Abstract Enhanced quality control methods are increasingly critical for IT projects, often plagued with failure as performance objectives do not align with traditional measures. This study provides theoretical and practical implications for information technology (IT) project quality control, particularly within the domains of project management and performance measurement. The data provided qualitatively and quantitatively demonstrates the criticality of enhanced project quality control in the
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Long Range Planning 43 (2010) 308e325 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/lrp Building Social Business Models: Lessons from the Grameen Experience Muhammad Yunus, Bertrand Moingeon and Laurence Lehmann-Ortega Grameen bank, founded in 1976, has both pioneered the development of micro-finance, and created nearly 30 businesses designed to alleviate poverty. The article traces the gradual development of Grameen’s expertise in formulating social business models, which require new value propositions, value
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Review of What Is Strategy Introduction The article---‘What is strategy’ is mainly concerned with exploring the definition of the strategy by distinguishing ‘operational effectiveness’ from ‘strategy’. To explore the real meaning of strategy, the author defines this term from three different perspectives: strategic position, trade-offs and fit. Main part Understanding of the article Some concepts of this article are based on theoretical foundations. Firstly, operational effectiveness
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A Review of the Literature Concerning Ethical Leadership in Organizations Kelly Monahan Regent University The following article explores the literature regarding the topic of ethical leadership. Thirty-eight articles were identified that are written by authors who focused on four main topics. These topics are the definition of ethical leadership, the personal integrity and morality of a leader, how a leader ethically influences followers, and current challenges facing ethical leaders. These four
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conducting a literature review of the current commentary on the definition of ‘talent management’. Furthermore the impact any lack of clarity around the concept of talent management may have on the national and international markets which organisations source ‘talent’ from and any impact of Human Resource Management practices in terms of employee retention and exit strategies being managed fairly and ethically will also be looked at. After careful analysis of the academic literature on talent management
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Research Questions 7 1.4.2 Research Objectives 7 1.5 Contribution of the Study 7 1.6 Structure of Dissertation 8 1.7 Chapter Summary 8 Chapter 2: Literature Review 9 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Brand Differentiation 9 2.3 4Ps of Marketing 16 2.3.1 Product 20 2.3.2 Price 21 2.3.3 Promotion 23 2.3.4 Place 25 2.4 Organizational Performance & Sales 26 2.5 Textile Industry, Malaysia 29 2.6 Theoretical Framework 32 2.7 Hypotheses Development 33 2.8 Conclusion 33
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The goal of every business is to make profits for the owners. This looks to be an extremely effectiveness difficult task unless firms discover the different ways to improve on efficiency and of their operations. Recruitment is the process of generating a pool of capable candidates applying to an organisation for employment (Gold, 2007). Applicants with experience and qualifications most closely related to job specifications may eventually
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.p. 3 What is a Realistic Job Preview…………………………………………………………p.3 Methodology used for Research…………………………………………………………p.4 Relevance of Research…………………………………………………………………..p.4 Arguments against the Realistic Job Preview…………………………………………..p. 5 Literature Review Jean Phillips……………………………………………………………………..p. 6 Stephanie Pane Haden………………………………………………………….p. 10 James Breaugh………………………………………………………………….p. 11 David Earnest…………………………………………………………………..p. 11 James Breaugh and Robert Billings……………………………………………p
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[pic] [pic] Submitted to: Mr. Alfred Mathew Professor Submitted by: Ms. May Ann Rocacorba Student Introduction Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. HRM can be performed by line senior managers. A senior manager is responsible for overseeing and leading the
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Communications of the Association for Information Systems (Volume 15, 2004)713-729 713 INTRODUCING e-GOV: HISTORY, DEFINITIONS, AND ISSUES Åke Grönlund Örebro University, ake.gronlund@esi.oru.se Thomas A. Horan Claremont Graduate University, ABSTRACT The e-Gov field (also called Electronic Government, Digital Government, Electronic Governance, and similar names) emerged in the late 1990´s. Since then it spurred several scientific conferences and journals. Because the field grew considerably in
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