Describes the experiences of California's first and only noneducator superintendent. (JF)

In this interview, the only superintendent in the country who is not certificated expresses interesting ideas about management of our educational system in general; and offers specific opinions about teachers, educationists, parents, hiring policies, and other superintendents. (Author/JH)

Teachers who seek training positions in business and industry should possess the following qualifications: business knowledge; creativity; planning; organizational and supervisory skills; flexibility; and awareness of adult learning approaches. (SK)

By incorporating a discussion of systems into the beginning accounting class, students will have a more accurate picture of business and the role accounting plays in it. Students should understand the purpose of forms, have a basic knowledge of flowcharting principles and symbols, and know how source documents are created. (CT)

The author describes the organization of the clerical staff, career paths, and job requirements at various levels in her company and offers suggestions for the educational preparation of word processing clerks, as an entry into office occupations. (SK)

Explores ways of building a yearbook business staff and of helping that staff approach their responsibilities in a positive manner. (First of a four-part article.) (GT)

Discusses how "the operation of a small independent music production company takes place within a complex environment. Intense forces, both positive and negative, interact in a unique way in the development of a black music company." (Author/JM)

Educators who teach business communications must also assume responsibility for providing secretarial students with real-life communications experiences. (HD)

A good shorthand teacher uses the laboratory both as a device for improving instruction and for personal growth and enrichment. Teachers who advantageously use the lab have the satisfaction of knowing that they are using all the tools at their command, making them better teachers and better professional individuals. Ways that the shorthand lab can…

Discusses how the written and oral messages that employees send internally help to establish the reputation of the sender. Focuses on how message senders achieve positive reputations. Argues that cultivating a positive impression is possible through ethical strategies of office politics. (HB)

Discusses the authors' experiences with integrating financial calculators into a business mathematics course. Presents a brief overview of the operation of financial calculators, reviews some of the more common models, discusses how to use the equation solver utility on other calculators to emulate a financial calculator, and explores the…

Purpose: This research sets out to achieve three goals: first, to discover the most important management development areas specified by Finnish managers; second, to discover the intentions of Finnish managers in management development on a personal level and with the support of organizations; and third, to compare the above mentioned aspects and…

Charting the ever-increasing integration of "academics" into the business world, this book uses specific examples to describe how the research and analytic skills developed in an academic setting can offer new approaches to problem solving in the business arena. Of use to employers, corporate headhunters and recruiters, and academics…

The findings evolved from questionnaires received from 204 firms pertaining to needed skills in spelling, typewriting, automatic typewriting, calculating machines, transcription machines, shorthand, and work processing, as well as to attributes of job attendance, cooperation, courtesy, telephone personality and appearance. (Author)