...European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol.5, No.5, 2013 www.iiste.org Impact of employee’s job satisfaction on organizational performance. Muhammad Shahzad Latif (M.com Student) (shahzadnrsp@yahoo.com) Federal Urdu University of Science, Arts & Technology Islamabad. Pakistan Mushtaq Ahmad Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan Muhammad Qasim Federal Urdu University of Science, Arts & Technology Islamabad. Pakistan Momal Mushtaq National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad Amber Ferdoos International Islamic University, Islamabad. Pakistan Hummayoun Naeem Foundation University, Islamabad. Pakistan Abstract Employee attitude is very important for management to determine the behavior of workers in the organization. The usually judgment about employees is that “A satisfied worker is a productive worker”. If employees are satisfied then it will create a pleasant atmosphere within the organization to perform in a better and efficient manner, therefore, job satisfaction and its relation with organizational performance has become a major topic for research studies. The specific problem covered in this study is to scrutinize the impact of job satisfaction on organizational performance. It considered which rewards (intrinsic and extrinsic) determine job satisfaction of an employee and its relation with organizational performance. It also reviewed the influence of age, sex and experience of employees on level of...
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...valued; and as such, motivation is a done deal. Right? After all, how hard is it for a person to care about another? And want to see him or her do their best? After all, it is only the right thing to do. But as we say in law, “you can sue anyone but whether you will win … depends!” The ability to motivate depends upon many factors, commencing with the leader’s abilities and desire. For starters, the leader must want to show its workforce that it cares; and then, it will rely upon any number of means to do so, such as -- for the purposes of this paper -- having an appreciation and understanding of its followers’ needs. However, one can be the guru of all motivational gurus, and if its followers do not want to be motivated or cannot be motivated, it will not happen. Like the old saying: “You can take the horse to the water but you cannot force it to drink; he will drink only if he is thirsty.” The same goes for followers! This paper examines the role of the leader in motivation; and in doing so, delves into several of the more popular theories and tools, such as the...
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...nanceGender and rural microfinance: Reaching and empowering women Guide for practitioners Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty This paper was prepared by Linda Mayoux and Maria Hartl. Linda Mayoux is an international consultant on gender issues in economic development including microfinance. She is currently global consultant for Oxfam Novib’s Women’s Empowerment, Mainstreaming and Networking (WEMAN) programme. Mayoux prepared this paper in collaboration with Maria Hartl, Technical Adviser for Gender and Social Equity in IFAD’s Technical Advisory Division. Annina Lubbock, Senior Technical Adviser for Gender and Poverty Targeting, Michael Hamp, Senior Technical Adviser for Rural Finance. Ambra Gallina, Gender and Poverty Targeting Consultant, also contributed. The following people reviewed the content: Maria Pagura (Rural Finance Officer, Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Carola Saba (Development Manager, Women’s World Banking) and Margaret Miller (Senior Microfinance Specialist, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor – CGAP). The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IFAD concerning the legal status of any...
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...The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0268-6902.htm MAJ 19,4 Control self-assessment as a route to organisational excellence A Scottish Housing Association case study James Sheffield Comhairle, The Scottish Centre for European Public Sector Studies, University of Paisley, Paisley, Scotland, and 484 Siobhan White Division of Accounting and Finance, Glasgow Caledonian University Business School, Glasgow, Scotland Keywords Scotland, Housing, Financial management, Auditing, Corporate governance Abstract Control self-assessment (CSA) has been discussed as an audit technique, but little practical guidance is available in the UK on the subject. A limited number of public sector organisations have implemented it. This paper describes a case study of CSA implementation in a Scottish Housing Association. The case study details the decision processes that led to the choice of CSA as a favoured audit technique, and the development of CSA skills within the organisation. This paper examines the broader benefits of a CSA approach, in terms of performance management and employee empowerment. This paper also uses a cost benefit analysis to examine the efficacy of CSA for small organisations. Managerial Auditing Journal Vol. 19 No. 4, 2004 pp. 484-492 q Emerald Group Publishing Limited 0268-6902 DOI 10.1108/02686900410530493 ...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON The Impact of Empowerment on Employee Effectiveness and Employee Responsiveness in Banking sector of Mysore Submitted by Deeksha.B USN-4JC10MBA35 Submitted to VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, BELGAUM, INDIA In December 2011 In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the award of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Under the guidance of Mr Girish Baga Assistant Professor Sri Jayachamarajendra College Of Engineering, Mysore Sri Jayachamarajendra College Of Engineering JSS Technical Institutions Campus, Mysore 570006 Autonomous institution affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University DECLARATION I,Deeksha.B , USN 4JC10MBA35 a student of Master of Business Administration at Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, JSS Technical Institution Campus, Mysore, India hereby declare that this project report titled “The Impact of Empowerment on Employee Effectiveness and Employee Responsiveness” is a record of an original and independent work carried out by me during the period july to december in the 3rd semester of the course under the guidance of Mr. Girish Baga Master of Business Administration, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, JSS Technical Institution Campus, Mysore, India submitted to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, India, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Masters of Business Administration. I further declare that this project work and...
