Showing papers on "Skills management published in 1970"

Marketing Policies in Multinational Corporations

Abstract: The growing involvement of American business in international production and marketing has caused both practicing managers and professors of business administration to ask themselves whether international management really differs from the management of domestic operations. It is tempting to argue that the principles of good management surely are not culture-bound, and that the sensitive and perceptive professional can readily transport his managerial skills to another environment and operate successfully. On the other hand, anyone familiar with the experience of major firms in foreign operations is aware of the many stories of decisions, which viewed ex post, were clearly cases of bad judgment or miscalculation. Although domestic operations are by no means free of unfortunate managerial decisions, one does have the impression that any attempt to construct a box score of successes and failures at home and abroad would show that management decision making is more hazardous in the out-of-country operations. Some firms have been operating abroad for so long that they can be as sure-footed in their international as in their domestic operations (perhaps even more so in some local markets where competition might be less intense or of a different character than at home); but especially for the corporation relatively new at the international game, the pitfalls in the path to profitable operations can be particularly troublesome.© 1970 JIBS. Journal of International Business Studies (1970) 1, 1–20

Competence of Science Foundation students in basic intellectual skills

Abstract: The competence of Science Foundation students at the Mafikeng Campus of North-West University in some basic intellectual skills was studied, over a period of three years, utilising carefully designed questions. The skills tested included language, mathematical, graphical, three-dimensional visualisation, information processing and reasoning skills. The results showed that their competence in the basic intellectual skills needed to study science effectively was far below standard. This lack of competence could be expected to be detrimental to self-confidence and may also be an important reason for the high failure rate of students in their science courses. We concluded with the suggestion that much greater emphasis should be placed on the systematic and sustained training of students in intellectual skills and strategies of various types and that such training should be integrated, throughout the courses, with the teaching of subject content.

College Reading Services for the Marginal Entrant.

Abstract: CONTRARY TO THE OPINION OF SOME EDUCATIONAL LEADERS, administrators, and college faculty members, many students who enter colleges today lack the language skills and/or study skills necessary to insure the probability of their success in college level work. The attrition rate of these students is staggering: approximately one of every two students accepted will not remain in college for four years I

training in the skills of negotiation

Abstract: It is one of the anomalies of management development in Britain that so little attention has been paid to the development of managerial skills in NEGOTIATION. It is an anomally because we are supposed to pay so much attention to defining training needs within a company. No need can be greater than the need for managers skilled in the business of negotiation yet very few companies have even started to develop training systems for this purpose.

Software Engineering: From Theory ToPractice

Abstract: One of the topics missing from many of today's Computer Science/Software Engineering courses is a course where the students would get three types of input: (1) a substantial project before the final year (usually only small revision questions or exercises are offered); (2) a programme of study that binds all learning objectives within a particular level and (3) a preparation for eventual employment by for example working in teams for problem solving, organisational, and practical management skills. In this paper we will describe our experience in running one such course entitled: "An Applications Workshop Programme". We shall detail the philosophy behind the design, the organisation of the programme, the applications to be undertaken by the students, the organisation of the work between the students, and the lessons learned from running this series of workshops over all levels, but in particular the second year.

Teaching The Process Skills - An ICISExperience

Abstract: Conventional education methods are well established in teaching theory and concepts. The emphasis is on understanding. The problem of how to integrate different areas of knowledge, adapt certain process, and apply onto a specific problem, is usually left to the on-the-job-training, under the name of experience. The learning curve of this "experience" is usually steep, and unguided. This is especially true for the Software Engineering profession, where human activities contribute a major percentage, which are normally not taught. Information Communication Institute of Singapore (ICIS), a collaboration between the Singapore National Computer Board and ATT as well as a good controlled hands-on environment for the students to integrate their knowledge, experience the real communication software development processes and practise the complex human interaction skills in a large software development project team. With these requirements in mind, an unique 12month full-time programme was established in 1989 and first batch of students were admitted in Jan 1990. This paper will present this unique programme, and the experience of its planning and implementation. 1 . THE NEED FOR IT SPECIALIST MANPOWER Being a small country endowed with no natural resources, Singapore can only invest in the precious resources that she has human resources. Singapore has to adopt a different approach in planning and fuelling her economic development. A major economic direction that Singapore has been embarking for the last 10 to 15 years is to Transactions on Information and Communications Technologies vol 7, © 1994 WIT Press, www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3517

'You have to find a location where you will sell, where you think you will sell most' – Exploring the numeracy skills of female microcredit clients in Nicaragua

Abstract: Using Lindenskov and Wedege's (2001) working model for numeracy, semi-standardised interviews with self-employed women in Nicaragua were analysed. The analysis illustrates that the women’s numeracy skills are not limited to counting and calculation skills when dealing with financial matters. The interviewees display a broad understanding of patterns and relations, and there are indications of an awareness of data and chance. While the medium of money plays an important role, the women also refer to specific products, time or people when displaying their numeracy skills. If the livelihoods of these women are to be improved and international development goals and educational commitments are to be reached and fulfilled, it is suggested that these skills that the women already possess should be investigated more systematically in order to better understand the transfer of knowledge between different contexts.