...Issues of Time management at a workplace in Kazakhstan Akhtanova Madina Suleyman Demirel University Kazakhstan, Kaskelen Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences Specialty: Finance Email: madina-akhtanova@mail.ru Abstract Nowadays conditions of rapid rise of competition around the world induce companies to pay attention to absolutely new fields of management. This research concentrates on the field , called Time management. The paper here looks at whether Kazakhstan companies use and have good time management techniques and if they apply Stephen R.Covey’s popular theory of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective people. The purpose of this study is to examine the omissions of Kazakhstan companies in this issue and find the ways of correction. The sample of 85 companies, locating in Almaty, Astana, Shymkent and Aktobe has chosen to participate in this research. Data was collected through the results of well-constructed questionnaires and by the agency of general managers of companies. Questionnaire was distributed to all potential respondents. A total of 76 companies returned the completed questionnaire. The finding shows that most companies have placed low emphasis on company time management. In addition, the results identifies that only small portion of companies are familiar with the book «The Seven Habits of Highly Effective people» by Stephen Covey. With greater competition in the globalized market, this research implicates that Kazakhstan companies also should...
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...Aigerim Yegemberdiyeva Consultant, Kazakhstan Nationality: Kazakhstan Length of Service: 1.5 years Background Qualifications BSc in Business administration and accounting (major in finance, minor in marketing) – KIMEP University; MBA in Finance – London School of Business and Finance Aigerim Yegemberdiyeva is a Consultant in the Assurance department Financial Services group of PwC in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Aigerim joined PwC team in 2011 after successful graduation from London School of Business and Finance, UK where she mastered in MBA Finance. Previously, Aigerim passed a summer internship in PWC in Marketing Department. Area of Expertise and Skills Aigerim has experience in auditing of companies from banking, insurance and leasing areas. She specializes in accounting and audit and credit review. Relevant Experience and Responsibility Undertaken Key Clients Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan KazInvestBank Raiffeisen Leasing Kazakhstan, Chartis Kazakhstan Insurance Company, Alfa Telecom, Alnair Capital. Career History 2011 – present PwC Kazakhstan 2009 – Internship in Bank Center Credit, Kazakhstan 2009 – Internship in PwC Kazakhstan, Marketing Department. Mobile: +7 701 641 0336 Email: Aigerim.yegemberdiyeva @kz.pwc.com Aigerim.yegemberdiyeva @gmail.com • Audit of financial statements prepared in compliance with IFRS of Banks, Leasing and Insurance companies; • Loan and lease portfolio review in accordance with IFRS framework...
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...Welcome to the third edition of EY’s Kazakhstan attractiveness survey. In this new edition, we continue to analyze the latest foreign direct investment (FDI) trends in Kazakhstan and explore what investors think about the country’s investment climate, as well as its potential. This year, the country’s macroeconomic, social and political stability have taken over as the key driver of investment. This represents a shift from our previous two surveys, which showed that the country’s low labor costs and productivity gains on offer were its most appealing features. This change can be attributed in part to the ongoing instability of the global economy. It is this uncertainty that has led investors to look to countries such as Kazakhstan as a safer place to grow. The reality of foreign investment in Kazakhstan confirms this perception. While global FDI inflows declined by 18% between 2011 and 2012, Kazakhstan remained a stable destination for investors, receiving US$14b in FDI inflows. Investors continue to perceive Kazakhstan as a treasure trove of natural resources, while they also value some knowledge-based, high-value-add sectors that hold considerable promise. The Kazakhstan Government remains committed to reducing the country's dependence on extractive industries and developing a more balanced, knowledge-driven and investor-friendly economy. It continues to improve the competitiveness and productivity of priority sectors, such as agriculture and agro-processing; construction and...
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...specificities in many parts throughout the globe. Kazakhstan as an integral part of global community is highly likely to face the same situation. Loss of traditions, cultures, moral values, mindset and even dressing patters, which constitute culture as well, may probably vanish forever unless the measures are taken. This is my firm belief that the culture of Kazakhstan is deteriorating with the globalization...
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...Business & Management is a field that has always interested me. With many international and local businesses entering the market in Kazakhstan, I believe it is a growing field that appeals to me. I always wanted to study business since it gives you broad opportunities for work and it's such a valuable part of our modern day society. This subject interests me because I want to work for a firm in the future. Additionally, business is a field with a vast employment variety. You can work in many sectors and gain different experiences and that is what I want to do, try a bit of everything. Also, business is not a static field of study and is constantly changing, which makes it every more interesting. The biggest factor that makes me suitable for the course are my interests, perseverance, determination, and willingness to learn. I am also suitable for this course because it is easy for me to understand concepts related to business and people's behavior due to the fact that I studied IB Economics and IB Psychology at a Higher Level. I am also a recipient of Honor Roll awards in every year of high school as well as a recipient of many individual awards....
