ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management 15 (2009) 187–197 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/pursup Supplier involvement in new product development and innovation: Taking stock and looking to the future Thomas E. Johnsen à Purchasing & Supply Management, Audencia Nantes School of Management, 8 route de la Joneliere, BP 31222—44312 Nantes Cedex 3, France a r t i c l e in fo
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to other contemporary organizations. Hawthorne studies – A series of studies which ran from 1924 into the late 1930’s. Widely credited with discovering the human side of the organization. Group – A collection of people with a sense of shared identity and something in common but not with a shared purpose. Team – A group who meet together with a common purpose and some degree of mutual interdependence. Personality – A set of characteristics and behaviour displayed by any individual. Motivation
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UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS & HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MBAN-609DE IKECHUKWU KINGSLEY NWAFOR R1405D126364 August 10, 2014 Page 1 of 26 Table of Contents GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................... 4 QUESTION ..................................................................................................................... 4 OVERVIEW ................................................
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Human Relations http://hum.sagepub.com/ 'Cultural diversity' at work: 'National culture' as a discourse organizing an international project group Ester Barinaga Human Relations 2007 60: 315 DOI: 10.1177/0018726707075883 The online version of this article can be found at: http://hum.sagepub.com/content/60/2/315 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: The Tavistock Institute Additional services and information for Human Relations can be found at: Email Alerts: http://hum
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Organizational Change management for competitiveness edge in Safaricom Kenya limited Introduction: In today’s uncertain economic climate, many organizations are forced to make changes in order to survive. They are needed to react quickly to the global revolution while at a local and national level have to keep up with new technology and competition if they want to stay ahead of the game. In an ever-changing global economy, Johnson and Scholes (2003) notes that organizations must find
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ADVANTAGE: AN ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING APPROACH John I. Njuguna1 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Juja, Kenya Abstract Organizational learning is increasingly being considered as one of the fundamental sources of competitive advantage within the context of strategic management. However, most literature has not clearly linked organizational learning with sustainable competitive advantage. This paper, therefore, explores and discusses the role of organizational learning in helping
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Business Benefits of ERP c. ERP Modules d. ERP Design Alternatives e. The Business Case for ERP 1. Cost-Benefit Analysis for ERP 2. Can ERP Provide a Competitive Advantage? f. The Challenge of Implementing an ERP System g. Summary ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS Questions for Discussion: 1. Use on-line library databases to identify articles in trade publications which provide case studies of ERP implementations. These articles may provide some insight into each of these questions
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Organizational Culture as a Predictor of Job Satisfaction: The Case of Development Bank of Ethiopia By: Biniyam Teka A Project Submitted to School Of Commerce in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Masters of Art Degree in Human Resource Management (HRM) Advisor: Tilaye Kassahun (PhD) Addis Ababa University School of Commerce Graduate Program February, 2012 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Acknowledgment I would like to take the opportunity to sincerely thank those who helped me finish the research
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Problem statement and Objectives Knowledge management (KM) is a relatively new concept in the modern world of knowledge-based economies which is viewed as critical to organizational effectiveness. It appeared only in 1990s and strongly occupied by for-profit organizations (FPOs). Although there is no unique accepted definition of knowledge management, there is the most frequently cited one (Duhon, 1998, pg. 9): "Knowledge management is a discipline that promotes an integrated approach to identifying
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approaches d. neither (a) nor (b) are such approaches 3. Significant cost reductions, employee layoffs, closing poorly performing stores, offices, or manufacturing plants, or closing or selling entire lines of products or services would be characteristic of a ________ strategy. a. portable b. retrenchment c. stability d. first-level 4. Which of the following is not one of the five industry forces that determine an industry’s overall attractiveness and potential
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