Everybody out - to be more efficient
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A management course organised by the Cranfield Institute of Technology and the Trades Union Congress is just part of the radical changes occurring throughout unions, which have had to become more businesslike in their approach. After years of expansion, unions have recently seen only contraction and falling membership. The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) has seen its membership halve to slightly over a million and losses reach 12 million pounds sterling. Change has moved from being an option to being a necessity.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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It's a jungle out there
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Many large companies are now lending out managers to leading charities, where they will work on a wide range of very challenging projects. The companies benefit through the experience which promising managers will gain from such work. The projects successfully bring individuals and teams together, and also have direct benefits for emerging democracies or the developing world. Managers are keen to emphasise the projects are extremely hard work, not some sort of bonus.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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Down-to-earth plans to save the planet
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The UK's local councils are now implementing Local Agenda 21, an environmental action plan which requires them to establish strategies for sustainable development. The programme covers economic development and equity concerns as well as environmental issues, and will involve councils in establishing partnerships with the community. Moves in the UK are part of worldwide action resulting from the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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