Int. J. Business Performance Management, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2003 1 Implementing performance measurement systems: a literature review Mike Bourne* and Andy Neely Centre for Business Performance, School of Management, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK E-mail: m.bourne@cranfield.ac.uk *Corresponding author John Mills and Ken Platts Centre for Strategy and Performance, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX, UK Abstract: Currently, there
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based on a critical evaluation of training policies and procedures at The Maritime Financial Group South Branch- Training, Marketing and Sales service. This company was chosen because of its vast training of its workforce as compared to other companies within the region and always rises above other branches throughout the country annually and employs thirty five persons. This dissertation will give me the researcher the opportunity to define its objectives, compare pertinent theoretical frameworks
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Management Vol. 6, No. 3, 235 –256, September 2006 Challenging the Code of Change: Part 2. Crossing the Rubicon: Extending the Integration of Change NIGEL LEPPITT Haldane Associates, Middlesex ABSTRACT It has been argued that the two most common approaches to change management adopted by organizations, Theory E and Theory O, represent an inefficient dichotomy and integrating elements of both into any change initiative has been proposed. The dichotomy in a Theory E approach, incorporating practices
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ver the past 10 years of teaching courses on research methods and feminist approaches to methodologies and epistemologies, a recurring question from our students concerns the distinctiveness of feminist approaches to methods, methodologies, and epistemologies. This key question is posed in different ways: Is there a specifically feminist method? Are there feminist methodologies and epistemologies, or simply feminist approaches to these? Given diversity and debates in feminist theory, how can there be
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503479 14 EJT0010.1177/1354066113503479European Journal of International RelationsSolomon E IR J Article The affective underpinnings of soft power European Journal of International Relations 2014, Vol. 20(3) 720–741 © The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1354066113503479 ejt.sagepub.com Ty Solomon University of Glasgow, UK Abstract The concept of soft power occupies a prominent place in International
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Research Notes and Comments A Bibliographical Essay on Decision Making IT has been said that administration is the critical organizational process, making possible production, procurement, and the rest; that leadership is the heart of administration; and that decision making is the key to leadership. Inherent in these statements are some remarkably accurate characterizations of current administrative theory. One thing they seem to imply is a coherence and a unity in administrative theory which
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there are some basic rules that apply to everyone. Not knowing how to study can become a major problem for you once your faced with a class that actually challenges you. The simple fact is that everyone can improve how they take down information, review information, and recall information. How people improve upon these things is a matter of preference. It’s About Learning to Study Smarter, Not Harder. Struggling to become a successful college student? Some people erroneously believe that studying
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“BATTLE” WITH OLD SYSTEM Assignment 1A COIS20024—Systems Management Overview Term 2, 2011 Prepared and Submitted by Jie, NING S0199030 Tutor: Bin Seow Due Date: 2 August 2011 Date Submitted: <02/08/2011> Table of contents Introduction 3 References justification 3 <Reference 1> 3 <Reference 2> 4 <Reference 3> 4 <Reference 4> 4 <Reference 5> 5 <Reference 6> 5 References 6 Introduction Now a day, in a highly competitive
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Student’s name Teacher’s name Course name Date The impact of immunization on the development of autism In recent years, a worldwide concern over immunization and its schedule has increased dramatically. The vaccine-autism hypothesis belongs to the most extensively debated theories related to the origins of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Critics of dangerous ingredients contained in vaccines designate that such preservatives may contribute to, or cause, a range of cognitive disorders in children.
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. ReseaRching and WRiting a disseRtation a guidebook foR business students Colin Fisher second edition . Researching and Writing a Dissertation: A Guidebook for Business Students . We work with leading authors to develop the strongest educational materials in management, bringing cutting-edge thinking and best learning practice to a global market. Under a range of well-known imprints, including Financial Times Prentice Hall, we craft high-quality print and electronic publications
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