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8.	which do you think is the most formidable of the new supervisory     
      challenges?
9.	 In what way is a supervisor a linking pin?
10.	How has computerization of information in organizations wound
                          up strengthening the role of first-level managers?


Additional Reading
                    
                 Armstrong, Michael. How to Be a Better Manager. New York: Nichols
                  Publishing, 1984.
                 Barnard, Janet. “The Foreman’s Role in the New Management.” S.A.M.
                  Advanced Management Journal, Spring 1984, pp. 13-19.
                Gabarro, John J. “When a New Manager Takes Charge.” Harvard Business
                 Reviews ,May-June 1985, pp.l10-23.
                Gellerman, Saul W. “supervision: Substance and Style.” Harvard Business
                   Review, March-April 1976, pp. 89-98
                Harris, Philip R. “Future Work.” Personnel Journal, June1985, pp. 52-58.
                Klein, Janice A. “Why Supervisors Resist Employee  Involvement.”
                  Harvard Business Review, September-October 1984, pp. 87-95.
               “Manufacturing Is in Flower.” Time, March 26, 1984 ,pp. 50-52.
                Micolo, Anthony M. “Gaining Acceptance as a New Supervisor.”
                   Supervisory Management, June 1985, pp. 5-7.
                Stewart, Rosemary. “A Model for Understanding Managerial Jobs and
                  Behavior.” The Academy of Management Review, January 1982, pp. 7-13.
               Williams, Harry E. “The Elements of Supervision.” Supervision, May 1981,
                pp.3-6.