Executives find they're always on call as computer, fax supercede time zones

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Executives working for international businesses sometimes find that calls or faxes from other time zones leave them without time of their own. For example, Geoffrey M. Heal, who is now an economics professor at the Columbia Business School, was the president of Financial Telecommunications Inc, which provides computer and communications services to international securities operations. Heal had a telephone, a computer and a facsimile machine installed in his home at his bedside so that he could deal with problems immediately, as problems came up. Some executives, agreeing that faxes and electronic mail can be useful, nevertheless prefer to maintain personal relations by traveling extensively. According to Acer Group Pres Leonard Liu, computers do not effectively replace 'critical decision-making in a group.'

Social aspects, Management, International business enterprises, Multinational corporations, Quality of life, Office automation, Executive, Time Management, Multinational Corporation

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A new look at time, speed and the manager

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Speed is now a major concern in the US marketplace, and the survival of a firm depends on it being able to develop, make and supply services and products to clients faster than its rivals can. However, for managers, this idea of managing for speed means more than mere time management and urging staff to 'work faster': managers need to be aware of and deal with the different temporal values, behaviors and beliefs which influence individual, group and organisational behavior. Such factors include cultural influences, perceptions of the task and perceptions of time.

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How to Forestall Interruptions that Waste Your Time

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Interruption seems to be the greatest time waster for most business people. Visitors and telephone calls are the obvious culprits. Seldom acknowledged are the self-interruptions. Self-interruptions include trips to the water cooler, calls home and looks out the window. Steps are outlined for avoiding these self-interruptions. They include unplugging the telephone and having all work aids ready before undertaking a job.

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