La Gestion Research Articles

Productivity in buildings: the ‘killer’ variables

Losses or gains of up to 15% of turnover in a typical office organization might be attributable to the design, management and use of the indoor environment. There is growing evidence to show that associations between perceived productivity and clusters of factors such as comfort, health and satisfaction of staff. Some of the management, design and use characteristics which contribute towards better energy efficiency also help productivity, thereby helping to close the loop on a potential ‘virtuous’ circle. Unfortunately, the vast majority of occupied buildings do not have these self-reinforcing qualities and many are unmanageably complex. This paper examines which factors within the control of building designers and managers best contribute to human productivity - the ‘killer’ variables of the title. L'étude, la gestion et l'utilisation de l'environnement intérieur peuvent être á l'origine de pertes ou de gains pouvant atteindre 15% de la rotation du personnel d'une organisation administrative. Il apparaít de plus en plus qu'il existe des liens entre la productivité perçue et des groupes de facteurs tels que le confort, l'hygiène et la satisfaction du personnel. Quelques unes des caractéristiques de gestion, de conception et d'utilisation qui contribuent à un meilleur rendement énergétique sont également benéfiques pour la productivité, ce qui permet de fermer la boucle d'un cercle vertueux potentiel. Malheureusement, la grande majorité des bâtiments occupés ne possèdent pas ces qualités d'autorenforcement et dans de nombreux cas, sont impossibles à gérer de par leur complexité. Cet article examine quels sont les facteurs que peuvent maîtriser les architectes et les responsables et qui peuvent contribuer au mieux à la productivité de l'Homme (les variables majeures du titre).

Evaluating the Management of Interpersonal Conflict in Organizations: A Factor‐Analytic Study of Outcome Criteria

AbstractThis study was conducted to identify dimensions of outcome criteria commonly used in the evaluation of managerial intervention in conflicts among subordinates. Undergraduate students in organizational psychology rated the likelihood that each of 24 outcomes would result from the use of six intervention strategies. A principal components analysis revealed three bipolar factors: system vs. individual goal attainment, subordinate satisfaction vs. efficiency, and smoothing vs. permanence. The various strategies were perceived to be differentially effective in attaining the outcome categories. Implications of the findings for the development of a normative model of conflict management are discussed.RésuméCette étude a pour but d'identifier les dimensions com‐posants les critères utilisés pour évaluer les interventions patronales auprès d'employés en situation de con‐flit. Des étudiants de premier cycle en psychologie organisationnelle ont évalué la probabilité d'occurence de 24 résultats désirés, suite à six différentes stratégies d'intervention. Une analyse à composantes principales a révélé trois facteurs bipolaires: réalisation du système vs. objectifs personnels; satisfaction en tant qu'employé vs. efficacité; ainsi que résolution du conflit à court‐terme vs. une résolution plus durable. Les six stratégies ont été perçues par les sujets comme ayant différents niveaux d'efficacité en ce qui concerne la gestion de conflits entre employés. Les implications de ces résultats sont abordés en fonction du développement d'une stratégic normative de gestion de conflit.

Book Reviews Comptes rendus

Book reviewed in this article:Public Management in a Borderless Economy; By Rodney Dobell and Philip SteenkampMemoirs; By Pierre Elliot Trudeau.The Downing Street Years; By MARGARET THATCHER.The Legal Framework of Government; Dr Gregory Tardi.Taking Power: Managing Transitions/Prendre le Pouvoir: La gestion des transitions gouvernementales; Edited by Donald J. Savoie.Getting It Right: Regional Development in Canada; By R. Harley Mcgee.Gender Images in Public Administration: Legitimacy and the Administrative State; By Camilla Stivers.

Public enterprise in Algeria: Law as a bridge between ideology and reality

AbstractIn 1971, the Algerian government promulgated the Charte de l'Organisation Socialiste des Entreprises. By means of this Charte it ostensibly sought to reform Algerian public enterprise law and to correct increasingly disruptive problems in public enterprise management. It also sought to reduce the widening gap between workers and the technocratic elite managing the state‐controlled economy. The Charte and its subsequent implementing legislation have been criticized as being, at best, ambiguous; at worst, insincere. Moreover, implementation of la gestion socialiste, as the reform came to be known, was uneven and slow.This article discusses Algerian public enterprise law before and after the 1971 reform. It does so within the context of comparing the utility of applying a symbolic rather than an instrumental view of the role of law in development. On the basis of analysis of the Algerian experience, the article suggests that the symbolic view of law allows a much deeper understanding of the role of law in development, primarily because it allows, if not requires, consideration of the influence of economic, political and social factors on the role of law in developing countries.

The Optimal Management of Transboundary Renewable Resources

This paper investigates the question of the optimal management of renewable resources jointly owned by two states. A dynamic model of fisheries is combined with Nash's theory of two-person co-operative games. Conflicts in the management strategies of the two states arising from differences in perceptions of the social rate of discount, fishing effort costs, and consumer preferences are examined. Cases are considered in which the two partners can and cannot make side or transfer payments to one another. It is concluded that side payments greatly ease the resolution of resource management conflicts. La gestion optimale de ressour-ces renouvelables trans-nationales. Ce memoire examine le problmy renewable resources / 357 should be extended to cover transboundary resources involving several countries. That however, would be the subject of another paper.

Books reviewed Comptes rendus

Book reviewed in this article: Classics of Public Administration: Edited byjay m. shafritzandalbebt c. hyde Comparative Legislative Reforms and Innovations: Edited byabdo i. baakliniandjames j. heaphey Public Policy Statistics in Canada. An Introductory Course: Bywilliam p. irvine L'informatisation de la société: Parsimon noraetalain minc La gestion de I'information: Parholland hurtubise The Regulatory Process of the Canadian Transport Commission: Byh.n. janischassisted bya.j. pirie

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BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:Accounting and Planning for Farm ManagementConsumer Behaviour. By A. S. C. EHRENBERG and F. G. PYATTFarm Management and Agricultural Economics: an Introduction. By J. B. HARDAKER, J. N. LEWIS and G. C. MCFARLANStudies in Agricultural Credit. By ECONIOMIC DEPARTMENT, RESERVE BANKOF INDIAManagement and the Social Sciences. By T. LUPTONInitiation à la Gestion Prévisionnelle de l'Entreprise Agricole. By P. DU BOULLAY and M. DESCLOS LE PELEY

ROAD‐RAIL COLLABORATION IN SWITZERLAND A Community of Service for the Road Transport of Goods in Conjunction with the Railways*

Annals of Public and Cooperative EconomicsVolume 18, Issue 2 p. 158-164 ROAD-RAIL COLLABORATION IN SWITZERLAND A Community of Service for the Road Transport of Goods in Conjunction with the Railways* Paul PETITAT, Paul PETITAT Doctor of Economic Sciences, Geneva.Search for more papers by this author Paul PETITAT, Paul PETITAT Doctor of Economic Sciences, Geneva.Search for more papers by this author First published: May 1942 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8292.1942.tb00630.x † * An extract from La Gestion des Chemins dr fer fédéraux sous l'influence de la crise (1930–1939) (The Administration of the Federal Railways under the influence of the Crisis). Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume18, Issue2May 1942Pages 158-164 RelatedInformation