launch a successful business model. Spacehab Inc., a provider of space research opportunities, payload processing, flight training, and...

Better Decisions with Less Information.(avoiding information overload)
July 1, 2001... Executive Summary People are drowning in data. Decision makers are spending too much time processing marginally relevant information and too little time analyzing the context of data. Dealing with the information overload requires a...

Meeting the Customer Satisfaction Challenge.
July 1, 2001... Executive Summary The new ISO 9000 revision requiring firms to collect and act on customer satisfaction data offers firms an exciting opportunity. But even if your company isn't pursuing ISO certification, taking steps to improve customer...