SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW 1978 n.2,MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY[MIT]

SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Winter 1978, Volume 19, Number 2,
MASSACHUSETTS ISTITUTE OF TECNOLOGY
Advisory Board, Massachusetts (Usa), 1978,
prima edizione,
cartoncino, 17,5x25,5 cm., pp. 101,
testo in inglese,
peso: g.246

cod.0053

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INDICE

Contents
Biographies
David B. Montgomery The Freedom of Information Act: 1
Anne H. Peters Strategic Opportunities and Threats
Charles B. Weinberg
Fran cine E. Gordon Initial Observations on a Pioneer 15
Myra H. Strober Cohort: 1974 Women MB As
James W. Driscoll The First-Level Supervisor: Still "the 25
Daniel J. Carroll, Jr. Man in the Middle"
Timothy A. Sprecher
Henry C. Lucas, Jr. The Evolution of an Information System: 39
From Key-Man to Every Person
Irwin W. Kabak Inventory Models and Management 53
Allen I. Schiff Objectives
Charles R. Greer Calculative Strategy Decisions during 61
Stanley A. Martin Union Organization Campaigns
SMR Forum:
Stephen J. Kobrin Why Rainbows, Much Less Pots of Gold, 75
Are Hard to Find These Days: Storm
over the Multinationals
Yair Aharoni A Comment on Multinationals from 83
Small Countries
Book Reviews 89
Recent Management Publications 97


BIOGRAFIE

Yair Mvarom, Professor of Management, Tel-Aviv University. Dr. Aharoni
holds the Ph.D. degree from Harvard Business School. He has taught at
universities in the U.S., Europe, and Israel and has consulted for various
organizations. His publications span all areas of management, and his work
in international economic development is widely recognized.

Daniel J. Carroll, Jr., Material Distribution Manager, Western Electric
Company. Mr. Carroll holds the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from
Newark College of Engineering and the S.M. degree from the Sloan School
of Management at M.I.T. He has worked on numerous assignments in
engineering and manufacturing at Western Electric. He is a member of the
National Society of Professional Engineers.

James W. Driscoll, Assistant Professor of Industrial Relations, Sloan
School of Management, M.I.T. Dr. Driscoll holds the B.A. degree from
Harvard College, the M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School, and
the Ph.D. degree from the New York State School of Industrial and Labor
Relations, Cornell University. His consulting and research interests include
the introduction of technology and the effectiveness of various incentive
systems in labor-management relations.

Francine E. Gordon, General Manager, California Actors Theatre in Los
Gatos. Dr. Gordon holds the A.B. degree from Vassar College and the
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University. She has been a lecturer and
consultant on the integration of women into management and has written
several articles on the subject.
Charles R. Greer, Assistant Professor of Management, Oklahoma State
University. Dr. Greer holds the B.A. degree from Emporia State
University, the M.S. degree from Wichita State University, and the M.B.A. and
Ph.D. degrees from the University of Kansas. He is a member of the
Industrial Relations Research Association, the Academy of Management,
and the American Institute of Decision Sciences. His special interests
include the legislative environment of labor and compliance with social
legislation, and he is the author of several articles on sunset legislation and
the measurement of effectiveness.

Irwin W. Kabak, Professor of Operations Research, Graduate School of
Business Administration, New York University. Dr. Kabak holds the B.A.,
M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Industrial Engineering
and Operations Research, New York University. He is a consultant in
corporate development, and his work in the fields of modeling and
applications of probability has been published by numerous professional
associations.

Stephen J. Kobrin, Ford International Assistant Professor, Sloan School of
Management, M.I.T. Dr. Kobrin holds the B.Mgt.Eng. degree from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the M.B.A. degree from the Wharton
School, University of Pennsylvania, and the Ph.D. degree from the
University of Michigan. A former brand manager for Procter & Gamble in the
U.S. and Venezuela, he is the author of Foreign Direct Investment,
Industrialization and Social Change (1977) and has recently been investigating
the relationship between the political environment and foreign direct
investment.

Henry C. Lucas, Jr., Associate Professor of Computer Applications and
Information Systems, Schools of Business, New York University. Dr.
Lucas holds the B.S. degree from Yale University and the S.M. and Ph.D.
degrees from the Sloan School of Management at M.I.T. He is the author
of several books and monographs, including Why Information Systems Fail
(1975). His research interests include organizational problems in the use of
information systems and the evaluation of computer system performance.

Stanley A. Martin, Assistant Professor of Business Administration,
University of Wyoming. Dr. Martin holds the B.S. degree from the University of
Arkansas and the M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Kansas.
He was formerly employed by Paine, Webber, Jackson, and Curtis,
Inc. and is presently a member of the American Financial Association and
Financial Management Association. His interests include investments and
commodity markets.

David B. Montgomery, Professor of Marketing and Management Science,
Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Dr. Montgomery holds
the B.S.E.E., M.B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.
He has published numerous books and articles on marketing and management
science, and is currently a consultant and lecturer on strategic marketing,
marketing models, and decision support systems. He is also
Director of Payless Super Drug Stores.

Anne H. Peters. Ms. Peters holds the B.S. degree from the University of
Florida and the M.B.A. degree from the Stanford Graduate School of
Business. She has worked as a biochemist and, more recently, as a consultant
to the Federal Energy Agency and its precursors. She is the author of
several articles on the public and private sector implications of solid waste
management. Currently, she is a doctoral candidate in Organizational Behavior at Stanford.
Allen I. Schiff, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Fordham University. Dr.
Schiff holds the B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from New York University.
He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and the American Accounting
Association and has coauthored several articles on corporate audit
committees and on the major accounting firms.
Timothy A. Sprecher, General Superintendent, General Motors Assembly
Division, Leeds Plant, Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Sprecher holds the
B.S.E.E. degree from Tri-State College and the S.M. degree from the
Sloan School of Management at M.I.T.

Myra H. Strober, Assistant Professor of Economics, Graduate School of
Business, Stanford University. Dr. Strober holds the B.S. degree from
Cornell University, the M.A. degree from Tufts University, and the Ph.D.
degree from M.I.T. Her publications have focused on economic impacts of
sex discrimination and occupational segregation, and most recently on the
effect of wives' employment on family expenditure patterns. She is on the
Board of Editors of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society.

Charles B. Weinberg, Associate Professor of Marketing, Graduate School
of Business, Stanford University. Dr. Weinberg holds the Sc.B. degree
from Brown University, the M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School,
and the Ph.D. degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
He has consulted and taught in executive development programs both
in the
. and in England. His many books and articles reflect his interest
in marketing research and the application of management science and
marketing to public-sector management.