include: motivation‚ involvement‚ knowledge‚ personality‚ values and lifestyles (Abdallat and Emam‚ 2001). Cognitive development contributes to the expenditure of tourists through repeat visits which is instigated by past experiences (McFarlane and Boxall‚ 1998; Ushadevi‚
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Human resource management has frequently been described as a concept with two distinct forms: soft and hard. These are diametrically opposed along a number of dimensions‚ and they have been used by many commentators as devices to categorize approaches to managing people according to developmental-humanist or utilitarian-instrumentalist principles (Legge 1995 b). The terms have gained some currency although‚ from a theoretical point of view‚ the underlying conflicts and tensions contained within
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A CASE STUDY OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IN A SMALL PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATION: THE GAPS BETWEEN EXPECTATIONS AND EXPERIENCE JOHN MOONEY A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Chester for the degree of Masters of Business Administration CHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL December 2009 1 Acknowledgements To my beloved wife Lesley‚ and children‚ Liam‚ Shaun and Hannah‚ who tolerated my regular withdrawals from normal family life throughout my MBA studies
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NIKE Inc. principle business activities are the design‚ development‚ and worldwide marketing of high quality footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ and accessory products. They sell their products through NIKE owned retail stores and internet sales‚ and through a mix of independent distributors and licensees worldwide. Virtually all products are manufactured by independent contractor‚ with all footwear and apparel manufactured outside the US‚ while equipment products are mostly manufactured within the
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National Centre for Vocational Education Research. Returns to Companies on an Investment in Training. Leabrook‚ Australia: NCVER‚ 2000. http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/papers/downloads/roi.pdf • Pate‚ J.; Martin‚ G.; Beaumont‚ P.; and McGoldrick‚ J • Purcell‚ A. .20/20 ROI.. Training & Development 54‚ no. 7 (July 2000):29-33.Rowden‚ R. W..Exploring Methods to Evaluate the Return from Training.. American Business Review 19‚ no. 1 (January 2001): 6-12. • Sticht‚ T. G. Adult Basic Education: Strategies to
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‘HR as a Source of Shareholder Value: Research and Recommendations’‚ Human Resource Management‚ 36(1)‚ 39-47. Davis‚ E.‚ Gollan‚ P. & Hamberger‚ J. (2005)‚ ‘High Performance Work Systems’ Asia-Pacific Journal of Human Resources‚ 43(1). Hamberger‚ J. (2003)‚ ‘Australian Workplace Agreements and High Performance Workplaces: A Critique of Mitchell and Fetter’‚ Journal of Industrial Relations‚ 45(4). Harley‚ B. (2002)‚ ‘Employee Responses to High Performance Work System Practices: An Analysis of the AWIRS95
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Being Local Worldwide: ABB and the Challenge of Global Management. Ithaca: ILR Press. Bouquet C and Birkinshaw J (2008) Managing power in the multinational corporation: How low-power actors gain influence. Journal of Management 34(3): 477-508. Boxall P and Purcell J (2011) Strategy and Human Resource Management. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Campbell J L (2004) Institutional Change and Globalization. Princeton‚ N.J.: Princeton University Press. Clemens ES and Cook JM (1999) Politics and Institutionalism:
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Sheryl Purcell English 1102-Essay 2 Rough Draft October 14‚ 2011 “ \=][uldn’t it be great to dose off at work and still get things done?” Sleep. It is probably safe to say that this is one of the most important aspects of an organism’s life. Sleep allows living things to rest and store energy that will be needed once they awake. If you think about it‚ sleep does have some serious evolutionary disadvantages. When asleep‚ you are vulnerable to predation and sudden changes in the environment
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References: CIPD (2003) The HR Survey: Where Are We‚ Where Are We Heading‚ London: CIPD. CIPD (2005) HR: Where is Your Career Heading?‚ London: CIPD. CIPD (2006) The HR Function: Today’s Challenges‚ Tomorrow’s Direction‚ London: CIPD. CIPD (2006a) The Changing HR Function:
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INTRODUCTION Significance of the Study The responsibilities of entry-level managers in the hospitality industry are continuously changing. Obtaining and keeping a management job in a restaurant or hotel requires that a person have the ability to change. Successful managers have the enthusiasm to respond to the changing needs and challenges of their organization (Woods & King‚ 2002). Some of these challenges are due to the changes affecting the hospitality industry today‚ Consequently‚ the curriculum
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