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Crunch time is here

Article Abstract:

Economic slowdown in Australia will force managers to address difficult issues, including waning employee loyalty and rapid change. The best approach may be for managers to develop a network of skills that they can manage, rather than attempting to tackle everything themselves.

Cover Story

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Post-modernists emerge to guide business into a new, uncertain era

Article Abstract:

Post-modernist methods are being touted by some analysts as a means for management to become more flexible in coping with uncertainty. The term as applied to business indicates a willingness to think beyond traditional or established practices to analyze an issue or situation from a different perspective. Critics believe the approach involves too many interpretations.

Business, Business enterprises

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Performance management: an old idea is given a new spin

Article Abstract:

Performance management is becoming renewedly popular in the 1990s. It is similar to the 1950's idea of management by objective. With effective managers it becomes a tool for the department to move together toward clearly defined goals. Misapplied, it is just an instrument of exerting power. Managers are having to deal with being competitive and profitable and this is one of the aids available to ensure both.

Performance

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