Hard, clearly defined and up‐to‐date labour market information is often hard to find for most managers, be that for regional or national perspectives. However, in contrast to bland sets of official figures, many TECs are researching labour markets and publishing useful reports. In this first...

The 1988 British Crime Survey showed that almost 25 per cent of violent incidents and over one‐third of threats experienced by individuals were work‐related, especially affecting employees in public transport, the National Health Service, on licensed premises, in DHSS and housing offices...

Managing in the transport and distribution sector involves different functions including such areas as vehicle utilization, routeing, depot networking and inventory control systems. Reviews the Freight Transport Association′s work in management training and the legislative issues which it had...

An interview with one of the UK′s outstanding businesswomen. The fact that she was unable to go to university made her achieve her goals by different means from those attained by academic qualifications. The formation of her company is her prime achievement, and the level of professional...

With continuous learning being so essential to corporate wellbeing in the future, the learning organization concept is seriously taking root. Examines how learning organizations are created.

According to most reports – recent in terms of recession and over the last decade with reference to international competition – British manufacturing is no story. Messages of gloom and doom persist. But an authoritative and recently published report from Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte, Made in...

The findings of a research project on the training and development of managers in the North‐East have recently been published which provide insights into important trends. The report focuses on the priorities and eeds which employers accord to training and development.

Personal responsibility and choice is a key element of management development. Looks at self‐development and management roles, and the ways in which managers can learn to take on and adapt to various situations. This means taking on a job and learning the wide range of roles that go with that...

Training and management development in the smaller‐firm sector is an often‐neglected area. Presents the findings and main conclusions from research conducted at Canterbury Business School through in‐depth case studies and postal questionnaires among 200 small firms in Kent.

Improving service quality are watchwords for the public sector, often involving employee development and empowerment programmes, partnerships between trade unions and employers and many other challenges. Employers′ views of these challenges are often heard, but what about the unions themselves...