Shorenstein also credited his training in the army for teaching him discipline, time management and how to make the best use of sparse resources.

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This study, published in Personnel Psychology, compares two groups of activities that aim to increase company productivity: those related to human resources, such as training and teamwork, and those related to operational management, such as just-in-time production and total-quality management.

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