THE EFFECTIVENESS OF I.L.O. MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY PROJECTS. REPORT AND CONCLUSIONS OF A CONFERENCE (GENEVA, 23 NOV-5 DEC 1964). MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT SERIES, 3.

BY 1964 THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO) TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF PRODUCTIVITY AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INVOLVED ABOUT 130 EXPERT POSTS IN ABOUT 30 COUNTRIES. THE ILO SENDS CHIEFS OF PROJECTS TO WORK WITH LOCAL DIRECTORS OF CENTERS IN EACH COUNTRY TO INTRODUCE GOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ENSURE THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN ENTERPRISES. ACCOMMODATIONS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES FOR TRAINING THE NATIONAL STAFFS VARY, AS DO THE RELATIONSHIPS OF NATIONAL CENTERS WITH THEIR GOVERNMENTS AND THE TYPE OF CLIENTELE WHO ACCEPT THE TRAINING OFFERED BY THE NATIONAL STAFFS. A STUDY OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS WAS UNDERTAKEN TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MISSIONS AND TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR DISCUSSION AT A TECHNICAL MEETING IN GENEVA IN LATE 1964 WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER CHIEFS AND DIRECTORS OF THE CENTERS. THE REPORT DESCRIBES STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES, PERSONNEL ATTRIBUTES, PROJECT STRATEGY, AND PROBLEMS OBSERVED AND INCLUDES CASE STUDIES ON EFFECTIVENESS OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IMPLANTED IN ENTERPRISES. THE PARTICIPANTS, AGENDA, AND 162 CONCLUSIONS DRAWN AT THE MEETING ARE LISTED IN PART II. AN APPENDIX CONTAINS LISTS OF QUESTIONS ASKED AND PROJECTS VISITED BY THE REPORTER, STATISTICS ABOUT THE PROJECTS, AND A DESIGN FOR A SMALL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY CENTER. (RT)