» BEST OF HBR THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION 1989 Sixteen years ago, when Gary Hamel, then a lecturer at London Business Schooi, and C.K. Prahalad, a University of Michigan professor, wrote "Strategic lntent,"the article signaled that a major new force had arrived in management Hamel and Prahalad argue that Western companies focus on trimming their ambitions to match resources and, as a result, search only for advantages they can sustain. By contrast, Japanese corporations leverage resources
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Chapter-1 – INTRODUCTION 1.1 Indian Scenario in Shipping Maritime transport, which plays a vital role in the development of the country, comprises ports, shipping, shipbuilding and ship repair, and inland water transport systems. According to the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, approximately 95% of the India’s trade by volume, and 70% by value, is moved through maritime transport. India is among the top 20 leading countries having large number of merchant
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EMPLOYEE MPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT NVOLVEMENT Report produced for the EC funded project INNOREGIO: dissemination of innovation and knowledge management techniques by Apostolos Apostolou D. of Production Engineering & Management Technical University of Crete J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 0 EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT 1 Contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3 3.1 3.2 4 Description What is Employee Involvement and Empowerment Objectives Methodology Alternative techniques Expected
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RE-BRANDING AND ITS CONTIBUTION TO THE COMPANY’S COMPETITIVENESS: A CASE STUDY OF ZAIN KENYA, ELDORET BRANCH BENJAMIN CHERUTICH ELD/DBM/2641 Research project submitted to The Kenya Institute of Management in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Diploma in Business Management September, 2009 DECLARATION Declaration by the candidate This research study is my original work and has not been presented to any other examination body
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*** (A) IMPORTANCE OF MARKETING Marketing is a very important aspect in business since it contributes greatly to the success of the organization. Production and distribution depend largely on marketing. Marketing covers advertising, promotions, public relations, and sales. Since the goal of marketing is to make the product or service widely known and recognized to the market, marketers must be creative in their marketing activities. In this competitive nature of many businesses, getting the product
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN KAZAKHSTAN By Toxeitov Nurlan THESIS Submitted to KDI School of Public Policy and Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY 2004 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN KAZAKHSTAN By Toxeitov Nurlan THESIS Submitted to KDI School of Public Policy and Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY 2004 Professor Tony Michell 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF
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Fundamentals of human resource management African Studies Centre / University of Groningen / Mzumbe University African Public Administration and Management series, vol. 2 Fundamentals of human resource management Emerging experiences from Africa Josephat Stephen Itika Published by: African Studies Centre P.O. Box 9555 2300 RB Leiden asc@ascleiden.nl www.ascleiden.nl Cover design: Heike Slingerland Photos: Evans Mathias Kautipe Printed by Ipskamp Drukkers, Enschede ISSN 2211-8284 ISBN 978-90-5448-108-9
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