Environmentalism has become one of the key management concerns of the 1990s but many organizations are experiencing problems in incorporating environmental principles into their accepted management practices. Examines the development of environmental management systems (EMS) and considers how...

A second authority structure, called a management system, is emerging in the technological milieu of the information age. The new construct, that operates in a framework of Judaeo‐Christian ethics, must replace the political system. This latter mechanism is the original authority structure...

Axel Leijonhufvud has written extensively on monetary regimes and monetary reform. His contributions in these fields are examined here using evidence from 15 countries over the past century with respect to their experiences of various monetary regimes. The performance of both nominal and real...

Indigenous courtyard houses (particularly those in towns and cities in the regions of the hot-dry climates) have largely satisfied the needs of their inhabitants from many points of view. They have also made a positive contribution to the housing stock, built environment, architectural output,...

Total quality management has become an important issue in many public and private sector organizations. This may provide hope that training may be taken seriously in Britain, Many organizations’ competitiveness is seriously damaged by the lack of training, even though many experts advocate...

When constructing a management system it is possible for the practitioner to lose the overall objective of the system in the wordy and detailed pursuit of conformance to norms. Every picture tells a story. Suggests a simple way of visualizing the interactions and interdependence of individual...

Presents the results of a study which examines the implementation of Total Quality Management in small and medium‐sized manufacturing companies. The study is based on personal, structured interviews with the senior manager responsible for quality in 30 manufacturing companies in the Sheffield...

Links the role of work study to TQM and argues that work study methods can play an integral part in TQM. Argues that many TQM programmes fail because they do not have measurement techniques in place which TQM requires on an ongoing basis. Suggests that work study methods provide ecessary tools...