the gap analysis tool to assess operational excellence in areas that include: * Human resources * Information technology * Business direction and processes Through the “identification and extrapolation of key learning issues from the literature and empirical findings, organizations can better improve their business processes and thereby their effectiveness, whilst preventing others from making costly mistakes that may not necessarily be purely financial” (Irani, Sharif, & Love, 2007
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FROM WHOLESALE TO RETAIL: IMPROVING THE FORWARD VERTICAL INTEGRATION STRATEGY AT FRESHMARK (PTY.) LTD. A dissertation by BARTHOLOMEW CHARLES BENECKE Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) in the BUSINESS SCHOOL FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Supervisor: Prof. JA Watkins Co- Supervisor: V Naidoo May 2007 DECLARATION OF COPYRIGHT “I hereby declare that this dissertation submitted
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as “The Big Hairy Audacious Goal,” the organization’s vision, “Be the unparalleled retail automotive group in the United States,” forms the roof of the house. The dealership uses many means to identify ways to improve, including an annual strategic planning process and self-assessment using the Baldrige criteria for performance excellence. A quarterly meeting, called “Driving Excellence,” is used by
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by sustainability, and identify the competitive opportunities on the other hand. In the following case study we will research how does the model of Johnson et al. (2001) can be applied in the case of a parent company and its subsidiaries. Literature review Sustainability issues are becoming a powerful determinant of a company’s competitiveness and financial performance and therefore is sustainability rapidly becoming a new competitive advantage. The interest in the sustainability of supply chains
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Journal of Management http://jom.sagepub.com/ New Venture Teams: A Review of the Literature and Roadmap for Future Research Anthony C. Klotz, Keith M. Hmieleski, Bret H. Bradley and Lowell W. Busenitz Journal of Management published online 26 June 2013 DOI: 10.1177/0149206313493325 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jom.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/06/26/0149206313493325 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Southern Management Association
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DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE & ACTUARIAL SCIENCE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: AN INDISPENSABLE APPARATUS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE VOLATILE ZIMBABWEAN SHORT-TERM INSURANCE MARKET? By HENSLEY MADAMOMBE N010 7541D SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE B.COM (HONOURS) DEGREE IN RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE SUPERVISOR: MR A. NYANHETE MAY 2014 Dedication To my family You have been my source of inspiration and hard work. You sacrificed everything that you had for
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BY Adawari Josiah Jumbo Student Number: 15622057 2010. Impact of Operations Strategy in the success of Firms: A Case study of Bunge Limited i. Impact of Operations Strategy in the success of Firms: A Case study of Bunge Limited By Adawari Josiah Jumbo Student Number: 15622057 Submitted To Laureate Online Education & University of Liverpool – Online Masters Degree In Partial
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Implementing a successful DDS encompasses all concepts we have discussed in previous sessions such as sponsorship, managing change, outsourcing, data standards, security and privacy. For this week’s assignment and discussion we will address the implementation of a Web-enabled DDS at ZZZ health care system. ZZZ is a national hospital organization with more than 3,000 beds combined. It employs about 10,000 people and its total operating revenue is approximately $1 billion. ZZZ member hospitals provide
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State of Australian Cities Conference 2015 Sustainability at the Australian local government level: Is there room for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)? Umberto Baresi1, Karen J. Vella2, and Neil G. Sipe1 School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland 2 School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology 1 Abstract: Recent calls in Australia have addressed the need for better integration of planning processes. The
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Lappin Tim Rowler Adele Vesty The Strategic Human Resource Management strategy that we will be focussing on for this presentation is ‘Reward and Recognition’. The award winning organisation that we have researched is Schweppes Australia, winner of the 2014 Australian HR award for the Best Reward and Recognition strategy, sponsored by Solterbeck. The format of our presentation will be to: 1. define the key terms, 2. present the research and literature focussing on both corporate and not
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