Institutional theory is one the most renowned theoretical approaches to internationalization process of firms. From the 70s‚ there have been publications supporting and developing this theory by researchers such as Di Maggio‚ Powell‚ Scott‚ Meyer or Rowan. Nonetheless‚ some other alternative theories‚ such as OLI paradigm or TCE model‚ have also proven themselves quite significant. Shortell and Kalunzy (2000‚ p. 24) state that organizations must face certain external factors such “external or societal
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Gavin Elznic Intro to Business Donna D’Costa Patagonia Shines During Recession Patagonia was successful throughout the recession because of their loyalty. They stayed loyal to making environmental friendly products. This helped them greatly throughout the depression because those staying loyal also meant that the customers would stay loyal to the company. The customers would keep paying for the product because it was durable‚ environmentally friendly‚ and getting what one is paying for. Also
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THE EFFECTS OF “ON-THE-JOB” TRAINING ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN ORGANIZATIONS: A CASE OF RIFT VALLEY BOTTLERS ELDORET BY DIANA JELIMO KANDIE BBM/1082/04 A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE DEGREE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT OF MOI UNIVERSITY JUNE 2008 DECLARATION This project is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other University. No part of this project may be reproduced without the prior permission of the author
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HRM in Indigenous and MNCs in the current recession. Ireland has one of the most globalised economies in the world. One of its main attributes is the prioritising the attraction and retention of FDI through a combination of incentives‚ particularly low corporation tax and liberalised trade policies. The success of this policy is manifest in the large numbers of MNCs located there and its status as one of the world’s most FDI-intensive economies (Barry‚ 2007; Rios-Morales and Brennan‚ 2009). Ireland
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Plan to Increase a Team’s Motivation‚ Satisfaction‚ and Performance John Dow LDR/531 October 09‚ 2008 Instructor Name: Homero Martinez Abstract The different personalities of team members influence the team’s performance. Different levels of motivation and work satisfaction can translate in how the team achieves its intended objectives. Understanding how these factors influence a team’s performance is a task for managers and team leaders. This
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Summary of journal about effect of teamwork on employee performance The research analyses the performance of the performance of the staff members of an education department of a in a province of Pakistan called KPK. Researchers use some measures including spirit de corps‚ team trust‚ recognition and rewards. And they proved that teamwork and those measures positively affect the employee performance. They put this research as self-administered questionnaires distributed in directorate of
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1.Do Women make Good Managers? a.Yes I feel women can make good managers. I believe that talent doesn’t discriminate on the basis of gender. A good manager is one who has the qualities of planning‚ organising‚ communicating‚ directing‚ reporting‚ leadership etc and these qualities don’t depend on one’s gender. A woman is the one who manages the house and the family. So her managerial qualities can’t be doubted. As already quoted we have many examples like Pratibha Patil‚ Indira Gandhi who have
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[pic] 3.4 Advanced Business Research Methods Impact of bonuses on employee behavior Group 3.01 J. Dikkers Carien Beyer 1812781 Kim Klijnsmit 1871447 Myrthe Rustemeijer 1814362 Claudia Sanua 1857134 Date: 20/02/2011 Table of contents 1.1 Introduction page 3 1.2 Research Question page 4 2.1 Theoretical Framework page 4 2.2 Hypotheses page 6 3.1 Methodology page 8 3.2 Sample & Procedure page 8 3.3
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In economics‚ a recession is a business cycle contraction‚ a general slowdown in economic activity. Macroeconomic indicators such as GDP‚ employment‚ investment spending‚ capacity utilization‚ household income‚ business profits‚ and inflation fall‚ while bankruptcies and the unemployment rate rise. Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending (an adverse demand shock). This may be triggered by various events‚ such as a financial crisis‚ an external trade shock‚ an adverse supply
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individual behavior. Organizational culture is used to guide employees toward desirable behaviors as well as to develop high performers (Sherwood 1988; O’Reilly 1989(498)). Moreover all of new groups created will be influenced by organizational culture. Last‚ organizational culture may help the organization adapt to the changing market conditions (Daft 2007(498)). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of organizational culture on three aspects of organizational behaviors of individuals
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