Commitment, relationships… businesses want staff to use the language of love, not objectives. On Valentine’s Day, Mark Whitehead examines the drive towards creativity, and following that, our fun quiz will reveal how passionate you are
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The ability to manage and motivate staff is a crucial skill for purchasers to have. Barry Clayton explains what students will learn about it on the new CIPS foundation stage
Proving a legal misrepresentation is difficult. Peter Marsh and Frank Griffiths explain the necessary elements and the importance of setting down pre-contractual statements
The new Purchasing and Supply Agency starts life on 1 April, as part of the government’s shake-up of buying in the NHS. Elizabeth Bellamy assesses the challenges it is likely to face
E-commerce is already bringing about many changes - the next step is to prepare for those to come. AT Kearney’s Nikolaus Soellner and William Markham present their theory of purchasing and supply evolution for the next decade
Buyers should be aware that possessing goods is not always synonymous with legally owning them. Peter Marsh and Frank Griffiths explain the law surrounding hire-purchase agreements
Employers have woken up to training. Plugging the gaps in your knowledge is the best way to maximise your chances of winning that job and advancing your career. Malcolm Wheatley explains the benefits
After he was caught up in the e-procurement gold rush of the late 1990s, Andy Brown now puts more faith in people than technology. He talks to Celia Poole
Judging operations management solely in terms of output, cost and productivity is too introspective in a competitive situation, suggests CIPS chief examiner Alex Skedd
The formal methods of resolving disputes - litigation and arbitration - can be expensive and time consuming. Daniel Atkinson examines other ways for companies to settle their differences