advances in data technology‚ changes in regulatory environment‚ the firm’s future profitability‚ the amount of the owners equity in the business to mention but a few have often not been fully revealing and are imperfectly correlated across banks and cash loan businesses. Banks and micro finance institutions often rely on information to screen loan applicants and for monitoring borrowers through repeated interaction with their customers. This normally applies to the subsequent borrowers than the
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON ABSENTEEISM DYNAMICS INTRODUCTION Literature reviews are acknowledged as valuable contributions to advancement of research. When done well‚ they help researchers sum up where have been and where they need to go next. They identify gaps in knowledge and suggest new directions for future research. That such endeavors are considered useful is reflected in the number published each year. Reviews of research literature are carried out for several reasons. One reason is to assess
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Literature Review on Childhood Obesity By: Obesity is a growing problem among U.S. children. In 1994‚ one in five children between the ages of 6 and 17 was overweight. This is double the rate of 30 years ago (National Center for Health Statistics‚ 1999). This adverse trend has potentially profound effects on children’s health‚ including their long-term health. The terms "obese" and "overweight" often are used interchangeably. Technically‚ "obesity" is the upper end of "overweight
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Literature Review Assignment The primary purpose of this assignment is to help you understand that the literature review is an integral part of any research project and how it lays the groundwork for the investigation you will do. Quoting from Hart (1998‚ p 13)‚ Sekaran and Bougie (2013) define a literature review as‚ …the selection of available documents (both published and unpublished) on the topic‚ which contain information‚ ideas‚ data and evidence written from a particular standpoint to fulfill
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STRESS MANAGEMENT IN A WORKING ENVIRONMENT Stress is a perceptional phenomenon resulting from a comparison between the demand on a person and his ability to cope. An imbalance in this mechanism‚ when coping is important‚ gives rise to the experience of stress‚ and to the stress response (Cox‚ 1978:25). This transactional view highlights the importance of perception and the relationship of the individual to the environment (i.e.‚ work setting). If there is an improper fit between the individual
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Gender and Leadership Literature Review 1. Introduction Leadership theories and literature describe what leaders should do and on the other hand literature also exists on what leaders actually do‚ the former are prescriptive and the latter are descriptive (Bratton et al; 2005). Leadership style is a relatively consistent set of behaviours that characterise a leader (DuBrin; 1995). The main leadership theories encompass the trait‚ behaviour‚ contingency‚ power
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ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT Assignment 2 – Literature Review It is not the strongest of the species that survives‚ nor the most intelligent‚ but the one most responsive to change. - Charles Darwin
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Policy versus practice: Understanding the relationship between human resource management and organizational outcomes is one of the long-standing goals of macro human resources management research. – Kaifeng Jiang et al 2011 With rapid change in the economic environment managers and scholars have been motivated to seek competitive advantages through new sources. The role of a skilled‚ motivated and flexible workforce has become more prominent than traditional attributes such as technology
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People of different backgrounds‚ races‚ ages‚ sex‚ and/or religions create a diverse workforce. There is an importance of having a diverse workforce in order to provide better performance overall. With a diverse workforce‚ there arises a need for new management strategies‚ which require organization leaders and managers to know the differences among their employees and to know how to handle situations involving these differences. As Dr. Sondra Thiederman‚ a leading expert in workplace diversity‚ stated
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Management Literature Review “During the 1980s the concept of corporate culture captured the imagination of management researchers and practitioners alike. In particular‚ Peters and Waterman’s (1982) book entitled In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies proclaimed that the key to corporate success was a strongly unified corporate culture.” Wilson (1996:87) Corporate culture has always been a part of every business since it was first introduced in the 1980’s. It doesn’t
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