understanding that organization development (OD) practitioners have regarding key issues in the management of change in organizations. Other variables of interest included the preferred mode of influence or consulting style based on a transformational versus transactional framework and the degree of tolerance for ambiguous situations. Data were collected using two survey instruments, the Managing Change Questionnaire (MCQ) and the Change Agent Questionnaire (CAQ), which were mailed to 1,500 OD practitioners
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some lesser extent systems used to support researchers addressing farm level problems (e.g., simulation or optimization models, geographic information systems, etc.) and those used to support agribusiness firms that supply goods and services to agricultural producers and the supply chain beyond the production phase. Secondly, there are several frameworks that can be used to define and describe management information systems. More than one will be used to discuss important concepts. Because more than
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Reconciling values and priorities Consider the slogan ‘buy Australian’. Is it patriotic for an Australian to buy a car made in Australia (perhaps a Holden) rather than one made by a foreign manufacturer (maybe a Kia)? In a world of global supply chains, it is very difficult to argue that there is any such thing as a car ‘made in Australia’ or any other manufactured good for that matter. But just suppose you could identify goods that create local jobs. Is that good reason to buy them? Why should
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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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more an article becomes subject to rapid changes of fashion, the greater the demand for cheap products of its kind. — Georg Simmel, “Fashion” (1904) Inditex (Industria de Diseño Textil) of Spain, the owner of Zara and five other apparel retailing chains, continued a trajectory of rapid, profitable growth by posting net income of € 340 million on € revenues of € 3,250 million in its fiscal year 2001 (ending January 31, 2002). Inditex had had a heavily € oversubscribed Initial Public Offering in May
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Part 1: The decision to internationalize Chapter 1: Global Marketing in the firm Purpose of the marketing plan is to create sustainable competitive advantages in the global marketplace. Firms go through mental process. For SME’s, informal process, for larger organization it is often more systematized. Globalization: reflects the trend of firms buying, developing, producing and selling products and services in most countries and regions of the world. Internationalization: Doing business in
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www.pwc.com Global Agribusiness Monthly commentary from our Agribusiness experts around the Globe. October 2014 Contents Regional views Did you know? Publications Calendar of events Prices Global Agribusiness contacts 2 8 11 13 14 21 Regional views Overview With teams around the Globe, this document sets out to give a flavour of what our local agribusiness experts are observing in their territories. This month we are reminded of the ever present impact of volatility on Global agriculture
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Project management 13 2.10.8 Programme management 13 2.10.9 Strategic management 14 2.10.10 Knowledge management and organisational learning 14 2.10.11 Training 15 2.11 Risk management and risk transfer 15 2.12 Supply chain management 16 2.13 Benefits management and delivery 16 2.14 Relationship management 17 2.15 IT-specific questions 17 2.15.1 Business process changes 18 2.15.2 Application development 18 2.15.3 Software and systems
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www.pwc.com/ceosurvey Growth reimagined Retail industry summary Key industry findings from the 14th Annual Global CEO Survey Retail industry summary This is a summary of the findings in the retail sector based on interviews with 75 retail CEOs in 30 countries. To explore the full results of the 14th Annual Global CEO Survey, please visit www.pwc.com/ceosurvey. The global economy is still recovering from the worst economic crisis in 75 years, as many countries grapple with the aftermath
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determine whether standard model types exist, the conditions that make a particular model appropriate, the ways in which models interact with organizational variables (e.g., management styles, structures, cultures), and other critical questions. To be of value, such a framework should have certain qualities. Chief among these are the need for it to be reasonably simple, logical and measurable, while at the same time being comprehensive and operationally meaningful. If the purpose is to model a viable business
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