PUBLICATIONS

OF

HARVEY GITTLER

Weekly Opinion Column; ELYRIA CHRONICLE TELEGRAM; Beginning October 19, 1998.
A Mother’s Name; Letter; NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE; February 23, 1997.
Gifts for All; INDUSTRY WEEK; December 4, 1995.
Futile Gesture; INDUSTRY WEEK; October 2, 1995.
There’s Poetry In Our Work; INDUSTRY WEEK; September 4, 1995.
What Price Company Loyalty?; R&D INNOVATOR; September, 1995.
If I Ever See Jack Again, It’ll Be Too Soon; or, A Tale of Four Tragedies; R&D INNOVATOR; July, 1995.
Why Not Hire Someone Who Is Overqualified?; R&D INNOVATOR; May, 1995.
Remembering OCOPE’s Beginning; THE OBSERVER (Oberlin College); May, 1995.
A Tale of Two Men; INDUSTRY WEEK; April 17, 1995.
Jesus, CEO?; Letter; Written by Harvey Gittler; INDUSTRY WEEK; April 17, 1995.
What Would You Have Done?; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; March 1995.
Restaurant Reviews; Under the names of Edith Well and Al L’Carte; ELYRIA CHRONICLE TELEGRAM; Ending February 10, 1995. Beginning April 30, 1993.
Give of Yourself; INDUSTRY WEEK; December 5, 1994.
Crash Programs: Managing the Unmanageable; R&D INNOVATOR; October, 1994.
If I Ever See Jack Again, It Will Be Too Soon; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; October, 1994.
I’m a Card-Carrying Member of ...; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; September, 1994.
Labor Day Turns 100; INDUSTRY WEEK; September 5, 1994.
First-Line Supervisors Save Money; R&D INNOVATOR; August, 1994.
What Price Loyalty?; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; June, 1994.
Reinventing Restructuring; R&D INNOVATOR; June, 1994.
Tomorrow’s Manager, Tomorrow’s Pension; INDUSTRY WEEK; May 16, 1944
Crash Programs: Managing the Unmanageable; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; May, 1994.
Secretaries’ Bosses: A Mixed Bag; INDUSTRY WEEK; April 18, 1994.
Every Day Should Be Secretary’s Day; R&D INNOVATOR; April, 1994.
Name Change Not Enough; INDUSTRY WEEK, March 7, 1994.
First-Line Supervisors Save Money; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; March 1994.
There’s a Problem in Searching for a Better Job; R&D INNOVATOR; February, 1994.
There Are Hazards In Looking For Another Job; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; February, 1994.
The Restructuring of America; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; January, 1994.
Letter: Decisions, Decisions; INDUSTRY WEEK; February 7, 1994.
Being Fired Should Never be a Surprise; R&D INNOVATOR; January, 1994.
Too Many Facts Spoil the Decision; INDUSTRY WEEK; January 3, 1994.
Author Index, 1993; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; December, 1993.
The Spirit of Christmas is Not in Christmas Cards; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; December, 1993.
Give Yourself a Present; INDUSTRY WEEK; December 6, 1993.
When It Comes to Elections, Firms Should Mind Their Own Business; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; November, 1993.
A Toast to Foremen and Salesmen; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; October, 1993.
A Labor of Love: A Labor Day Tribute; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; September, 1993.
There’s Skill In Unskilled Labor; INDUSTRY WEEK; September 6, 1993.
Who Really Is It That Has To Bite The Bullet?; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; August, 1993.
Drucker and What We Already Know; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; June, 1993.
For convicts: self-correction; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; June 8, 1993.
Too Bad You’re Overqualified; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; June, 1993.
The Greatest Manager of Them All; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; May, 1993.
Every Day Should Be Secretaries’ Day; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; April, 1993.
Restaurant Reviews; Under the names of Edith Well and Al L’Carte; ELYRIA CHRONICLE TELEGRAM; Beginning April 30, 1993. Ending February 11, 1995.
What Makes Secretaries Indispensable; INDUSTRY WEEK; April 19, 1993.
How Important is a Decision? How Fast Can it Be Changed?; ADMINISTRATIVE RADIOLOGY; March, 1993.
A personal anniversary of WW II; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; March 2, 1993.
Free at Last, Free at Last; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; March 1, 1993.
Smokers are pests, says one; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; November 17, 1992.
My Father's Life and Time; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; October 23, 1992.
Mobility Imperils Pensions; INDUSTRY WEEK; July 20, 1992.
No changes in Chrysler managers, but just watch; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; June 6, 1992.
Secretaries Like Their Work; INDUSTRY WEEK; April 20, 1992.
Where's My Annual Raise?; WALL STREET JOURNAL; March 23, 1992.
Geographic never goes; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; March 21, 1992.
A Little Something For Christmas; INDUSTRY WEEK; December 2, 1991.
Summer was fun; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; October 11, 1991.
Punctual bulletin from the postmaster; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; October 10, 1991.
Bless Job Stress; WALL STREET JOURNAL; September 5, 1991. Reprinted in the October, 1991 edition of CORPORATE REFLECTIONS, a publication of Peterson Manufacturing Co; WINTERISMS, a publication of The Winter Construction Company.