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...Week – 4 Organizing Paper “Ben & Jerry’s” MGT – 330 Instructor: Mark P. Keays Due: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 By: Lloyd D. Mays Ben & Jerry’s is not like most Corporate American Organizations, whereas these organizations design and base their management style around the “Pyramid Effect“. The “Pyramid Effect“ is very basic; at the top of the pyramid is the President or CEO of the company followed by Senior Management, Stockholders, Middle Management, Front Line Supervisors, and then the Employees that physically run the day-to-day operations and tasks that make the job a success. These practices are what makes jobs just jobs, which lead to stress, lack of motivation, and most of all a high employee turnover rate. However, like a diamond in the rough there are some companies that not only preach but also practice the “ Up Side Down Pyramid Effect “. Ben & Jerry’s utilizes the “Up Side Down Pyramid Effect“ where the Employees are on top and run the day-to-day operations of the business to make it successful. Knowing this CEO’s and Senior Management tend to implement employee empowerment, incentives, and excellent benefits. When doing this, companies like Ben & Jerry’s find that the employee turnover rate is very low and a happy and respected employee is a well productive employee. Thus making Ben & Jerry’s one of the most sought after jobs in America. Creativity, is a major part of the foundation of how Ben & Jerry’s created a benefits...
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...Leadership, Management and Command: The Officer’s trinity.[1] W B Howieson & H Kahn The acts of leading, managing and commanding (based on either philosophy or practice) have had to adapt throughout the history of the Royal Air Force, in concert with changing environments; these acts will have to change again in the 21st century and will require new skills, new attitudes and differing perspectives of the Officer’s trinity. INTRODUCTION There is a plethora of literature on leadership, management and command. In the civilian (business) market, there are – literally – thousands of books on leadership; management; and leadership and management as a ‘dual’ concept. However, there are no books in the business market on what the military call ‘command’.[i] In contrast, in the military domain, there are an equal amount of books on leadership; command; and leadership and command together. However, very little has been written – to date – about military management; this represents a very serious limitation. New business practices and performance management systems now require capable senior managers and leaders and private sector organizations have found clear strategic benefit in providing a structured approach to the developmental needs of senior executives. Although it is recognized that leadership, management and command are closely related (especially in the military environment), comparatively little has been written on the nature and practice...
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...The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) governs the preparation of corporate financial reports. This paper will reflect on the FASB conception, its accountability, and members of the board. Furthermore, in many ways, the FASB standards known as generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), places limitations on business practices and financial reporting requirements; but it is required since accounting standards are crucial in a market where financial information should be transparent, credible, and easy to understand but some would disagree. These standards help protect both the stakeholder and business communities. When and Why was the FASB created you may ask? In 1973, the FASB was created “ to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting that foster financial reporting by nongovernmental entities that provides decision-useful information to investors and other users of financial reports” (FASB.org, 2012). Those standards are officially recognized as authoritative by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (Financial Reporting Release No. 1, Section 101, and reaffirmed in its April 2003 Policy Statement) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Rule 203, Rules of Professional Conduct, as amended May 1973 and May 1979), (FASB.org, 2012). Establishing these standards are extremely important because it effectively provides for an efficient economy when dealing with the allocation of resources to provide a more...
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...principles; and • Describing how we should do it – outlining an appropriate process for enacting the decision. 2 Ethical issues arise every day in health care (See Appendix A). Everyone has a role to play in ensuring the ethical delivery of care, from bedside to boardroom. Trillium Health Centre is committed to providing quality compassionate care to the community it serves. Ethical principles and values are incorporated into the way that decisions are made and care is delivered every day. Accreditation Canada expects that healthcare organizations will have in place a framework for guiding ethical behavior that is publicly accessible and consistent with the law. As healthcare organizations seek to provide quality care in the face of significant financial constraints, they face difficult decisions. Both technical (e.g., cost-effectiveness analyses) and...
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...Managing Lodging Brands: A Balanced-Scorecard Approach Abstract: The issue of brand management remains a formidable challenge for lodging organizations and lodging brand managers. This challenge is partly due to the fact that effective brand management requires an all-inclusive and comprehensive organizational approach. This paper proposes a framework that uses the balance scorecard (BSC) as the basis for brand management. The framework proposes both a proactive and reactive approach to brand management through the use of performance measures or perspectives, which form the underlying components of the BSC. These are the financial perspective, the customer perspective, process perspective, and the learning perspective. The paper enhances and expands this BSC framework by including a brand maintenance and enhancement component. The concept of balance scorecard was introduced by Kaplan & Norton (1992, 1996, 2007) and they argued that that balance scorecard is a useful tool that tells managers how organization is performing in relation to strategic objectives of organization. Kaplan & Norton(1992) state the four perspectives which are financial perspective,customer perspective,internal business process perspective and learning and growth perspective.These four perspectives are used by managers in order to measure and analyze information. Kalpan and Norton explain these four perspectives which are effective in brand management and manger should make these perspectives...
