Using Factor Analysis in the Design and Evaluation of a Manpower Management Information System
Within an organisation, the information system plays a vital role in the decision‐making process. There is a need to design and introduce a new Manpower Management Information System (MMIS) for the State Ministry of Manpower and Training (SMMT) as a primary step to help in the formulation of a policy for manpower in Egypt.
Progress in Documentation: perception of the Needs for Scientific and Technical Information in Less Developed Countries
The purpose of this paper is to survey and analyse the literature emanating from less developed countries (LDCs) and international agencies and dealing with their perception of the needs of LDCs for scientific and technical information (STI) in relation to social and economic development.
Capitalising on Subjectivity: The ‘New Model Worker’ and the Importance of Being Useful
The ever-new buzz words for the ideal worker, such as ‘intrapreneur’ or ‘self-manager’, can be seen as management rhetoric and fashions without major consequences for the labour process. But it can also be maintained that these notions and images shed light on the processes of social construction of the ‘model worker’, that is, the historically variable ideal of workers’ subjectivity and behaviour. It is, for example, quite surprising that few demands are evident for the traditional virtues of work, such as reliability, performance of one’s duties or obedience, in current managerial discourses, although these have been the cornerstones of the work ethic in capitalist societies. Instead, ‘responsible decision makers’, ‘intrapreneurs’, ‘self-managers’ and ‘self-developers’ have entered the scene. In contrast to conventional wisdom, such labels are not reserved for managers or workers in financial services and the like. The discourse embraces virtually every industry and occupation, blurring the differences, in socio-psychological terms, between the board of directors and the shop floor.