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...Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences Department of Recreation Geography and Tourism SIW №1 Topic: “ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION WHICH AVAILABLE AND REQUIRED FOR ECOTOURISM IN KAZAKHSTAN” PREPARED BY: ABDULOVA NARGIZ Almaty, 2015 Content | INTRODUCTION | 3 | 1 | A LIST OF INTERNET RESOURCES OF ECOTOURISM IN KAZAKHSTAN | 4 | 2 | A LIST OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OF THE ADVERTISEMENT-SUPPLEMENTAL AND SPECIAL LITERATURE ABOUT ECOTOURISM IN KAZAKHSTAN (PERIODICALS, DIRECTORIES, GUIDES, BOOKLETS / BROCHURES, MAPS, ETC.). | 10 | 3 | ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS: | 11 | 3 | CONCLUSION | 15 | | | | | | | | | | INTRODUCTION Ecotourism is: "Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." (TIES, 1990) Ecotourism is about uniting conservation, communities, and sustainable travel. This means that those who implement and participate in ecotourism activities should follow the following ecotourism principles: * Minimize impact. * Build environmental and cultural awareness and respect. * Provide positive experiences for both visitors and hosts. * Provide direct financial benefits for conservation. * Provide financial benefits and empowerment for local people. * Raise sensitivity to host countries' political, environmental, and social climate. ...
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...------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction In order to ensure compatibility (conjugation) and information security, harmonization of existing and emerging government information systems and information resources, Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 16, 2004 N 44 "On the National operator in the field of Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan was introduced National Information Technologies Joint-stock Company was founded on April 4, 2000 called “NITEC” with 100% participation and foundation by government. The Company Mission is to facilitate the building up of reliable, efficient, and customer-focused public administration system through applying the state-of-the-art service-specific, organizational and information technologies. ------------------------------------------------- 2. Business Model of “NITEC” company The mission the company is to facilitate the building up of reliable, efficient, and customer-focused public administration system through applying the state-of-the-art service-specific, organizational and information technologies. 2.1 “NTIEC” products: 1. Consulting services. 2. Support of information system. 3. Project Management. 4. Automation workflow of Non-Profit Organizations 5. System technical support: * Technical support of the current...
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...Contents 1. Introduction 2. BSC in Kazakhstan a. Sat&Company JSC b. Eurasian Bank c. Alfa-bank SB JSC d. TetraPack 3. Conclusion 4. References The organizations mentioned by the creators of Balanced Scorecard are from the future - only because they have a system that allows to create actual numerical results from the strategic initiatives and to turn a strategy into action Philip H. Knight, CEO and founder of Nike Introduction Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is one of the current world's top-ten effective strategic performance management tools. BSC is a system of measuring the effectiveness of the entire company, based on a vision and strategy that reflects the most important aspects of the business. It supports strategic planning, implementation, and further adjustments to the strategy by combining the efforts of all departments. It was first introduced in 1990s and became a very popular worldwide. Despite this popularity, little is known about which organizations use Balanced Scorecard, what they use it for, and how useful it is in practice. BSC implementation in Kazakhstan is under a big concern of local top managers. In this report we are trying to answer the practical questions of BSC’s usage by Kazakhstani companies, its limitations as well as opportunities for its successful maintenance in Kazakhstan. Benefits and limitations of Balanced Scorecard Throughout the report we will pay attention to the BSC’s benefits and the opportunities...
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...development of our motherland – Kazakhstan. Being a student of an International Law course in Almaty State University, I had a period of finding myself in a field where I could do the world of good. Law was certainly a subject that gave me an understanding of how countries, organizations and people throughout the world interact with each other and with citizens of different countries, but it has a particular system that has been forming for years and wasn’t something I could turnabout in a blink of an eye to make a change for a society. So for saving my time I have also done a foundation in Art and Design in Bellerbys College in London. Art became my big hobby, though I knew that it still isn’t a quick option for a significant change. After graduating I got a great chance to work at the Protocol of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is a structural subdivision of the President’s Administration that is responsible for President’s official affairs. It was a work of a very high responsibility. Organization of international scale events on a high level gave me an opportunity to learn how to manage big projects from A to Z. It required not only analytical and organizational skills, but sense of taste and inventiveness. I enjoyed the process so much I found myself realizing that management is no less art than what is considered to be art, and business is the most relevant thing for me to start developing my own ideas and my own system. Kazakhstan is a young country that is...
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...Poverty. Corruption. Safe to say that I will not be allowed back in Kazakhstan after this blog has circulated the internet. Trust me, they could not pay me enough to go back to that place. Between forging signatures on contracts, stealing money from the players and ten-hour days at the rink, the only downtime was in a train cabin with three other Canadians for thirty-six straight hours. By the end of the season there will either be some criminal convictions or a suicide attempt, and I was not going to be part of either, so I had to jump on the camel and ride out of town while I still had the chance. Some of you have read my initial blog regarding my experience during training camp. If I had the knowledge I do now during training camp, I would never have played a regular season game for Beibarys Atyrau. However, hindsight is 20/20, and I started the season in Western Kazakhstan 30 kilometers from the Caspian Sea. My contract was breached in every way possible from the time I arrived until the time I left Kazakhstan. Salary payments were supposed to be made “promptly” at the beginning of the following month. So, salary payments for the month of August should have been paid September 1st … but they were not. Instead, we received a portion of our payment on the 17th. I say portion because we were not paid in full. The team President decided that we performed poorly at the exhibition tournament in Eastern Kazakhstan and deducted every player 10% of our “bonus” pay. When the imports...
