ISSN:0277-8556    

DOI:10.1002/npr.4040180202

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:2012

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe ruthlessly competitive business environment and profound modifications in the nature of work in organizations continue to spur the search for ever more efficient and effective management of human resources. A formal and structured relationship between a mentor and a protégé represents an alternative approach, or an original addition, to traditional training and career management. This article clarifies the concept of mentoring, describes its relevance in the current organizational environment, explains how to manage this learning process, and suggests a set of criteria for evaluating a formally defined mentoring relationship.

ISSN:0277-8556    

DOI:10.1002/npr.4040180203

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:2012

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractManufacturing organizations have a tremendous opportunity to obtain a competitive advantage through the alignment of their training programs with organizational strategic goals. Yet, few manufacturing organizations are able to achieve a competitive advantage through organizational learning. In this article, the author details a comprehensive model for aligning corporate strategic goals with the everyday training and education sessions that occur within the organization. Besides laying the groundwork for strategic advantage, implementing a Learning Requirements Planning (LRP) process should especially appeal to manufacturing organizations, because it uses the same logic and structure as much of the manufacturing software on the market today.

ISSN:0277-8556    

DOI:10.1002/npr.4040180204

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:2012

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractAlthough organizations routinely plan goals, strategies, techniques for identifying and meeting customer needs, ways to implement technology, and avenues of growth, many of them overlook risk — the factors, situations, or elements that potentially endanger their operations. This article shows that by exploring the dynamic relationship between the various forms and levels of risk and implementing an integrated system of risk management, an organization can greatly enhance its chances for achieving viability and success over time.

ISSN:0277-8556    

DOI:10.1002/npr.4040180205

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:2012

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractOne of the more surprising results of a survey on teams conducted by the Catalyst Consulting Group indicated that more than 70 percent of them are unsuccessful. One of the reasons for this low success rate is the lack of formal assessment to provide baseline data on the organization that can serve as a valuable input into the redesign process. This article discusses the objective of such a formal, or readiness, assessment, what to measure, how to collect the data, and how to feed the data back and use it as a first step in any work redesign effort.

ISSN:0277-8556    

DOI:10.1002/npr.4040180206

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:2012

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractHistorically, hardware for applications in space has been designed and built in traditional command‐and‐control organizations. Modern budget restraints and advanced technology require a very different organizational design, however. This case study demonstrates that the best organizational design for such high‐tech production is a lean empowering organization that maximizes all workers' ability to contribute to the success of each mission.

ISSN:0277-8556    

DOI:10.1002/npr.4040180207

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:2012

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractAs more companies implement self‐managing work teams to improve organizational performance, the question naturally arises: What part will management play in the new environment? In this excerpt from The Self‐Managing Organization, the authors detail the dynamic new responsibilities and challenges to be embraced by forward‐thinking managers at the strategic, growth, and operational levels.

ISSN:0277-8556    

DOI:10.1002/npr.4040180208

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:2012

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractEssential to any business, quality improvement typically requires stringent selection and training procedures for newly hired employees. But strengthening an organization's selection criteria can leave a firm open to charges of disparate impact and discrimination. In this article, the authors discuss the conflict between quality improvement and equal opportunity efforts, and offer strategies for helping organizations meet both their quality improvement goals and their equal opportunity responsibilities.

ISSN:0277-8556    

DOI:10.1002/npr.4040180209

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:2012

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractTraditional organizational expense management, like traditional supply chain management, ignores so‐called pipeline inventory. For those who have ever played MIT's Beer Game, the problem is easy to recognize: people who are purchasing inventory don't have insight into what they've ordered but not yet received. They respond to current shortages by increased purchasing. After the pipeline delay passes, masses of inventory pour in. Then those purchasing inventory typically shut off further spending, to no further short‐term avail. Eventually the pipeline clears and the inventory excess turns into a shortage, at which time the cycle repeats. The correction is fairly simple: include the pipeline inventory in the calculation. Gaining that visibility is key to establishing a financial control system which responds stably to changes.

ISSN:0277-8556    

DOI:10.1002/npr.4040180210

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:2012

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractInstead of promoting greater productivity, current efforts to increase the use of performance measurements in the public and private sectors increase the risk of undermining it. Reviewing some of the possible questions about the use and the wisdom of the 1993 Government Performance and Results Act, this article examines some of the concerns managers should have when performance results are mandated by outside organizations.

ISSN:0277-8556    

DOI:10.1002/npr.4040180211

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Ltd.    

年代:2012

数据来源: WILEY