23rd May 2008, 03:21 PM
I'm glad to hear it was useful for and I didn't mean to sound negative in the first post. Any introduction to basic business management is a good idea. (I mean, especially when you're, well, going to run a business!)
It just sounded to me like a token effort that underscores the lack of importance placed on sound management in the industry. CRM is still a too often a boot strap operation (is that too american an saying?) and I feel like a lot of the basic faults of the industry, including poor tech wages, poor tech education, companies allowed to do shoddy fieldwork and still stay in business, is due this work ethic.
My ultimate concern is the archaeological record and what damage vs good CRM is doing to it. CRM could be doing so much more on the positive side but there don't seem to be enough market forces in place to make companies shape up and do better. just my 2 cents (also too american?).
Sara
It just sounded to me like a token effort that underscores the lack of importance placed on sound management in the industry. CRM is still a too often a boot strap operation (is that too american an saying?) and I feel like a lot of the basic faults of the industry, including poor tech wages, poor tech education, companies allowed to do shoddy fieldwork and still stay in business, is due this work ethic.
My ultimate concern is the archaeological record and what damage vs good CRM is doing to it. CRM could be doing so much more on the positive side but there don't seem to be enough market forces in place to make companies shape up and do better. just my 2 cents (also too american?).
Sara