The Impact of market orientation on business performance and website adoption: a study among iranian smeS Yasaman Darabi Division of Industrial Marketing and E-commerce, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran ABSTRACT Studying the impact of market orientation on business performance has been a popular research topic in recent years. However, there seems to be a lack of empirical studies that measure market orientation in an e-commerce environment. According to previous studies market orientation
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CHAPTER 4 THE CUSTOMER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customers get out. Peter Drucker The corporate world has long understood the importance of serving their customers. Those companies that have neglected to do so effectively are probably no longer in business. This issue is no less important for the nonprofit development organization, although experience continues to demonstrate that customers don’t seem to get the attention
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Organisational culture of ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Definition The values and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization. Organizational culture includes an organization's expectations, experiences, philosophy, and values that hold it together, and is expressed in its self-image, inner workings, interactions with the outside world, and future expectations. It is based on shared attitudes, beliefs, customs, and written and unwritten rules that
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Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales Universidad Politécnica de Madrid vlopezr@etsii.upm.es; ahidalgo@etsii.upm.es Abstract Taking into consideration that work motivation can be enhanced not only by increasing the levels of responsibility, meaningfulness and feedback that are built into job (intrinsic motivation), but also by improving the workers relationships, the working conditions, and the incentives (extrinsic motivation), four groups of concrete motivators have been introduced
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Methods of recruitment and selection and its impact on corporate culture and processes. Human resources are like natural resources; they’re often buried deep. You have to go looking for them; they are not just lying around on the surface. -Ken Robinson “…while extraordinary products and unique services still afford a competitive advantage, the one advantage that stand the test of time… is people.” -Mark Salsbury, Human Capital Management: Leveraging your Workforce for competitive
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A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF TRAINING AND MOTIVATION ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF EMPLOYEES IN A PUBLIC SECTOR BANK IN INDIA INTRODUCTION Human resources or the work force, is the key to any organization’s performance even in today’s highly automated environment. The output given by employees is dependent on many factors like training, motivation, technology and management behavior. This study aims to establish the impact of training and motivation on the employees productivity. Performance
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MERU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROJECT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN WORKPLACE TO ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN MERU MUNICIPALITY KENNEDY MUTWIRI MUKARIA MUC-SBS-555-0056/2009 A RESEARCH PROPOSAL A research proposal submitted to the department of business in partial fulfilment of requirements of degree of Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) of Meru University College of Science and Technology DECLARATION This is my original work and
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…………………………………………………………………………………2 STUDY OBJECTIVES ……………………………………………………………………………3 METHODOLOGY …………………………………………………………………………………4 LITERATURE REVIEW ………………………………………………………………………..6 * Methods of Training …………………………………………………10 * On the Job Training ………………………………………………….10 * Off the Job Training …………………………………………………12 PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS ……………………………………14 SUMMARY &CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………………….27 RECOMMENDATIONS …………………………………………………………………………30 BIBLIOGRAPHY …………………………………………………………………………………
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Leadership at Southwest Airlines plays a paramount role in the success of the company. Before its role is discussed in detail though, a definition of leadership will provide a foundation for the rest of this analysis. The paper explains the Southwest Airlines company history, background of the company, the role of leadership at Southwest Airlines, how culture is displayed at the company, competitive dimensions, leadership practices of CEO, recasting the role of the CEO, and 21st century entrepreneurial leader
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1/22/2014 Business Source Donnée: 1 Putting people first for organizational success. By: Pfeffer, Jeffrey; Veiga, John F. Academy of Management Executive. May99, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p37-48. 12p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart. Abstract: There's a disturbing disconnect in organizational management. Research, experience, and common sense all increasingly point to a direct relationship between a company's financial success and its commitment to management practices that treat people as assets. Yet
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