The very practical issue of calculating the costs to the company of employee absence is discussed. The article is based on the research carried out by the authors of their recently published book, Managing Employee Absence for a Competitive Edge , an acronym for the seven‐step approach to...

The fact that a management training course is run on an in‐company basis rather than outside the organization does not guarantee that any of the learning acquired by course members will automatically be transferred back into the trainee's work situation. While many companies are prepared to...

Employee absence costs British industry £5 billion per year; 200 million working days are lost annually. The average shopfloor worker takes eleven days off each year. In their book, Managing Employee Absence for a Competitive Edge , the authors recommend a systematic seven‐step approach to...

This article describes a range of management development methods that tutors, trainers or lecturers can use in their work with managers. In this context the term method is used very loosely to refer to a wide range of very different techniques and approaches. It has been argued that there are no...

An evaluation of management development courses for senior officers in the Health Service has been sponsored by the DHSS at the Polytechnic of Central London.

Organizational change methods (also frequently referred to as management fads, panaceas and quickfixes), are gaining in importance as European companies seek out ways of improving their productivity and product quality. The author, who has carried out a study of these techniques, suggests that...

How the boundaries of what management once considered acceptable work redesign have been expanded by new competitive pressures is demonstrated. Research evidence based on the experience of American multinational corporations shows how the approaches now being developed give employees...

The major concern in this paper is to examine the effect of computer numerical control on skill. The findings from research in three companies demonstrate that in the engineering industry, technical change can have both positive and negative effects on the utilisation of skill, and thus on...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the theoretical and practical management implications of a case involving the falsification of hospital patient waiting lists for elective orthopaedic surgery. Design/methodology/approach – This case study is based on qualitative schedule‐structured...