The Role of Non-governmental organisation towards poverty reduction in Nigeria An assessment of the Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) Chapter 1 1.0 Introduction Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are powerful agents of change and development (Ukpong, 1993 p 52). While there are no clear definitions of NGOs, the commonly held view is that they are non-governmental, non-profit making and self-governing with a purpose to ameliorate the plight of people in dire needs of life sustaining
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Student ID: 1420412 Assignment: 1 Levi’s Strauss Case Study Levi's Strauss has been going the extra mile to phase in HRM into the mainstream management activities. This has brought a definitive competitive edge to the company and has remodeled the workforce mindset. The employees’ influence at all levels, the human resource flow, the reward and work systems are so elaborated that we feel that employees becomes naturally committed, more to the company itself, than to their career or pay. There is
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Human Resource Planning ^ Brian J. Smith, John W. Boroski, and George E. Davis - INTRODUCTION Human Resource (HR) planning is the formal process of linking business strategy with human resource practices. Approaches to human resource planning can be arrayed along a continuum ranging from an "add-on" to business strategy to a separate planning process (Figure 1). At one end of the continuum, HR planning is little more than a postscript to a business planning process. After engaging in an extensive
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drives employee performance, accomplishment, and continuous improvement all year long. It's the outcome from how your organization interacts with people to drive business results. Just as I do not believe that organizations can create employee empowerment, employee motivation or employee satisfaction
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In the current climate of international politics, there is a great deal of speculation regarding the governance of Islamic states. Many traditionally Muslim states have operated under theocratic rule, a difficult concept for the West to swallow. The American control of Iraq is purportedly only to hold the place of power until a democratically elected regime can take the place of the occupying force. But is there, as some critics have speculated, some aspect of Islam that makes it inherently hostile
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employment, engender rural development and reduce poverty. This paper theoretically examines the impact of this institutions to Nigeria as a country. International Journal of Finance and Accounting Concept of Microfinance Microfinance pertain to the lending of small amount of capital to poor entrepreneurs in order to create a mechanism to alleviate poverty by providing the poor and destitute with resources that are available to the wealthy, alert at
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reap profits by a factor of 111000 %. Samir evolved as a true leader who helped the group analyze its challenges and help them come to terms with attitudinal shifts to respond to the environmental challenges. Real Leadership’ does not stop at just analysis and interpretation. It also provides valuable practical tools and strategies for one to actually do something about it. But his leadership style was aggressive which is often perceived to be negative. An overly-aggressive leader is harsh, belligerent
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03-Creswell (RD)-45593:03-Creswell (RD)-45593.qxd 6/20/2008 4:36 PM Page 49 CHAPTER THREE The Use of Theory ne component of reviewing the literature is to determine what theories might be used to explore the questions in a scholarly study. In quantitative research, researchers often test theories as an explanation for answers to their questions. In a quantitative dissertation, an entire section of a research proposal might be devoted to presenting the theory for the study. In qualitative
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Introduction Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India's largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 80 years in India and touches the lives of two out of three Indians. With over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct categories such as soaps, detergents, shampoos, skin care, toothpastes, deodorants, cosmetics, tea, coffee, packaged foods, ice cream, and water purifiers, the Company is a part of the everyday life of millions of consumers across India. HUL works to create a better
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Chapter 6 Human Resource Practices Human Resource Paradigms Old Thinking New Thinking People are part of the process People design and improve processes Process requires external control Workers who run the process control it Managers have to control what people do Managers must obtain commitment of workers Key Activities in HRM • Determine organization’s HR needs to build a high-performance workplace • Assist in design of work systems • Recruit, select, train & develop,
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