摘要:

Teaching Company Scheme programmes involve employing graduates known as Teaching Company Associates in companies on projects which are jointly supervised by academics and company staff. This article presents findings of a study of the effectiveness of these programmes in transferring university expertise in science, technology and management, to industry.

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1994.tb00052.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article critically examines the phenomenon of ‘Reengineering’ (or Business Process Reengineering: as it is sometimes called) as a transfer of ‘just‐in‐time’ techniques developed in manufacturing to the office environment. The article concludes that its most likely diffusion will be for ‘downsizing’ and ‘cost‐reduction’, and may result in a modest degree of success in only some of its applications to manufacturing an

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1994.tb00053.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article is concerned with the application in a case study of three inter‐related theoretical issues: new perspectives on technological change, learning organizations, and the question of market versus hierarchy in the relationships between firms. The case study is of the software manual printing industry in Ireland, and its relationship with the major, international software companie

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1994.tb00054.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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Here the author examines the development and implementation of a computer‐based system within a financial services organization. It highlights emerging paradoxes within the developments of systems design which utilise quality management methodologies to support IT intensive business processe

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1994.tb00055.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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Here the author evaluates the transformational potential of flexible specialization. He uses evidence from a long established area of manufacturing, the domesticware sector of the British ceramics industry. This work highlights the limitations to flexible specialization as a general thesis and pertinent variables in analyzing sectoral shifts

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1994.tb00056.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviews in this aricle:Gender and Technology in the Making Cynthia Cockburn and Susan OrmrodInnovative Banking—Competition and the Management of a New Networks Technology John Howells and James Hine (Eds.)Information Technology and Workplace Democracy Martin Beirne and Harvie Ramsay (Eds.)Human Resource Management and Technical Change Jon Clark (Ed.)Managing People and Technological Change John BaileyBuilding Societies: Structure, Performance and Change Donal McKillop and Charles FergusonOptional Options: Work Design and Manufacturing Automation Jos BendersPrivatisation and Employment Relations: The Case of the Water Industry Julia O'Connell DavidsonThe Politics of the Training Market: From Manpower Commission to Training and Enterprise Councils Brendan EvansLearning to Succeed: A Radical Look at Education Today and A Strategy for the Future: Report of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation National Commission on Education HeinemannTechnology Transfer in Europe: Public and Private Networks David Charles and Jeremy HowellsTechnological Collaboration in Industry: Strategy, Policy and Internationalisation in Innovation Mark Dodgs

ISSN:0268-1072    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-005X.1994.tb00057.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY