Projects were started all over the company to chase the "next big thing", with little or no overall direction or managerial oversight.

A Compaq spokesman explained that corporate customers requested the non-network edition for fear that renegade work groups might start their own pirate networks without proper managerial oversight.

The author argues that social tools drastically reduce transaction costs, allowing loosely structured groups with limited managerial oversight to operate under the Coasean Floor.

As an example, he cites Flickr, which allows groups to organically form around themes of images without the transaction costs of managerial oversight.

Office of the Director - Provides managerial oversight, strategic planning, budgeting, communications, and purchasing for the department.

Companies are taking note of this trend and developing a smart balance that downplays electronic surveillance in favor of more traditional managerial oversight and guidance, emphasizing results.

Throughout its existence, the district was historically recognized as one of the poorest-performing school districts in Texas, in terms of both student test scores and managerial oversight.

In 2005-06, he was a visiting fellow at the Russell Sage Foundation where he worked on a book comparing managerial oversight with institutional investors from four countries.

Mr. Coulson will receive a letter of censure for "failing to provide proper managerial oversight relating to the rules of engagement."

Ms. Peters now uses her passion and knowledge for managerial and technical oversight, contract technical evaluation, workforce planning, recruitment, safety, facility management, and education outreach.