Asian Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, 37–57, January 2009 THE CHANGING ROLES OF TRADE UNIONS IN INDIA: A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION (NTPC), UNCHAHAR Piyali Ghosh1*, Shefali Nandan1 and Ashish Gupta2 1 School of Management Studies, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (Deemed University), Allahabad, India 2 Probationary Officer, State Bank of India, Kanpur, India *e-mail: piyali2602@gmail.com ABSTRACT Trade unions are a major component of
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INTRODUCTION Kenya vision 2030 aims to create a cohesive, equitable and just society based on democratic principles grounded in the existing, rich and diverse cultures in Kenya. The vision 2030 is based on three pillars namely Economic, Social and Political. The economic pillar seeks to ensure prosperity for all Kenyans through economic development programs in key sectors aimed at achieving an average gross domestic product (GDP) of 10% per annum up to 2030. The social pillar aims at building
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of risk management strategy and a business continuity strategy. Some multi national organisations had also been exposed to risks such as Sony with unidentified battery issue before release of product in 2006, Dell supply chain problem in 2007, fiasco caused by software failure in 2008 to British Airways etc. This is because they had failed to take into account risks that could be created by people, resources and occurrence that is outside the normal business practises. Risk management is now an
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Management Department Faculty Publications Management Department 1-1-2014 Pay-for-Performance’s Effect on Future Employee Performance: Integrating Psychological and Economic Principles Toward a Contingency Perspective Anthony J. Nyberg University of South Carolina, Anthony.Nyberg@moore.sc.edu Jenna R. Pieper University of Nebraska-Lincoln, jpieper@unl.edu Charlie O. Trevor University of Wisconsin-Madison
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difference between transaction processing systems, management information systems, and decision support systems? Transaction processing systems - document financial activities Management information systems - used to collect qualitative as well as quantitative information for decision making within organizations Decision support systems - help the developers of an AIS identify what information they need for their planning, decision making, and control functions * How is a flowchart used? A document
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Architecture Vacuum tubes and relay memories CPU driven by a program counter (PC) and accumulator Machines had only fixed-point arithmetic Software and Applications Machine and assembly language Single user at a time No subroutine linkage mechanisms Programmed I/O required continuous use of CPU Representative IAS, IBM 701 systems: ENIAC, Princeton Technology and Architecture Discrete transistors and core memories I/O processors, multiplexed memory access
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Strategic Management: SWOT analysis’ advantages and disadvantages Decision-making and problem-solving techniques Strategic Management is defined as a set of managerial decisions and actions that determines the long-run performance of a corporation. It includes a variety of tools and analysis which help implement, evaluate and control the general strategy of a company. Strategy formulation begins with a situational analysis and it emphasises the monitoring and evaluating of external opportunities
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Selective credit control: 13 1.6. Imposing credit limit: 13 1.7. Supply fiat money: 13 2. How State Bank in Vietnam applied these tools in its activities ? 14 2.1. 2008 Monetary policies 14 2.2. Monetary policies in 2009 15 2.3. 2010 monetary policies 16 3. Comparison between State Bank of Vietnam and Federal Reserve (FED) 17 Conclusion 21 Reference 22 Introduction The State Bank of Vietnam is the central bank in Vietnam, which is a state agency management of currency in
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The Dabbawalas of Mumbai* Ashok Kumar, Stephen T. Margulis, and jaideep Motwani The dabbawalas of Mumbai carry hot lunches from the homes of employees (customers) to their places of employment. The aluminium containers or 'tiffins' serve the dual purpose of keeping the food warm and preventing it from splashing out during the tiffin carrier's rushed and jostling journey. A typical tiffin carrier carries about 40 of these dabbas on a long, unwieldy tray on his head as he moves speedily through
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transaction processing systems, management information systems, and decision support systems? 2. Transaction processing systems - document financial activities 3. Management information systems - used to collect qualitative as well as quantitative information for decision making within organizations 4. Decision support systems - help the developers of an AIS identify what information they need for their planning, decision making, and control functions * How is a flowchart
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