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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. National Security and International Affairs Div. – 1992
The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined the techniques used by companies to perpetuate or change beliefs and values. GAO staff discussed organizational culture with five academics who have researched the subject and with officials of nine large companies that have diverse, global interests and that are concerned with inventory management.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Attitude Change, Beliefs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. General Government Div. – 1992
The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined the status and scope of total quality management (TQM) in federal organizations by mailing questionnaires to the heads of 2,800 civilian and Department of Defense installations. According to the 2,277 usable responses, approximately 68% of federal installations are working on various phases of TQM.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Federal Government
Tamkin, P.; Barber, L. – 1998
The questions of how managers learn and what kind of learning really makes a difference in managers' development were examined through case studies during which some 60 managers from five well-known organizations (a large private sector firm, the British Post Office, a British government department, Britain's open university, and a British large…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Business Administration Education