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The Resources Management Movement (The Coming Death Of Production Management Education), Richard J. Schonberger
The Resources Management Movement (The Coming Death Of Production Management Education), Richard J. Schonberger
Department of Management: Faculty Publications
Production management, taught in nearly all colleges of business administration, is not a popular course. One reason it is not popular is that it does not relate to the typical young student's life experiences. This typical student has for 18 years or more been a social animal, and thus he can relate to college courses in the sociopsychological realm. The rare student who has considerable work experience is the only one likely to appreciate and perhaps even enjoy a course in production management (or operations management, as it is called in some schools).
But this kind of problem is found …
Testing A Planning And Control Model In Nonprofit Organizations, Charles A. Reimnitz
Testing A Planning And Control Model In Nonprofit Organizations, Charles A. Reimnitz
Department of Management: Faculty Publications
This study utilizes a planning and control model abstracted from the conceptual framework of general management knowledge to test the relative efficiency of administrators in three educational service organizations. The hypothesis that subordinates' perceptions of administrators' relative proficiency will be a function of the administrators' education, training, experience, and conscious use of management techniques appears to be substantiated.