Minutemen of Maintenance; INDUSTRY WEEK; September 2, 1991. Reprinted in the October, 1991 edition of SEAL COMMUNICATOR, a publication of Federal-Mogul Corporation.
After the Fall; WALL STREET JOURNAL; August 12, 1991. Reprinted in the October, 1991 newsletter of the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the Project Management Institute.
Postal service flings commas to the winds; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; August 4, 1991 and June 20, 1991.
Secretaries & Bosses 1941 and 1991; INDUSTRY WEEK; April 15, 1991.
It's time to reduce costs -- again; CORPORATE CLEVELAND; February, 1991.
Church and State: Not the Same Folks; letter; WALL STREET JOURNAL; March 19, 1991.
Exco course teaches proper protesting; THE OBSERVER (Oberlin College); January 31, 1991.
Talking that valuable staff member out of leaving can be a mistake; MARRIOTT EXECUTIVE MEMO; Volume XII, Number 9, 1990.
Three cheers for metalworking; TOOLING & PRODUCTION; December, 1990.
This time do it right; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; December 11, 1990.
Time to Honor Middle Managers; INDUSTRY WEEK; September 5, 1990.
Go Ahead, Risk It, Be A Hero; INDUSTRY WEEK; June 4, 1990.
Best use of your millions?; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; May 25, 1990.
Secretaries Are Professionals, Too; INDUSTRY WEEK; April 16, 1990.
Happy Birthday, IW; INDUSTRY WEEK; January 22, 1990.
No fights in the aisles, FAA says; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; December 2, 1989.
Overqualified? MA/PHD, Fall, 1989.
The flag: symbolic, not sacred; THE TOLEDO BLADE; October 15, 1989.
But what does flag mean?; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, October 12, 1989.
I'm a Card-Carrying Member of ...; INDUSTRY WEEK, October 2, 1989.
Will Someone Out There Please Card Me?; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; September 12, 1989.
They also Labor; INDUSTRY WEEK; September 4, 1989.
Conferences Prosper; Do Participants?; INDUSTRY WEEK; August 12, 1989.
Beware the Fax; INDUSTRY WEEK; July 17, 1989.
Competitive Manufacturing; OHIO BUSINESS; July, 1989.
Crash Programs Don't Have To Be Disasters; BUSINESS MONTH; July, 1989.
Back to Basics; OHIO BUSINESS; June, 1989.
Berlin: A song for every season; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; May 11, 1989.
Foot Note; "Pepper...Salt;" THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; April 19, 1989.
Secretaries On The Go; INDUSTRY WEEK; April 17, 1989.
Don't Exercise Staying Power; INDUSTRY WEEK; March 20, 1989.
Well, Shut My Mouth ... Please; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; January 9, 1989. Reprinted in the March/April 1989 issue of PMINFORMER, the official newsletter of the Presidential Management Intern Program; United States Office of Personnel Management.
Hiring Freeze Puts Big Chill on Common Sense; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; November 7, 1988.
Critics fail to recognize ACLU achievements; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; October 20, 1988.
'I Won't Be In To Work Today ... I'm Not Feeling Well!'; INDUSTRY WEEK; September 19, 1988.
Labor of Love -- A Tribute; INDUSTRY WEEK and THE ELYRIA CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM; September 5, 1988.
Plant Talk -- About Loyalty; ENGINEER'S DIGEST; August, 1988.
Foreman: The Ultimate In Overhead?; INDUSTRY WEEK; July 18, 1988.
Lame Ducks Can Sail Away Gracefully; THE LOS ANGELES TIMES; July 17, 1988.
Oberlin's Rising Starr; OHIO BUSINESS; July, 1988.
A Good Turner Deserves a Curtain Call; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; May 16, 1988.
Letters; Secretaries’ Day; INDUSTRY WEEK; May 2, 1988
Every Day Should Be Secretaries' Day; INDUSTRY WEEK; April 4, 1988.
Gentlemen's Agreements and Breaking Faith; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; April 14, 1988.
Decisions, Decisions,: The Best Ones Are Easy to Reverse; ENGINEER'S DIGEST; March, 1988.
Maintain a Decent Firing Squad; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; January 25, 1988.
Who Really Is It That Has to Bite the Bullet?; INDUSTRY WEEK; January 4, 1988.
Firms Should Mind Their Own Business; CIVIL LIBERTIES–ACLU; Winter 1987
THIRTY-ONE DAYS hath September, April, June and November; INDUSTRY WEEK; September 21, 1987.
A Feeling I Can't Duplicate; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; September 17, 1987.
Have You Transacted Today?; ENGINEER'S DIGEST; August, 1987.
The Russians Are Coming ... ; OHIO BUSINESS; June, 1987. Reprinted in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD; June 16, 1987.
Where It's At; ENGINEER'S DIGEST; June, 1987.
Fighting the Stigma of Appearing Overqualified; NATIONAL BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT WEEKLY; May 10, 1987.
