years ago, Cantillon formulated the first concept of entrepreneurship, although to this day there is no universally accepted definition (Iversen, 2008). The requirements of each entrepreneur can vary depending on the industry, sector and scope of the business (Cooper, & Dunkelberg, 1981). In the context of this essay I will be focussing on only 6 of many characteristics that define a successful entrepreneur. These include innovation, leadership and internal locus of control as characteristics I see in
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recommends on the job training (in service training) and other means of training as the strategies for improving workers abilities, skills and competencies which in turn will leads to realization, actualization and attainment of an organization designed goals or objectives. Introduction 1.1 The human element is the most valuable single asset of any business organization. And the development of this human resources form the bases for consistent national development
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International Journal of Business and Management; Vol. 8, No. 24; 2013 ISSN 1833-3850 E-ISSN 1833-8119 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Transactional and Transformational Leadership: A Comparative Study of the Difference between Tony Fernandes (Airasia) and Idris Jala (Malaysia Airlines) Leadership Styles from 2005-2009 Arif Kamisan, P1 & Brian E. M. King1 1 School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Correspondence:
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What makes the Samsung brand successful? Marketing has been defined by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (2001) as …“the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating, and satisfying customer requirements profitably”… This essay will focus on the technology sector and attempt to uncover what makes the Samsung brand successful. Using key marketing theories of branding concept, brand equity and brand positioning in a logical order it will critically evaluate these concepts in the
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Communication; 2) Groups and Teams and 3) Leadership. It examines the theories on these three topics both form the course and outside the course combining personal experience. It has found that communication, although with many different forms. Writing skills, oral presentation and interpersonal communication are usually more valued. Organisation nowadays generally divides employees into groups and teams in order to achieve higher productivity and effectiveness. Lastly, leadership, despite the different
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Global Journal of Management and Business Studies. ISSN 2248-9878 Volume 3, Number 3 (2013), pp. 309-318 © Research India Publications http://www.ripublication.com/gjmbs.htm Leadership Management: Principles, Models and Theories Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma and Miss. Shilpa Jain 1 Assistant Professor, Bus. Admn., Commerce, S.P.U. (P.G.) College, Falna Dist. Pali, Rajasthan. E-mail: mndadhich@gmail.com 2 Student- Commerce, S.P.U. (P.G.) College, Falna Dist. Pali, Rajasthan. Abstract Leadership and management
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existing new employees merely utilize PT Telkom as a stepping stone. PT Telkom needs new employees to perform daily activities and regeneration. Thus a strategy in managing human resources is an important factor in order for PT Telkom to sustain its business, and this becomes an interesting point of study. Therefore, by looking at the three topics, recruitment, selection and training; a wider understanding of the real case of PT Telkom will broaden the knowledge on the issue. * 23 Oktober 1856
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(Hons) LeAdersHip in A CHAnging environMent ModULe HrM10988 student study guide The Business School www.napier.ac.uk/business-school Leadership in a Changing Environment STUDENT STUDY GUIDE Authors: Dr J. McMillan, Ms M. Anderson, Dr L. McLean, Ms. J. O`Neill and Mrs N. D’Annunzio-Green • May 2014 Edition • J. McMillan, M. Anderson, L. McLean, J. O`Neill, N. D’Annunzio-Green • The Business School • Edinburgh Napier University First published by Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh
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ORIGINAL PAPER The combined effects of goal type and cognitive ability on performance Gerard Seijts Æ Dan Crim Published online: 18 September 2009 Ó Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 Abstract We tested the combined effects of goal type and cognitive ability on task performance using a moderately complex task. Business students (N = 105) worked on a 24 min class scheduling task. The results showed that participants with higher cognitive ability benefited more from the setting of a performance
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Executing a global growth strategy at Lenovo For the analysis of the process of globalization has been chosen Lenovo, currently classified at 370 in the ranking of Fortune Global 500. It came into existence in 2005 when Legend Holdings acquired the former Personal Computer Division of IBM, the company that invented the PC industry in 1981. Today, Lenovo is a $21 billion personal technology company and the world's second-largest PC vendor, with more than 26,000 employees serving customers in more
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