Adorno's Anti-Avant-Gardism
In: Telos: critical theory of the contemporary, Volume 1990, Issue 86, p. 49-60
ISSN: 1940-459X
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In: Telos: critical theory of the contemporary, Volume 1990, Issue 86, p. 49-60
ISSN: 1940-459X
In: New left review: NLR, Volume no.184, Issue v/Dec 90
ISSN: 0028-6060
Much of what goes by the name of post-modernism might be better described as post-avant-garde. It represents an epoch marked by the failure of the historical avant-garde's attack on the institutions of art. This failure sheds light on the role of art in bourgeois society. (Abstract amended)
In: Journal for studies in economics and econometrics: SEE, Volume 41, Issue 3, p. 65-84
ISSN: 0379-6205
In: Telos: critical theory of the contemporary, Volume 1984, Issue 62, p. 117-130
ISSN: 1940-459X
In: Statistica Neerlandica, Volume 6, Issue 2, p. 121-133
ISSN: 1467-9574
SummaryInversion of matrices with the aid of punched card machines.A description is given of a method of inversion cf a symmetrical matrix, which was developed and applied in the South African Weather Bureau.
In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Volume 85, Issue 4, p. 1153-1155
ISSN: 1537-5331
In: Sociology of religion, Volume 83, Issue 1, p. 141-142
ISSN: 1759-8818
In: Swiss Medical Forum ‒ Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum, Volume 6, Issue 3
ISSN: 1424-4020
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
"Authority, Authoritarianism, and Religion" published on by Oxford University Press.
In: Swiss Medical Forum ‒ Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum, Volume 11, Issue 30
ISSN: 1424-4020
In: Swiss Medical Forum ‒ Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum, Volume 8, Issue 47
ISSN: 1424-4020
In: Journal for studies in economics and econometrics: SEE, Volume 35, Issue 3, p. 65-84
ISSN: 0379-6205
In: Development Southern Africa, Volume 29, Issue 5, p. 738-755
ISSN: 1470-3637
In: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13824
Bibliography: p. 245-246. ; In l975 it became increasingly clear that the build-up of international political pressures on South Africa could lead to military confrontation with the Republic. Predictably such a possibility accelerated Defence expansion. This necessitated the more effective use of human, material and financial resources of, not only the military but also of the civilian sector of the country. Better performance of personnel could be obtained if they were able to recognise and appreciate the requirements for advancement to their goals in their chosen careers. Viable careers are formulated in career plans - those top management directives containing details of career development programmes, job activities and opportunities, guidance, behaviour patterns and the requirements for advancement in the organisation. No formally structured career plans were found in a number of large hierarchically structured civilian organisations such as Shell, Mobil or the University of Cape Town, to name but a f ew. Moreover, according to W F Glueck (1974) a similar situation existed in the United States of America. Furthermore this was also true of the South African Air Force's pilots and navigators - that vital personnel section of the Air Force's air crews. This enigma is difficult to comprehend. The implementation of the personal practices of manpower planning, attraction, selection, rewards, protection, career development, manpower control and evaluation increases the effectiveness of an organisation. Likewise a formally structured Career Plan would ensure greater development of an organisation's personnel and give them satisfaction and dignity. Moreover, the use of such career plans reduces turnover (and thus costs) and the hoarding of high calibre personnel. The integrity of the last two statements led to the formulation of this dissertation's hypothesis:- If the desirability of.a formally structured Career Plan, containing a career development programme, a counselling guide on the application of the programme, an appraisal system to measure performance and a model for predicting promotion vacancies, were recognised by an organisation, its adoption should be seriously considered. Thus the aim of this exploratory and descriptive study is to demonstrate the advisability and subsequent advantages to an organisation of a career plan, as proposed in the hypothesis, were adopted f or use by their personnel.
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In: Journal for studies in economics and econometrics: SEE, Volume 29, Issue 1, p. 1-14
ISSN: 0379-6205