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Thursday, March 22, 1979
University Daily Kansan
By GENE BROWNING
Companies get help from school
Staff Reporter
A petroleum engineer in a business office finds himself no longer working with new petroleum equipment designs and geological maps, but with confusing budgets, conflicts among employees and a growing system of government regulations.
Employees who have been promoted to management jobs without formal training for those jobs often cause problems for corporations.
However, corporations can find help for undertrained employees through the KU School of Business, which conducts mentorship development training for corporate employees.
The School of Business has offered the service since 1955. When a corporation enters into an agreement with another, the School of Business
Frank Pintel, associate dean of business, who coordinates the programs, said yesterday that engineers and other technically trained employees often moved into management positions without management training.
in the field research the corporation's problems and design a custom-fit training program.
"VERY FEW middle managers save training in management," he said.
A middle manager is in charge of formers and supervisors, but below corporate executive.
Lawrence Sherr, professor of business, who has taught the programs for 14 years, said, "You know a little bit about how to build a business." He told business们 to tie all together.
When the business school designs a training program for a corporation, a team
Pinet said a training program could last from a day to three weeks.
of professors from the school are sent to teach the various parts of the program.
He said professors were paid by the corporation for teaching in a program and the school received compensation for costs and some "profit" that went into the scholarship funds. The programs are taught when classes are not in session.
DURING A training program professors may use a variety of teaching techniques to give businessmen a wider view of their position in the corporation.
Pinet said in some programs the businessmen were divided into small groups where they discussed the various behavior issues at different levels in the corporation.
He said the school had several professors who were trained in psychology and clinical sciences.
businessmen would have a better knowledge of employees at different levels.
Businessmen look at real cases, make decisions and analyze the results during the process.
The use of computer simulations enable the businessman to look at specific problems.
Pinet said although programs were tailored for individual corporations, corporate training was not.
FOR EXAMPLE, gas, oil and communications industries all are concerned with government regulations. But generally, he said, managers need help in dealing with people and understanding budgets and economics.
Sherr said that during his 14 years of teaching the programs, he had learned much from seeing his ideas put into practice in the "real world."
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TOMORROW NIGHT!! Friday, March 23
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plus visit to Taj Mahal and Golden Temple 3 major treks in Northwest Himalayas leaving Wichita 5 June-20 July
1. View 20,000' peaks from a distance of 5 miles.
2. Enjoy some of the largest and most spectacular wildflower meadows of the Himalayas.
3. Cross 16,000' ridge.
4. Carry only day-packs; porters or pack ponies carry tents, food, etc.
5. Tour leader speaks Hindi (lived 17 years in India) and is an ecologist with research experience in the Halayas.
6. Group size limited to 10-19 persons. Membership deadline 15 April (1
April if don't have passport).
7. Inquire at 602 Dyche for location of picture poster and brochure with details of trek. Tentative cost $2000 (based on present air fares).
details of trek. Tentative cost $2000 (based on present air fares).
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Wants You To Decide.
We have a new D.J., Tom Trillin
Tom plays a good mixture of popular current disco along with the latest new records.
Tom will be on duty each night this weekend.
Remember Thursday Night is Ladies Night. All Ladies Admitted Free.
ENOS THURSDAY
Dustin Hoffman
"AGATHA"
PG
Eveat 7.20 & 9.15 Hillcrest
ENOS THURSDAY
"MONTY PYTHON"
Meets BEYOND THE FRINGE"
PG
Eveat 7.40 & 8.30 Hillcrest
"The CHINA SYNDROME"
PG
Evet 7.30 & 8.30 S.Sat 2.30 Granada
Granada INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
Gabe Kaplan in PG
"FAST BREAK"
Evet 7.30 & 8.30 S.Sat 2.30 Jarnity
Jarnity INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
Fascinating
"GLACIER FOX"
G
Evet 7.20 & 8.30 S.Sat 2.40 Cinema Twin
Tenticil Territory
"HALLOWEEN"
R
Tonight 7.30 & 9.20 Hillcrest
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PG
Cinema Twin
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Emanuelle
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He said he had to be wary of teaching too much theory when teaching businessmen.
"When I first started, I学习 I learned more from them than they did from me," he
"Businessmen are willing to take on theory only if you can show them that it will be useful to them in doing their jobs," he said.
Pinet said the school was developing 12 programs this year. These include management training for Hallmark Inc., Woods Inc, and City Service Corporation.
He said teaching businessmen was different from teaching students. Students, he said, do not know what kind of job they will have and need a wide variety of information. However, businessmen want that would be useful to their specific jobs.
Artist displays painting series
The six paintings compose the artist's
Monet during the past eight months,
the past elephant month.
A special preview of paintings by Roger Shimoinomura, professor of art, is on display in the balcony gallery of the Helen Foresman Museum of Art through Sunday, March 25.
The works represent Shimomura's views of the intermment camps that Japanese Americans were forced to live in during World War II. In 1938, the Shimokhel, program coordinator at the museum.
The show, which opened Tuesday, will be the only opportunity in this area to view the show.
films sua
COUSIN COUSINE
(1938)
Thursday, March 22
ALEXANDER NEVSKY
Dir Sergei Eisenstein, D. Ivassilev.
One of the greatest epic films of all
the 20th century. Russia was invaded by a German
army in the 13th century (USRsub
in 1945).
Friday & Saturday,
March 23-24
Jean-Charles Tacchale; with Victor Lenoux, Marie Christine Barrault, Marie France Pliser, Guy Marchal, France/subtitles.
Midnight Movie
THE ROCKY HORROR
PICTURE SHOW
Midnight Movie
(1975)
Dir. Jim Sharman; with Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Mae Loaf. There will only be these two shows, so you can expect tickets early to be assured a seat.
Tuesday, March 27
THE WAR OF THE WORLDs
(1953)
(1953)
Dir. Byron Haskin; with Gene Barry,
Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne. Special
effects by George Pal.
Wednesday. March 28
Tracy/Hepburn:
ADAM'S RIB
(1949)
Dir. George Gukor, with Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Judy Holiday, Written by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon. *928-4300*
All films M R shown in Woodruff Aud at 7:30 unless otherwise noted. $1.00 admission
Weekend shows also in Woodruff at 3.30, 7.00, 9.30 or 12 midnight unless otherwise noted also 10.50 admission