Bosses I have Known (and would like to forget); INDUSTRY WEEK; May 4, 1987. Reprinted in MGR.; A management publication of CSX Corporation; Vol. II, No. 2, 1987.
Are you Overqualified Enough for the Job?; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; March 30, 1987.
Beware the Office Christmas Party; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; December 8, 1986.
Firms should mind their own business; THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER; October 4, 1986.
Listen to the Whistle-Blowers Before It's Too Late; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 10, 1986. Reprinted in MOBIUS', THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS PROFESSIONAL IN BUSINESS; Volume V, Number 1, Spring 1986.
When the Spirit of Christmas Is Not in the cards; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; December 16, 1985.
Decisions Are Only As Good As Those Who Can Change Them; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; October 7, 1985.
There is Something About a Factory That Is Grand! Grand! Grand!; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; August 19, 1985. Included in the book THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ON MANAGING.
Raise a Glass to the Foreman and Salesman; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; March 4, 1985
One More Panacea and We'll All Go Nuts; INDUSTRY WEEK; March 4, 1985.
There's No Room for Loyalty in Business; THE WALL STREET JOURNAL; January 28, 1985. Reprinted in THE SINGAPORE STRAITS TIME; February 22, 1985. Included in the book THE BEST FROM THE MANAGER'S JOURNAL.
Letter: Addressing Women; AIR CONDITION, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS; March 19, 1984
Letters: Panacea?; DUN’S REVIEW; March 1981
Equivalent Units -- A Simple Method for Measuring Performance; ASSEMBLY ENGINEERING; October, 1975.
Letter: Labor-Law History; AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS; July 8, 1974
Why Not Put Inspectors on Incentive?; MACHINE AND TOOL BLUE BOOK; March, 1974.
Why Not Put Inspectors on Incentive?; QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING; December, 1973.
Book Review: Low-Cost Maintenance Control; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; October, 1973.
Anatomy of a Success -- Supervisor Improvement Program; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; September, 1973.
Letter: In the Meantime; WALL STREET JOURNAL; March 30, 1972
Industrial Engineering and Standard Costs; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; August, 1968.
Cutting Costs -- Where Do You Begin?; SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT; February, 1968.
Make Planned Cost Reduction Work for You; MACHINE AND TOOL BLUE BOOK, November, 1967.
The Bargaining Unit and the Industrial Engineer, Administration of Job Evaluation and Wage Incentive Clauses; MACHINE AND TOLL BLUE BOOK; December, 1966. ( With W. C. Cooling.)
The Bargaining Unit and the Industrial Engineer, The Wage Curve; MACHINE AND TOOL BLUE BOOK; November, 1966. (With W. C. Cooling.)
Why Factory Procedures Sometimes Fail; WORK STUDY (London, England); October, 1966. (With W.C. Cooling.)
The Bargaining Unit and the Industrial Engineer, Production Standards; MACHINE AND TOOL BLUE BOOK; September, 1966. (With W. C. Cooling.)
Executive Mobility -- and the Line/Staff Impasse; MANAGEMENT REVIEW MAGAZINE; September, 1966.
Don't By-Pass Your Plant on Job Timekeeping; THE OFFICE; September, 1966. (With W. C. Cooling.)
Why Factory Procedures Sometimes Fail; THE OFFICE February, 1966. (With W. C. Cooling.)
Control Those Creeping Methods Changes; ASSEMBLY ENGINEERING; February, 1966. (With Frank Bennett.)
Pitfalls to Automation; PRODUCTION (London, England); September, 1964.
Reducing Assembly Costs; ASSEMBLY ENGINEERING; March, 1964.
Automating Assembly Operations; ASSEMBLY ENGINEERING; November, 1963.
Letter: Part Numbers; PRODUCTION; February 14, 1963
Transfer Are Designed to Use Off-the-Shelf Hardware; PRODUCT ENGINEERING, July 10, 1961
Letter: A Penny Saved; WALL STREET JOURNAL; September 1, 1960
How to Unearth Cost Reduction Ideas; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; May, 1961.
How to Unearth Cost Reduction Ideas; PROCEEDINGS SAM-ASME MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING CONFERENCE; April, 1960.
Barrel Unite and Sulfamate Bath Make Nickel Plate Stressfree, STEEL, February 23, 1959
Extra Benefits From Work Measurement; MILL AND FACTORY; April, 1959.
Business Machine, FROM A DUPONT AD, April 1959
Underwood Selects HairKore, INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING, April, 1959
How to Save $1,000,000; MILL AND FACTORY; December, 1958.
Paced Conveyors Step Up Assembly Efficiency, MILL AND FACTORY, November 1958
Four Users View Their Needs, MACHINE TOOL, November 1958
One Operation for Tapping and Deburring, MILL AND FACTORY, October 1958
Two Machines Save $14,766 a year; STEEL; October 6, 1958.
“Hot" Paint Boosts Spraying Efficiency; MILL AND FACTORY; April, 1958.
A Brand-New Kind of Conveyor for Soldering on the Move, FACTORY MANAGEMENT and MAINTENANCE, February 1955
Maintaining Consistent Standards; THE JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; November, 1952.