Discuss the role of leaders and leadership in serving as effective change agents. Abstract Change has an important place in the study of organizational life. Whether a corporate giant or a small start-up, every organization today faces the challenge to change and adapt, either as a response to the external environment or simply a deliberate internal procedure to re-look at business operations to maintain its viability. Generally, people are usually inclined to
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Ideal HR Department 1. Introduction The role of the human resources (HR) department can play a significant role in the success and achievements of an organization. The department, which has evolved from the personnel department where the main tasks were the functional management of hiring and firing, to one which can have a significant impact on the organization as a whole, including culture, strategy development and motivation. In the modern environment the HR department may be able to make the
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FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHER MOTIVATION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THIKA WEST DISTRICT, KIAMBU COUNTY BY TERESA KEMUNTO NYAKUNDI A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION OF KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OCTOBER, 2012 DECLARATION This Research Project is my original work and has not been presented to any other university for a degree or any other award. Signature________________________________
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TQM Outcomes Advocates of TQM are not in complete agreement on the factors that reflect the adoption of a TQM orientation. However, customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, and teamwork frequently are cited as core factors for TQM (Dean & Bowen, 1994; Morrow, 1997). However, Reed and Lemak (1998) expanded this to include empowerment and statistical process control, at the same time recognizing continuous improvement as one of the central TQM doctrines. For employees, a significant aim
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___________ 12 The Impact of Educational Quality Models on Schools’ Performance in Dubai ________ 20 Kalthoom Al Balooshi ____________________________________________________________ 20 Wafi Dawood __________________________________________________________________ 20 Management Education and Development in the United Kingdom _________________ 25 Daniel O' Hare _________________________________________________________________ 25 Global Quality Management Systems and the Impact on Service Quality and
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Research Method One 7th July, 2016 Accra, Ghana How do you choose a good research topic? Give 5 examples of a good research topic and justify your choices, i.e. problem issues in each topic and why they must be researched upon. (Not less than 2000 words). 1. Research defined The Oxford English Dictionary, 2002, defines research as ‘the systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions’. According to Zina
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enterprise Ana Valentinova Kovacheva Supervisor: Ana Luiza Lara De Araújo MSc in Strategy, Organization and Leadership January 2010, Aarhus 2 Abstract The paper is based on a systematic literature review that examines how the implementation of Lean could bring value to the organization processes and contribute for achieving an operational excellence. Different organizational factors which have importance in the implementation process, are thoroughly examined. Key success factors
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interpretation of leadership differs from person to person, and organization to organization. Every person and organization has their own idea and definition on how a good leader should be (Cherry, 2011). However as a general definition, leadership is the ability or the power to lead others or a group or an organization. However this is a vague definition of leadership. To define leadership we need to identify the environment and the organization in which the concept is applied. “Leadership is inspiring
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Solomon Appel Robert H. Ashton Reza Barkhi Metropolitan College of New York, New York, NY, USA Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA School of Management, University of Michigan-Dearborn, MI, USA College of Business Administration, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA Department of Accounting, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR, USA
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Question no-1: You have recently joined a new company as Manager. You found that your employees are demotivated and it has affected the performance of your company. Find various ways that you would use to motivate your employees. Answer to the question no-1: Below are the ways of method for motivate employees to improve the performance of company. Introduction Motivation is a term that refers to a process that elicits, controls, and sustains certain behaviors. It is a group phenomenon
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