Career Planning and Management Development: The Unrecognized Potential of Centralized OR/MS

Albert V. Machamer and Robert D. Smith
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Albert V. Machamer: Department of Quantitative Business Analysis, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Robert D. Smith: Department of Administrative Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242

Interfaces, 1980, vol. 10, issue 3, 71-75

Abstract: This paper is a commentary on the values of a centralized OR/MS Department. Careful investigation of the career paths of former OR/MS analysts suggests that the combination of technical and leadership training provided under the direction of concerned mentors within a centralized OR department yields important long-run benefits. The two principal benefits discussed are: (1) career development for individual analysts, and (2) management development for the corporation in which these analysts work.

Keywords: professional; leadership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1980
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