Titlebook: Management Mumbo-Jumbo; A Skeptics‘ Dictiona Adrian Furnham Book 2006 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006 b

SCORE

Atmospherics,How do you design shops and arrange products to maximize sales? Supermarkets know the importance of layout. Shoppers are confronted first by fresh produce to convince them that they need a trolley rather than a basket. Then the staples – bread and milk – are often furthest away from the entrance and each other to make customers walk the aisles.

记忆法

hardheaded

elastic

Breaking bad news,All managers have on occasions to break bad news. News about redundancy, mergers, acquisitions, corporate change and failure to be promoted. They may have to sack individuals, counsel others and deal with accidents. There may be groups of people involved, individuals, or more often both.

Migratory

The bright boss,It pays to be bright! Intelligence is linked to job performance. Reviews have shown that IQ is also linked to employment record, economic self sufficiency, affluence, educational achievement as well as marital stability and lawful behavior.

骄傲

痛苦一生

Choosing management courses,Management education is big business. There are now nearly a hundred university-based business schools in Britain alone, all eager to attract high-fee-paying MBA students.

仔细阅读

Compulsory training,Should companies be compelled to spend money on training? Should they be encouraged and exhorted to invest in their people? Should they be taxed if they do not or receive rebates and subsidies if they do?

污秽

BRINK