Work Study: Volume 40 Issue 2

The EC Software Directive

J. Martin

Discusses the draft version of the EC Software Directive in termsof the US involvement in the directive, the effect on hardwaremanufacturers, and the main lobbying groups…

Appraisal‐based Pay

A. Baines

Examines the growing phenomenon of performance related pay as ahalfway house between length of service pay scales and output relatedpay. Analyses criteria of assessment and…

Productivity paradigms for the 90s

W. Wrennall

Examines the productivity methodologies of established industrialnations and those of newly industrialized countries, in terms of bothmythologies and paradigms. Argues that…

Staffing for the Information Workload

G. Russell

Argues that APTdata is the simplest way of measuring the humanworkload of information handling. Discusses errors of measuring officework, models of information handling, APTdata…

Managing Manufacturing Operations Effectively

G. Hughes, B.H. Kleiner

Outlines some of the problems with manufacturing operations in theUS and suggests potential solutions. Discusses methods of improving theproduct, improving procedures and…

Technology and Productivity

B. Daniels

Examines the implications of an increasing rate of technologicalchange for productivity improvement. Considers the adoption of newtechnology, the problem of obsolescence, ways of…