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...Political Empowerment of Women: Comparative Study of South Asian Countries Amna Mahmood A South Asia is a home of variety of cultures, languages and religions. Here we can find a number of variations in customs, value systems and ways of life. But one thing is common among all the cultures and regions of South Asia that is gender discrimination. Women traditionally are considered subordinated to the male and this remained a prominent feature both in the rural and the urban areas. In urban areas a little improvement is due to enhanced level of education and economic independence in women. There is very less distinction of educated and uneducated as that of religion in this regard. The situation is improved with regard to political empowerment especially with the allocation of 33% seats in local government in South Asia but in most of the cases this change is not satisfactory. The real empowerment would be achieved only if it would be accompanied by the social and economic empowerment. For that purpose, society has to be changed at large. Such change cannot be materialized only through any coercive legislation or strong state action in the blink of an eye. But the fact remains there that in societies where all the changes start from top to bottom these measures along with a strong political will can stimulate a change to improve the situation gradually. This paper discusses the measures taken by different governments in South Asia to achieve the goal of political empowerment and participation...
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...Success of Microfinance in Bangladesh: Its Determinants, Impacts & Challenges Chapter- One Introduction 1.1 Introduction: In recent years, microcredit, in its wider dimension known as microfinance, has become a much favored intervention for poverty alleviation in the developing countries and least development countries. There is scarcely a poor country and development oriented donor agency (multilateral, bilateral and private) not involved in the promotion (in one form or other) of a microfinance program. Microfinance programs claim many achievements as its impact and an outside observer cannot but wonder at the range of diversity of the benefits claimed. Although Bangladesh has huge potential for development, it is, for various socio-economic reasons, among the poorest countries in the world. About half of the country's population lives below the poverty line with 80% in the rural areas. The burden of poverty falls disproportionately on women, who constitute half of the total population. Logically, therefore, poverty alleviation and creation of rural employment are top priorities in the development agenda of the government of Bangladesh (GOB) which has adopted a broad based approach to poverty alleviation, emphasizing macroeconomic stability, economic liberalization, and support for a number of government agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs). Substantial progress has been made in implementing the microcredit program (MCP), and the scope for its efficient...
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... Signa re: Supervisor Dr Karlos Knapp Date Supported by: j (\Professor David Richards Chair, IGSM Doctoral Board of Examiners a% Date DECLARATION I hereby declare that this portfolio does not incorporate without acknowledgment any materials previously submitted for a degree or diploma in any university and that to the best of my knowledge, it also does not contain any materials previously published or written by another person, except where due reference is made in the text. Si Date: John anil Can date, Doctor of Business Administration II ACKNOWLEDGMENT It is with sincere gratitude that I acknowledge the International Graduate School of Management (IGSM), the members of the Faculty Research Management Committee, and in particular Dr. Karlos Knapp and Professor Dr. Siow Heng Loke, the supervisory panel members, who have worked and continually encouraged me during some trying and challenging times towards the conclusion of...
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...Recognizing the Need For, Impacts and Benefits of Effective Delegation in the Work Place CASSANDRA C. SMITH Graduate Research Thesis Lawrence Technological University Southfield, Michigan Dr. Thomas Marx Senior Service College Fellowship (SSCF) 2011-2012 Midwest Region Published by Defense Acquisition University 28 Mar 2012 Submitted to Lawrence Technological University (LTU) College of Management in partial fulfillment of the degree of Masters of Science in Global Leadership and Management Submitted to Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Midwest Region in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the Senior Service College Fellowship (SSCF) Program UNCLASSIFIED: Distribution Statement A Approved for public release Report Documentation Page Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for...
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...Table of Contents List of Acronyms 1 SDPI Management Structure 2 SDPI Board of Governors 3 SDPI Mandate 4 About SDPI 5 1996-97: An Overview 6 Research Programme 8 Collaborative Research Projects 13 Reaching Out 15 Advocacy and Networking 20 Capacity Building 24 Management and Support Services 28 Annexures: I. SDPI Seminar Series 30 II. SDPI Staff 32 III. List of Project/Research Partners 33 IV. SDPI Members 34 V. Linkages and Networks 35 VI. Auditor’s Report 36 |List of Acronyms | | | | | | | |ASDCs Annual Sustainable Development Conferences | |CBO Community Based Organisation | |CBR Central Board of Revenue...
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