Leadership is considered by psychologists and organizational researchers as one of the most multifaceted and complex phenomena (Field & Seters, 1990). As a result of its complexity, leadership is one of the most misconceived phenomenon in the whole world. This prompted the researchers to come up with various foundational theories which helped to shed more light about leadership (Burns, 1978). Thus, it is impossible to analyze and evaluate leadership theories without going back to their origins
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1.0 ABSTRACT Managerial Accounting is tools for business decision making. The use of management accounting information is a key for organizational success. This essay will explain on the importance of managerial accounting process in organization to successfully carrying out the day to day as well as long term activities and goals. First, it describes how the evolution and change in managerial accounting. Second, the essay looks at the role of managerial accountants. Third, it explains several
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BP has a serious of accidents before the worst oil spill in the U.S. history happens. According to Doris Burke (2011) “each time its CEO vowed to avoid a future disaster and it failed”. Back in 2005 a high-profile explosion at Texas City kills 15 workers and injures 180. A year later another leak happens in Alaska, to be repeated again in 2009. Implying Feedforward control would have been just simple common sense. With a history of accidents, BP should have been on top of the game. Safety should
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Financial Institutions Center Derivatives and Corporate Risk Management: Participation and Volume Decisions in the Insurance Industry by J. David Cummins Richard D. Phillips Stephen D. Smith 98-19 THE WHARTON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CENTER The Wharton Financial Institutions Center provides a multi-disciplinary research approach to the problems and opportunities facing the financial services industry in its search for competitive excellence. The Center's research focuses on the issues related
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or participates in employee quality and/or productivity improvement work groups. • Delivers presentations, stand up training, or instruction to staff, management, clients, or the general public. • Sets goals, establishes priorities, manages resources, and develops concepts and approaches, reviews projects progress and results; makes management decisions. • Supervises subordinate personnel including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evaluating
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Labor Relations Labor relations can refer generally to any association between workers and management about employment circumstances. Most frequently, labor relations refers to dealings involving a workforce that is already unionized and management, or has the potential to become unionized. Labor relations are vital to organizations. The National Labor Relations Act was passed in the 1930s, which gave workers the right to bargain collectively and form unions in the United States (http://www.investorglossary
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1.1 Innovation leads to profitable growth if it: * Generates new profit pools * Increases demand for products and services * Attracts new customers * Opens new markets * Sustains the business for years to come 1.2 An information system collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and distributes information for a specific purpose of objective. Four basic functions of an IS are Input, Processing, Output, and Feedback. * Input: Data and information about business transactions
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the workers of the company has formed a branch union of a registered trade union sponsored by a political party with radical views. after the formation of the union they requested several opportunities to meet the management to discuss about factors affecting the member attached to the company. however the management has turned a blind eye to the request made by the union to give an opportunity to discuss the matters. The union informed the management in writing that in the event management failing
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independent variables, which are quality supervision and participation, are positively related to the dependent variable, motivation. The participation has a strong relationship level than the quality supervision with motivation. Results highlighted that all the tested variables are positively correlated but correlation of participation and quality of supervision are 0.52 and 0.30, respectively. Key Words: (Quality of supervision, Participation, Motivation, Public sector). Introduction Motivation
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PROTECTING WORKERS HEALTH SERIES NO 3 WORK ORGANISATION & STRESS SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM APPROACHES FOR EMPLOYERS, MANAGERS AND TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES Protecting Workers Health Series No. 3 Authors: Stavroula Leka BA MSc PhD Professor Amanda Griffiths CPsychol AFBPsS FRSH Professor Tom Cox CBE INSTITUTE OF WORK, HEALTH & ORGANISATIONS University of Nottingham Nottingham Science and Technology Park University Boulevard William Lee Buildings 8 Nottingham NG7 2RQ United Kingdom
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