.../methodology/approach Based on qualitative research incorporating a focus group and in‐depth interviews, a network framework is provided for understanding key drivers concerning IOS adoption. Findings The research uncovers factors for facilitating coordination and communication efficiencies and outlines...

...Milam Aiken; Kaushik Ghosh Purpose Multilingual meetings continue to be a problem in business communication due to the necessity to translate between different natural language pairs. The paper has developed a new electronic meeting technology that automatically translates comments written in any...

...J.P. Shim; Jordan Shropshire; Sungmin Park; Howard Harris; Natalie Campbell Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of podcasting and webcasting, and to examine student preferences between the different delivery richness of communication media. Design/methodology/approach...

... collaboration) in different network dependency contexts in order to protect their portfolios of business relationships. Design/methodology/approach Empirical evidence is gathered though a survey data conducted with 159 firms in the wireless communication sector. The paper tests the assumption that the two...

... situation. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Communication Managerial Effectiveness This article was also published in Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Volume 7 Issue 7/8. IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS AT WORK by Charles J. Margerison International Management Centres I disapprove of what you say...

... Closed circuit TV can be used for the improvement of communications and not just as a means of security surveilance. A company's use of CCTV as a means of monitoring the loading of goods for distribution is described. More users of CCTV, such as their use on critical sectors of the production...

...Norman E. Hearson Launched in October 1986, the Foundation for the Advancement of British Manufacturing aims to assist the communications between the various sectors — whether manufacturers, suppliers, inventors or entrepreneurs. An on‐line applications database will be available to all members...

...Jack Mendleson; Steven Golen; Patricia Adams Until recently most managers were wary of using humour as a communication technique in the business setting, believing that the two did not mix. Now comic techniques are gaining acceptance as tools of business communication. Humour and laughter...

... efficient lower‐cost fibre as an alternative to silica, to produce faster pulsing lasers, and to examine applications in the area of sensors. © MCB UP Limited 1985 Communication Telecommunications Industry Fibre Optics the Age of the Photon by Alison Calanda The principle behind fibre...