Abstract This study aims to advance our understanding of motivation at work and examines its effects on intrapraneurship and competitive performance in the high tech companies by reinterpreting the existing literature regarding motivation and conducting an empirical study to see the relationship. 1. Motivation in the Workplace 1.1. Work Motivation 1.2.1. Its Definition and Importance Motivation, in its broadest sense, is the force that drives behaviour. It is the act
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Mergers and Acquisitions Basics Mergers and Acquisitions Basics All You Need To Know Donald DePamphilis Amsterdam • Boston • Heidelberg • London New York • Oxford • Paris • San Diego San Francisco • Singapore • Sydney • Tokyo Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA Elsevier, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, UK Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1. Background of the study Restructuring is A general term for major corporate changes aimed at greater efficiency and adaptation to changing markets. Spin-Offs, Recapitalisations, Strategic Buyouts and major management realignments are all developments frequently associated with corporate restructurings (Financial & Investment Dictionary, Barron’s, 2000). The verb restructure has one meaning: to reconstruct or form anew or provide with a new structure
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How Will You Measure Your Life? Don’t reserve your best business thinking for your career. [ BY C L AY TO N M . C H R I STE N S E N ] EDITOR’S NOTE: When the members of the class of 2010 entered business school, the economy was strong and their post-graduation ambitions could be limitless. Just a few weeks later, the economy went into a tailspin. They’ve spent the past two years recalibrating their worldview and their definition of success. The students seem highly aware of how the world
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recognised as the world’s most influential city by Forbes in 2014. The creative sector represents 5 percent of the British economy which is valued at around £76.9 billion and provides more than 1.7 million jobs, as reported by Warwick university. These industries have an impact on us as individuals and adds to our rich heritage by contributing to our British culture. Our arts are constantly being shaped by new trends and our consumer choices are influenced by clever marketing and visual branding. The arts
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focused more in the implementation of performance management in the workplace in general, he advised me that it could be a good subject concerning the hospitality industry, precisely at the level of the reception where the performance can be measured easily. Following his advice and being interested by the subject, I therefore decided to study more precisely this process and how it was implemented, rightly or not, in the Disneyland Hotel. Apart from this person, I would also like to thank my manager
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Chapter 7: Efficiency, Exchange, and the Invisible Hand in Action I. The Invisible Hand a. Individuals act in their own interests i. Aggregate outcome is collective well-being b. Profit motive ii. Produces highly valued goods and services iii. Allocates resources to their highest value use 1. Jon Stewart does not wait tables II. Accounting Profit c. Most common profit idea d. Accounting profit = total revenue – explicit costs
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........................................................ 4 EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ......................................................................................... 5 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS - Two Wheeler Geared Bikes .............................................................................. 8 INDUSTRY ATTRACTIVENESS......................................................................................................... 10 COMPETITIOR‟S ANALYSIS ....................................
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MARK 3000 • Chapter 1 o LO 1- What is marketing? ▪ A set of activities • Using the four P’s to deliver value and benefits to a targeted group of customers (target market) ▪ A company philosophy (the marketing concept/orientation) • The objective of the company is to (1) satisfy consumer wants, and (2) meet organizational objectives. • What does the consumer want? ▪ The four P’s • Product (what are we making?) o Can be a…
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EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND STUDENTS’ SELF-PERCEIVED COMPETENCE FOR CAREERS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the faculty of the Graduate School University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri ________________________________________________________________________ In partial Fulfillment Of the requirement for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy ________________________________________________________________________
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