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Everyone's business: public attitudes report

Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices

What do consumers consider before they choose? identification from asymmetric demand responses

Flexibility in the workplace: implications of flexible work arrangements for individuals, teams and organisations

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Management thinkers

Charlene Li

Charlene Li was immersed in the internet from its early days of use as a business tool. Following her attainment of an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1993, she developed

Elton Mayo

Professor George Elton Mayo (1880-1949) has secured fame as the leader in a series of experiments known as the Hawthorne Studies which became one of the great turning points in management thinking.

Stephen R. Covey

Stephen Covey is a management thinker and author whose book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, published in 1989, was popular with managers worldwide.

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