{"title":"A study of individual boundary-spanning communication patterns in a research and development setting","authors":"Ann C. Séror","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80007-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80007-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study explores patterns of individual boundary-spanning communication in a government-managed research and development setting. Individual position in the organization hierarchy and preference for risk, change, and new experiences are the most significant antecedents of general levels of boundary-spanning communication.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100477,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Management International","volume":"5 4","pages":"Pages 279-290"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80007-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71899100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Job obsolescence and its contributing factors among production managers","authors":"J.C. Nwachukwu","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80009-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80009-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper describes the development and emperical testing of a systems model that focuses on potential contributing causes of job obsolescence. Results indicated that the model is valid. The nature of work, organisational and personal characteristics appear to influence the inhibition or growth of job obsolescence. The relationships between job obsolescence and some context factors such as age, level of education, time since last full-time education, satisfaction with promotion etc., were also examined.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100477,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Management International","volume":"5 4","pages":"Pages 299-308"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80009-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71899104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determining the feasibility and viability of establishing a new computer center in Idah, Benue State, Nigeria","authors":"S. O. Unyimadu","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80010-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80010-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100477,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Management International","volume":"25 1","pages":"309-317"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79858211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A strategic planning approach to the establishment of faculties for advanced technology in Egypt","authors":"H. El-Gammal","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80003-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80003-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100477,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Management International","volume":"37 1","pages":"243-251"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87039431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A strategic planning approach to the establishment of faculties for advanced technology in Egypt","authors":"H.M. El-Gammal","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80003-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80003-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The first part of the paper presents a strategic planning system applicable to higher education institutions. Four levels of strategy are identified: (1) institutional strategy; (2) faculty-wide strategy; (3) program strategies; and (4) program level functional strategies. The second part addresses strategic issues relating to the institutional strategy for a proposed “Faculty of Electronics and Industrial Technology” to be established in the Benha industrial region. The paper recommends a formation scheme based on a multi-stream, modular approach geared to industrial and technological human resources requirements for technologists in the Benha region. The options offered lead to a Bachelor of Technology, B.Tech., after five years of study in one of the following specializations: Manufacturing Technology and Production Management; Mechanical Systems and Materials Technology; Control, Instrumentation and Fluid Power Technology; Command, Control, Communication and Informatics (C<sup>3</sup>I) Technology. The proposed study programs are based on a sandwich approach with heavy involvement from industry in the implementation of four training modules.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100477,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Management International","volume":"5 4","pages":"Pages 243-251"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80003-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71899108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of advanced manufacturing technology on industrial relations: A comparative study","authors":"Yash P. Gupta, M.D. Yakimchuk","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80008-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80008-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The introduction of flexible manufacturing systems has resulted in many changes in the workplace. These changes have implications in the area of industrial relations as well as in engineering and economics. The human factors are just as important as the technical aspects, if not more so because they may well determine the ultimate success of the new systems. The management, unions and technicians involved should thus be fully aware of the alternatives available in designing a flexible manufacturing system.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100477,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Management International","volume":"5 4","pages":"Pages 291-298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80008-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71899101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flexible manufacturing systems: Major breakthrough in manufacturing management","authors":"U.R. Dhar","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80006-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80006-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the implementation of fully automated plants, a new awareness of the opportunities for manufacturing cost reduction is emerging. To fully exploit the capabilities of these expensive and highly automated systems to the survival of modern industries, it is very important for the managers to understand their behaviour, and the vital role of management in planning and shaping the factory of the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100477,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Management International","volume":"5 4","pages":"Pages 271-277"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80006-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71899105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of information explosion on middle management","authors":"Homer B. Sewell, Umar A. Alhaji","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80004-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80004-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100477,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Management International","volume":"5 4","pages":"Pages 253-257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80004-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71899107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of information explosion on middle management","authors":"H. B. Sewell, U. A. Alhaji","doi":"10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80004-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5419(89)80004-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100477,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Management International","volume":"27 1","pages":"253-257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86843786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}