| Article ID: | iaor1988942 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 315 |
| End Page Number: | 321 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1989 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
| Authors: | Banham J. |
| Keywords: | relationships with other disciplines |
In the Blackett Memorial Lecture 1988, the author described the challenge of improving the quality of management in the United Kingdom. Facing the opportunities of the removal of barriers to trade in Europe, the Confederation of British Industry is taking steps to increase the training of managers and to improve the image of management as a career. The need for quantitative skills is highlighted.