This article is part of a book entitled Productivity, Innovation. Management and Development : A study in the Productivity Culture of Nations and System Renewal. The book was supported by a grant from the Quality Improvement Programme of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. The initiation, implementation, and development of productivity and innovation require skills, creativity, commitme...

This article dealt with industrial engineering from the perspective of its appropriate incorporation into the organizational structure of a company. Industrial engineering is a relatively new multidisciplinary field of study which combines technical knowledge of engineering disciplines with knowledge of corporate governance. Industrial engineering strives for the most efficient use of the compa...

the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between stress & time management skills. in this descriptive study, 103 personnel were selected from sari health center, by stratified random sampling, and data was gathered by two questionnaires from samples. results: there is a significant negative relationship in two component study. also, females´ stress level was higher than in m...

This case study reports outcomes of an organizational change project at California Polytechnic State University (“Cal Poly”) in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. Interactive planning and systems thinking provide a robust foundation for rethinking workplace activities, so as to prepare staff members for enhanced participation in an increasingly digital information environment. These organization...

The cost of information technology project failures or poor performance is unacceptably high due, in part, to a lack of knowledge sharing from project to project. Insufficient knowledge sharing leads to intellectual capital loss, rework, skills deterioration, and repeated mistakes that increase project costs leading to failure. Knowledge exists at both the organizational and project levels; env...

There are special considerations which are important when developing and teaching a course on information systems for international business, especially when the course is designed for undergraduates. This chapter demonstrates how to position and organize a global information systems course for undergraduates which will 1) be appropriate to the way undergraduates learn, 2) include the skills th...

  Background: Because of the importance of community health and the growing need for health care Health organizations have expanded their scope and with an entrepreneurial approach seeking to upgrade their performance. Knowledge is the most important capital of organizations and key factor in economics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of knowledge management on organizat...

introduction: stress induces impairment of performance is a relatively common issue in pilots of military aviation. the present study aimed at gathering preliminary data on the relationship between stress and job satisfaction among military pilots, so determine to what extent military pilots suffering from job satisfaction. methods: this study was cross- sectional in design and used survey meth...