Knowledge Management & Information Systems Wordcount: 1,971 As ‘by virtue of its tacitness, inimitability and immobility’ (Scarbrough & Shan, 1999, p.359) knowledge is increasingly considered to give a competitive advantage. We can identify two types of knowledge: explicit and tacit knowledge. Explicit knowledge refers to the ‘know what’ that can be codified hence, that can be communicated and diffused (Scarbrough, 2011). Tacit knowledge, on the other hand is ‘The
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reputation. In today’s competitive market, in view of globalisation and technological advances, it is especially essential for organisations to practice ethical business behaviour to build a strong public image to garner the support of consumers and employees. Although practicing good business ethics has many benefits, it remains as a constant challenge for organisations, as the potential for unethical behaviour is illimitable. In recent years, the cases of corporate misconduct in Singapore have
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Improve Health and Safety Developing a positive Health and Safety Culture Written by Dave Atkinson Contents Page: Section Title Page: 1 Contents Page Page: 2 1: Executive Summary Page: 3 2: Introduction 2a: Business organisation Page: 9 3: Assessment of existing culture 3a: Report of Indicators 3b: Report of methodology and conduct of survey 3c: Report of findings with interpretation 3d: Conclusion Page: 35 4: Strategy for Improving the Health
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Available online at www.sciencedirect.com International Journal of Project Management 26 (2008) 591–600 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman Managing public–private megaprojects: Paradoxes, complexity, and project design Alfons van Marrewijk a,* , Stewart R. Clegg b,1 , Tyrone S. Pitsis b,2 , Marcel Veenswijk a,3 a b Department of Culture, Organization and Management, Faculty of Social Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Magdalena Kulikowska | International Tourism Management | Words count: 2020 Contents Executive Summary 3 1. Introduction 3 2. The role and importance of capacity management to the success of an organisation. 3 2.1 Level strategy 4 2.2 Chase strategy 4 2.3 Demand strategy 5 3. Queue strategy 5 4. Evaluation of capacity planning and resource management in Medi-Call Company. 5 Chart 1. 6 4.1 The implications of coping zone on both staff
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term and is a purpose activity * All organisations – business/political/cultural/social are involved in management * Management helps/directs various efforts towards a definite purpose. * Directs group efforts to pre-determined organisation goals * Process of working with/through others effectively/efficiently (limited resources, equipment, time and money) = completion of organisation goals * Goals – different for every organisations (Launching products or profit increase)
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responsibilities of an individual or an organisation they must first examine their roles. The directors of companies have a fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interest of the shareholders. The managers are agents of the shareholders and therefore have a moral obligation to manage the firm in the interest of the shareholders, which obviously is to make as much money as possible and maximise shareholder wealth. The shareholders are the owners of the organisation and therefore the profits belong
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| International Human Resource Management | Essay Title: I am an academic consultant to a British based Cosmetics PLC whose principal markets are in Britain where it has the largest market share of ‘ecologically and ethically friendly’ cleansing products. The Board of Directors is considering a proposal to move 50% of the company’s production process from Britain to China. You have been asked to advise the board on the implications for the company of making such a move. In your essay, critically
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Personnel Review HR outsourcing: threat or opportunity? Jeroen Delmotte Luc Sels Article information: To cite this document: Jeroen Delmotte Luc Sels, (2008),"HR outsourcing: threat or opportunity?", Personnel Review, Vol. 37 Iss 5 pp. 543 - 563 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00483480810891673 Downloaded on: 27 September 2014, At: 02:58 (PT) References: this document contains references to 65 other documents. To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com The
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INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL O UC O O C INFORMATION LECTURE 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Understand the key differences between economics, accounting and finance Understand why financial information is important List the main users of accounting information and understand their information needs Distinguish between management accounting and financial accounting List the main types of business ownership and outline their characteristics Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of each type of business
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