Title :
Decision Making, Growth, and Failure
Author :
Alpert, S.B. ; Weitz, H.
Author_Institution :
Hydrocarbon Research, Inc., Trenton, N. J.
Abstract :
A case study is presented of the changes in the ratio of ``administrative´´ to ``productive´´ personnel in the aircraft engine division of a large industrial firm. The ratio is traced over an eight year period through growth and decline stages. Some contributing factors and consequences of the A/P index are examined.
Keywords :
Aircraft propulsion; Costs; Decision making; Industrial relations; Marketing and sales; Military aircraft; Personnel; Power generation; Power generation economics; Production;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/IRET-EM.1961.5007609
