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Apollo 11 was one of the great voyages of exploration of the 20th century. It was also one of the greatest collaborative feats of engineering coordination. E&T speaks with Buzz Aldrin about how the project got off the ground.
Globalisation, the Internet and the rise of new markets are affecting overseas business development. Marketing strategies need to adapt to these cultural changes, say the authors of ‘International Communications Strategy’.
The public has got management consultants all wrong, says Alan Leaman, chief executive of the Management Consultancies Association. They are, he says, an important tool for increasing business performance. So where does the bad image come from? E&T asks the questions.
As the recession bites and companies try to safeguard their futures by tightening their belts, now is a good time to get on top of intellectual property protection.
A leading management consultant has said that we can cut our global energy dependency by half in the next decade or so. So why do only half of managers take sustainable energy seriously?
With parliamentary corruption high on the UK’s news agenda, the ethics of managerial responsibility is becoming an increasingly important topic. E&T appraises a new book on ethical behaviour for managers.
Diversification on the scale of Richard Branson’s Virgin group of companies shouldn’t really work, say the academics. And yet it has.
Now we are officially in a global recession, the big question is what are we going to do about it? Are engineering companies adapting and implementing new strategies to cope with the downturn?
Struggling German chipmaker Infineon will sell its only profitable business, the wireline communication unit, to a US investor for €250m ($349.5m) in a further step to stabilise its finances.
Chartered engineer and qualified management coach Janet Wright answers your engineering management dilemmas. This case: Should I appoint below-par manager?
Management commentary
What’s in the low-carbon economy for manufacturing? 28 June 2009
Ministers should back large projects that could help tackle environmental problems as well as encourage young people to take up engineering, says John Dwyer
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