Designing better managers

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This article examines paucity of managers in corporations and the role of designers in filling that void by functioning as project managers both at the technical and business levels. Attributes such as finacial management, budgeting, productivity supervision, time management, communication ability, and team building identify an effective manager.

Analysis, Usage, Services, Curricula, Time management, Business and education, Industry and education, Management training, Industrial designers

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Native American imprint

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This article describes the design and construction plan of the National Museum of the American Indian and how the archetectural details eloquently express the Native American story. The museum appears as a series of natural cliffs rising from a natural landscape and incorporates a central dome and a dramatic roof cantilever.

Exhibitions, Portrayals, Native Americans, Native North Americans, Washington, D.C., Museum architecture, Museum buildings, Native American architecture

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Impacts of international mergers and acquisitions on the logistics operations of manufacturing companies

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Industries are acquiring and merging with other industries and businesses to enhance their business capabilities so as adapt to the ongoing trends of rapid technological development and globalization. The value creational aspects of international mergers and acquisitions are discussed.

General services, Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Economic aspects, Acquisitions and mergers, Logistics

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