research is to examine the relationships between these factors and customer loyalty in the Universiti Utara Malaysia sector. Based on the theoretical model, a comprehensive set of hypotheses were formulated and a methodology for testing them was outlined. These hypotheses were tested empirically by questionnaires to demonstrate the applicability of the theoretical model. The results indicate that service quality, switching barriers, and brand image are separate constructs that combine to determine
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Class title Operations Management Credits 10 Class aims Operations Management refers to those activities which are more or less directly concerned with the creation and delivery of goods and services. The course is intended to give you a theoretical framework for thinking about operations in both manufacturing and service contexts and to describe some practical applications of operations management. In the course we will address key aspects of design, planning and control of operations systems
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and Finance Faculty of Business Studies University of Vaasa, Finland The Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Basis of Financial Ratio Analysis Revisited With the Modern Developments in the Web-Based Publishing Abstract This web-based publication is an addendum to a previous review of the research and research trends in financial ratio analysis. The first purpose is to add more current references to the previous review. The second purpose is to emphasize the changes facilitated by the modern
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1 CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND TO AND OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH 1.1 INTRODUCTION This study focuses on the influence of job satisfaction on burnout among pharmaceutical sales representatives. Chapter 1 deals with the background to the research, the problem statement and the research questions, the aims of the study, the paradigm perspectives of the research, the research design, the research methodology and the layout of the chapters. 1.2 BACKGROUND TO THE RESEARCH People are a vital component
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Strategic Human Resources Management: Where Do We Go From Here?† Brian E. Becker* School of Management, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260 Mark A. Huselid School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854 The authors identify the key challenges facing strategic human resource management (SHRM) going forward and discuss several new directions in both the scholarship and practice of SHRM. They focus on a clearer articulation of the
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Business School School of Management MGMT3101 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY Course Outline Semester 2, 2015 Part A: Course-Specific Information Part B: Key Policies, Student Responsibilities and Support business.unsw.edu.au CRICOS Code 00098G Table of Contents PART A: COURSE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION 3 1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 3 2 COURSE DETAILS 3 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Teaching Times and Locations Units of Credit Summary of Course Course Aims and
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e 2/4/2014 | 1 Comparative Country Studies (CCS) BSc IB - EBB686A05 International Business Lecturers: Henk Ritsema, coordinator Abdul Erumban Huib Stek 2/4/2014 | 2 Overview › › › › Introduction Course format Course plan Literature / Individual assignment › About Comparing Countries 1 2/4/2014 | 3 Introduction › The goals of this course are: 1. To develop and apply analytical skills to understand socio-economic differences between countries; 2. To assess how these differences
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Fragility In Global Supply Chains Name: Institution Affiliated: Executive Summary The fragility of worldwide supply chains gets identified with rising risks, however, this is additionally identified with supply and system plan methods. The coordination of risk administration in supply chain administration has frequently been restricted, particularly for associations that have concentrated on lessening expenses and constraining working capital levels as a reaction to troublesome economic situations
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Research into the development of creativity in education 4.1.1 Comprehensive approaches 4.1.2 Educational approaches 4.1.3 Psychodynamic approaches 4.1.4 Humanistic approaches 4.1.5 Behaviourist approaches 4.2 Teaching approaches to developing creativity 4.2.1 ‘Creative cycle’ approaches 4.2.2 Single-strategy approaches 4.2.3 Multi-strategy approaches 4.2.4 System approaches 4.2.5 Overall pedagogic criteria approaches 16-22 3 5.0 Assessment and creativity 5.1 Recording and assessing creativity
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CHUPICAL SHOLLAH MANUEL Development is an elusive concept to define. It is not simply an increase in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is rather multidimensional and there are no universally accepted approaches which can work as a utility and panacea for development. Development encompasses the advancement of agriculture, village and cottage industries, the socio-economic infrastructure, human resources, community services, human rights and the political environment. Phenomenally, development
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