content almost exclusively. Each component of the collections of academic libraries may vary according to discipline. Public libraries today such as IGS National Library continue to manage printed items manually in very high proportions. In the public library sector‚ traditional circulation of physical items continues as a key activity. IGS National Library is a public library for the whole population of Brunei Darussalam running since 1990s. Students and public can acquire the library services from
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versus “Explicit Knowledge” Approaches to Knowledge Management Practice by Ron Sanchez Professor of Management‚ Copenhagen Business School and Linden Visiting Professor for Industrial Analysis‚ Lund University Contact information: Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy Solbjergvej 3 - 3rd floor DK 2000 Frederiksberg‚ Denmark email: sanchez@cbs.dk Abstract This paper explains two fundamental approaches to knowledge management. The tacit knowledge approach emphasizes understanding
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Are western management concepts (like HRD) applicable worldwide? A lot of famous people from different part of the world invented many management concepts around the world. However‚ each management concept contains different perspective‚ different culture‚ and different way of living. For example‚ human resource development concept was invented in USA as an attempt to balance humanistic and economic goals in the practice of business organizations. Due to the fact that‚ human is being perceived
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resources or reduce cost etc. However‚ Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) not only need to know the political‚ legal and regulatory environment in host country but also the culture difference which is very important to lessen the cultural problems and know how to solve it wisely. Companies may be abandoned by customers or spend a lot of money to recover their reputation if MNEs’ managers do not understand the cultures of the countries they deal with. The influence of international trade liberalization has presented
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A. Sales Recruitment and Selection: The Importance Recruitment and selection process held an important role for building a strong sales force performance. This process requires the company to invest through human capital as an important resource. The objective of this process is searching for qualified candidates to fulfil the right positions and hopes that they can make long-run returns for the company. Even though there is no right or wrong way how the company chooses the right candidates for certain
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Contents ABSTRACT 1 1 Introduction 3 2 Abstract of Job Analysis 5 2.1 Concept 5 2.2 Classification 6 2.3 Major Steps in a Job Analysis 6 2.4 Representation 14 2.4.1 Job Description 14 2.4.2 The Statement of Work 16 2.4.3 Duty Description 17 2.4.4 Qualification Specification 17 3 The Importance of Job Analysis 19 4 The Existing Problems 21 4.1 Ignoring Job Analysis’s importance 21 4.2 Lake of Flexibility 21 4.3 Communication Disorders 21 4.4 Poor Performance in Helping Employees’
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National labor relations act was passed in the year of 1935 to protect employees‚ and employers from creating interferences in each other’s paths via collective bargaining ( website ). For that very reason this law “is the declared policy of the United States”. Many years later the continuing wisdom and vitality of the declared policy seems to be questioned by one and all. When it comes to the continuing wisdom of the policy it is good to continue for it allows the formation and continuation
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“Both management and leadership are needed to make teams and organisations successful. Trying to decide which is more important is like trying to decide whether the right or left wing is more important to an airplane’s flight. I’ll take both please!” (Clemmer‚ 2005‚ as cited in McLean‚ 2005‚ p.16). The aim of this essay is to answer the age old question as to whether management or leadership is more important to an organisation. Organisations‚ ranging from professional to social‚ have been in existence
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Comparative Management Practices in China and the West It is true to say that globalisation is a two-way street. As international business and trade continue to grow‚ models of organisations and approaches to management are beginning to merge; nevertheless it remains imperative for firms to understand and govern across the myriad of cultural differences which still exist. These differences seem most apparent in China‚ where managerial values are deeply rooted in archaic and powerful culture. Some authors
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11-1 Inventory Management 11-2 Inventory Management CHAPTER Operations Management 11 William J. Stevenson Inventory Management 8th edition McGraw-Hill/Irwin Operations Management‚ Eighth Edition‚ by William J. Stevenson Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 11-3 Inventory Management 11-4 Inventory Management Types of Inventories Inventory: a stock or store of goods Independent Demand A Dependent Demand Raw
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