In the opening years of the 18th century, Englishmen stood on the verge of the greatest change to society the modern world has known. Already the foundations of the Industrial Revolution had been laid, the earliest “manufacturies” had been established, the harnessing of water power to...

The policeman's lot is not a happy one! Or so the saying goes. However, it is probably more accurate to state that little is known about the policeman's lot in general. Even though the “office of constable” is as old as the monarchy, the modern police officer tends to have missed the...

This article attempts to give the western consultant travelling to South‐east Asia an idea of what to expect, of what will and what will not work in terms of consultancy practice.

In Part I of this article, in the previous issue of LODJ , we suggested that the interpersonal skills of leadership could be analysed at three main levels:

In some societies the match‐maker or marriage broker plays an important role in community affairs. His function involves arranging and effecting introductions to promote mutually beneficial contacts between families with a common purpose — namely the marriage of their children. In fulfilling...

In an earlier published work, I reported extensively on the environment of the Egyptian manager. This report deals specifically with the development needs and opportunities of that same manager. It is assumed that many of the Egyptian conditions are similar to other developing parts of the world...

Recent research on the development of effective managers indicates that in addition to the long‐recognised social and analytical skills which are required there are also “meta‐qualities”, chief among which is the ability to “learn how to learn”. This article offers a description of...

A new definition of university organisation structures has begun to emerge. Customers in the form of students determine what the senior university departments offer. Staff members work in programme teams to manage and organise delivery. A professor is simply one grade of staff within the...

The complexities involved in operating transnational enterprises now and in the next century require synergistic skills. Both organizational leaders and consultants are challenged to assist managers and workers to move beyond differences within their respective macro or micro cultures and to...

This paper explores the ethical issues associated with using behavioral management techniques in organizations. First, criticisms of behavioral management are enumerated. Then, a response is developed for each of the criticisms. A model is proposed which recommends an open/positive system of...