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...Operations Management Fall Semester 2011 Final Project “Operations management at Nestle” Instructor: Prepared by [pic] Table of Contents |List of Abbreviations………………………………………………………………………………………………… |3 | |List of Figures/Tables………………………………………………………………………………………………... |4 | |Executive summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………… |5 | |1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. | | |2. Company’s background | | | 2.1 History of Nestle………………………………………………………………………………………………... | | | 2.2 Nestle strategy…………………………………………………………………………………………………… | | | 2.3 Current situation of Nestle in Kazakhstani market……………………………………………………………… | | | 2.4 Major products…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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...Position of Kazakhstan in International Trade and Business Student’s name Institutional affiliation Analysis of macroeconomic situation in Kazakhstan 1 Macroeconomic trends Kazakhstan is one of the richest economies in Asia. It is also the second largest of the former Soviet Republics after Russia. The economy has enormous fossil fuel reserves and plentiful supplies of minerals (Francis, 2011). There are different metals available in the economy including uranium, zinc, and copper. Some like uranium are exported to almost all parts of the globe. The economy was ranked 11th out 42 countries in the Asia-pacific region. The overall score of the economy is also above world and regional averages. The GDP of the economy grew from 78,014,200 in 1995 to 147,453,000 in 2005 (Aitzhanova, et al. 2014). The dollar exchange rate has been well managed through a sound monetary policy that has been adopted. The country has been faced with inflation challenges. In 2001, the inflation rate was very high because of strong foreign-currency inflows (Ibrayev, Badjanov & Li, 2014). However, the economy survived the pressure, and surprisingly it is one of the first former soviet republic that has repaid all debts to the international monetary fund in 2000 (Datkhayev, 2013). The country paid $400 million ahead of the schedule. From then, the economy has been able to limit its foreign debt within manageable levels. [pic] Figure 1: Kazakhstan GDP in billion USD retrieved from...
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...Republic of Kazakhstan, small and medium business total makes only 20% of GDP. As we see development of small business plays huge role in stable economic development of the state. The head of our state Nursultan Nazarbayev declared: "Domestic business is a driving force of a new economic course. The share of small and medium business in economy has to grow by 2030 at least twice. First, we have to create conditions that the person could try business, to become the full-fledged participant of the economic transformations which are carried out in the country, but not to wait that the state will solve for it all problems. It is important to raise the general level of business culture and to stimulate an enterprise initiative". It is important to estimate a condition of development of small business in Kazakhstan, to consider dynamics of number of the subjects of small business, number of employed occupied in it, and also output production. Below the investigation will be discussed in detail,...
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...manufacturers. • High quality of products. Producing of some raw materials helps to keep the high quality standards of the confectionery. • Long history of the brand and the brand awareness. “Rakhat” JSC is one of the largest manufacturers of confectioneries in the Kazakhstan with its history of 70 years. • Distribution chain. Sales geography of the company covers whole Kazakhstan; also the company realizes the goods abroad. • Supply of raw materials issues are resolved more professional. • Good reputation among customers. The brand is called as National brand by the masses behind the scenes. • Distributors and representatives abroad. • The company works at full capacity. • Stocks sold at KASE guarantees a financial stability of the firm and opportunities to operate. Weaknesses: • Less control. Production facilities are located on the two sites - in the Almaty and in the Shymkent. • Average employee age is maturing • Minimal management employees training • Poor package design • Poor advertising campaigns • Low innovativeness in the product categories production • Demand excesses the supply. • Additional transportation costs (the presence of remote storage of raw materials); • Conservative management (Old school) Opportunities: • Expansion into new markets or market segments; • Stabilization of the economic situation in the country in general; • Solvency of the population growth; • Expansion of the production line; • Customs Unities • Governmental subsidies...
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...The education system of the Republic of Kazakhstan Introduction Education as a system - a unique social institution designed to develop the abilities of the individual; socially important ideals, fashions the future of society, to meet the needs of people in education throughout life (continuing education), as well as to meet society's need for social adaptation of young people to use their skills for economic development. President, NA Nazarbayev to the strategic directions of development of the republic in the coming decade include education and science, the development of which crucially depend on the pace of economic, technical and technological progress, political development, the state of culture and spirituality in society. During the years of reforms undertaken bold steps to introduce innovations. So, with the adoption in June 1999. Law "On education" has a new model of the national education system, corresponding to the International Standard Classification of Education, recommended by UNESCO. In accordance with it, based on the principle of continuity and has 4 levels of education: - Pre-school education and training. - Secondary education. - Higher Education. - Post-graduate education. In this model, there is no such levels, as vocational and secondary education. Training and retraining of personnel, it also is not education levels, and are considered as basic forms of additional professional education. ...
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