Industrial Management articles from September 2001

Industrial Management archives from September 2001

Your Connection to the Economic Downturn.(employee productivity)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The hipbone's connected to the thighbone; the thighbone's connected to the knee bone; the knee bone's connected... . You get the idea: Everything is interconnected. What happens in one part of the body usually impacts another. And so it is...

Mismanagement by the Golden Rule.(managing employees)
September 1, 2001... Executive Summary Frequently, supervisors take the golden rule -- Do unto others as you would have others do unto you -- as their prime managerial directive. But employees are unique individuals and as such, they respond to different...

Entrepreneur extraordinaire.(inventor of Mountain Dew)
September 1, 2001... When you see those crazy Mountain Dew television commercials -- the guy butting heads with a bighorn ram, the guy chasing down a jaguar to extract a can of Dew from its belly, the guys piloting an alien flying saucer like a global-hopping...

The Context of E-Supply Chain Management.
September 1, 2001... Executive Summary Supply chain collaboration across the Internet isn't as simple as everyone thought it would be. One reason is that context, not content, is the most important aspect of the information that's made available to...

Taking the Guesswork Out of Forecasting.(economic forecasting techniques)
September 1, 2001... Executive Summary Many managers have felt the sting caused by decisions that were based on bad forecasts. But those who understand the complex and unpredictable environment in which forecasts are made can help ensure that forecasters are...

You've Got Mail: Union Organizing in Cyberspace.
September 1, 2001... Executive Summary Just as businesses have embraced electronic communication for its effectiveness, so have unions. Before you take action or write policies that address the use of your company's computers for union activities, familiarize...