Managing human behaviour in a publishing company: a case of the Modern English Press Jakarta Available to Purchase

Uses a case study to look at motivation, group interaction, communication, leadership and decision‐making. Concludes that the company is still faced with a number of problems in the process of a billingual dictionary compilation such as a loss of motivation due to the attitude of the chief editor and the boredom caused by the nature of work. Cites decision making as an issue in the absence of the editor and the need to bring in skill from other disciplines to assist in the process.