Examines the history of the Motorola Company, its use of human capital as a strategic resource, hours and dollars committed to training, and the fact that Motorola owes its strong common culture and much of its success to the large number of long-service employees. (CT)

Describes the Productivity Group, created by the Oklahoma State Department of Vocational and Technical Education. The Group boosts small businesses by making available quality management development programs and human resource consulting services. The article discusses program management, costs, and the business community's response. (CT)

This report clarifies pilot efforts which address new problem areas in educational needs. The project was initiated to determine the specific competencies essential to the management of educational projects in research and development. The goals of the project were to establish a profile of identified competencies for use in planning the content…