seeking to implement empowerment: organizations should set the unifying vision for empowerment at the top management level … article concludes that organizations should view middle managers as “bridges” rather than “blockages” to the implementation of …

We have analysed the human resources management system in Japanese automobile companies, Toyota and Nissan, in their … management system in Japan and in their foreign operations. We found out that these companies, as far as their internal … of production management system they are not completely successful because of organisational differences in their foreign …

Empirically examines the relative importance of technical and organizational factors in the implementation of flexible … analysis which was performed with the level of perceived success of FMS implementation as the dependent variable. All … organizational factors (i.e. team approach, employee commitment and top management involvement) entered the model, suggesting that …

manner. Innovative, customer‐driven organizations are more likely to succeed. Total quality management (TQM) is a management … establishment of the Malcolm Baldrige National Award in 1987 and Deming′s management philosophy have both contributed significantly … global environment. Discusses the Malcolm Baldrige Award criteria and the tools which management must employ in order to …

The aim of this paper is to look beyond the application of quality management controls, assurances and standards which … have already been widely addressed in the quality literature. Instead, the focus is on quality in management performance … variables and environmental change. Some of the influences on management development are considered. These include: the effect …

“model” of postgraduate management course internationalisation may have begun to emerge. In this article a survey of the …

management development to improve strategy implementation demands a more sophisticated approach than tends to be used currently …Implementation is widely recognised as one of the greatest Achilles’ Heels for all strategy initiatives. Many … organisations have tried to overcome this problem through building the management competencies of their managers. What tends to be …

implementation to the non‐technical, namely, the social aspects. This paper follows the current trend by considering the role of … leadership in diffusion and implementation of e‐mail. A case study which describes the introduction of e‐mail to a university …