How to Invest in Social Capital by Laurence Prusak and Don Cohen Every manager knows that business runs better when people within an organization know and trust one another—deals move faster and more smoothly, teams are more productive, people learn more quickly and perform with more creativity. Strong relationships, most managers will agree, are the grease of an organization. Business gets done without them, but not for long and not very well. Scholars have given a name—social capital—to
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THOMAS J. DELONG Infosys (A): Strategic Human Resource Management How do you feel when you look around and realize that 80% of your colleagues have been in the company for less than 24 months? — an Infoscion On November 13, 2003, the HR leadership team led by Hema Ravichandar, head of human resources for Infosys Group, left the conference room with a mixture of excitement and apprehension; a feeling that, they decided dryly, was familiar after a strategy meeting with the chairman and chief
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The internship report titled “Compensation practice and Employee satisfaction in Banking Industry’’, is submitted as an partial prerequisite of the BBA program of University of development alternative The purpose of this internship report is to highlight the overall compensation & employee satisfaction activities of “Exim Bank”, along with the brief description of Exim Bank Limited. Writing this report has been a great pleasure & an interesting experience. It enabled me to know the insight activities
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» THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION BEST OF HBR 1993 It w o n t surprise anyone to find an article on teams by Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith figuring into an issue devoted to high performance. While Peter Drucker may have been the first to point out that a team-based organization can be highly effective, Katzenbach and Smith's work made it possible for companies to implement the idea. In this groundbreaking 1993 article, the authors say that if managers want tomakebetterdecisionsaboutteamsjthey
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of retirees: The Baby Boomers 6 E. Gen-X: It’s about lifestyle 8 F. Call them Gen-Y or Millennials, they deserve our attention 10 G. The new volunteers: What to expect 12 ` H. My time is not your time 14 I. Generational differences shaping leadership 15 J. American volunteer rate steady 17 3. Conclusions 19 A. Past expectations 20 B. Present construct 20 C. Spontaneous volunteer: Something new 21 D. High touch 21 E. Exploring contemporary trends in volunteering 23 1. Volunteer burnout
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CHAPTER 1 1.1 Introduction to the Report This Internship report is aimed at studying and analyzing MCB Bank in general and its branch office at Abbottabad in particular with reference to its marketing practices. The main purpose of the internship is to prepare and submit a report as a partial fulfillment for the award of BBA degree from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad. 1.2 Objective of Study Internship is the one of the part of the BBA course and this provide the
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M Assess relationship between a financial system or function and other systems or functions in an organization Finance plays a key role in the functioning of any organisation because a steady flow of funds is required to make planned expenditure for delivering products and services and the sale of these products and services generates the necessary funds to make a profit. Any activity undertaken by any of the other departments without proper financial consideration can have a detrimental
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DELONG Infosys (A): Strategic Human Resource Management op yo How do you feel when you look around and realize that 80% of your colleagues have been in the company for less than 24 months? — an Infoscion On November 13, 2003, the HR leadership team led by Hema Ravichandar, head of human resources for Infosys Group, left the conference room with a mixture of excitement and apprehension; a feeling that, they decided dryly, was familiar after a strategy meeting with the chairman and chief
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PEOPLE Our People make Southwest Airlines one of the world’s most admired companies. As our greatest asset, our People create a FUN travel experience; respond with compassion when travel plans change; generate innovative ideas that enhance the Customer Experience; and donate their time and LUV to those who need it. At Southwest Airlines, we’re a Family dedicated to our Employees, our Customers, and the communities we serve. Our unique corporate Culture, commitment to giving back, and putting
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a pivotal role to make an industrialized Bangladesh. A very young, energetic and sincere industrialist is the Chairman & Managing Director of Ha-Meem Group of Companies, one of the leading business conglomerates of the country. Under the dynamic leadership of Mr. A.K Azad,
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