Available online at www.sciencedirect.com International Journal of Project Management 30 (2012) 608 – 620 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman The three roles of a project portfolio management office: Their impact on portfolio management execution and success Barbara Natalie Unger a,⁎, Hans Georg Gemünden a , Monique Aubry b a b Technische Universität Berlin, Chair for Technology and Innovation Management, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Sekr. H71, 10623 Berlin, Germany Université du Québec
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implementing ERP solutions to improve their day-to-day operations, improve response time on reporting to the Management and enhance capabilities. There are many solutions already established that can meet the specific business requirements of any organisations in any industry, hence choosing the right and the best solutions are essential to avoid wasting money and effort since ERP implementation could be excruciating and costly. Therefore, in order for a company to decide on which solution is the
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Managing Change Initiatives: Fantasy or Reality? The Case of Public Sector Organisations Ebrahim Soltani University of Kent Business School, Canterbury, UK Pei-chun Lai University of Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, UK Abstract It is becoming a commonplace statement that change initiative programmes are key tools to organisational long-term success. To this end, the last two decades have witnessed a surge of interest in the take-up of various change initiative programmes. Organisational
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Communication is the process by which information is transmitted and understood between two or more people. An effective transmission of information is very important to a business, as it involves all the persons and organisations connected with that business. Communication is a critical core skill for managers. In their standpoint, ‘effective’ communication is one means by which they get things done. For example putting forward a vision and informing workers in organisations. Being often referred to as lifeblood
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present the concept of destination branding. This will also put a focus into various components of destination branding and how the components affect tourist decision making and overall experience. Moreover highlight the issues destination marketing organisations (DMOs) face with destination branding activities. A destination is identified as a geographical area such as a country, an island or a town that is chosen by a guest or visitor as a travel destination (Bieger, 2005; Buhalis, 2000). A brand defined
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their renewed commitment to effect radical improvements to their organisation then operational excellence is attainable. It is recommended that Service Adhesives revisits the qualitative initiative of total quality management (TQM) as this method encompasses everyone and every function of the organisation. It uses holistic approach to long term success that views continuous improvement as a process and aims to transform the organisation through progressive changes Table of Contents 1. Introduction
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Transformational leadership in nursing practice Owen Doody and Catriona M Doody Traditionally, nurses have been over-managed and led inadequately, yet today they face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Organisations constantly face changes that require an increasingly adaptive and flexible leadership. This type of adaptive leadership is referred to as ‘transformational’; under it, environments of shared responsibilities that influence new ways of knowing are created. Transformational leadership
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Transformational leadership in nursing practice Owen Doody and Catriona M Doody Traditionally, nurses have been over-managed and led inadequately, yet today they face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Organisations constantly face changes that require an increasingly adaptive and flexible leadership. This type of adaptive leadership is referred to as ‘transformational’; under it, environments of shared responsibilities that influence new ways of knowing are created. Transformational leadership
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disadvantages of each approach 1b Identify which of the Approaches (HRM or Personnel Management) your chosen organization currently adopts Discuss how the chosen organizations approach to managing people over the recent years Task 2 Recruitment and Selection 2a Outline the HR planning process undertaken by your chosen organization Discuss how this compares to the ‘theory’ of HR planning
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