2008/09 Operation Management: Dell 1 Introduction Dell is a technological sales company which performs their business in the whole world as is possible to see in the following diagram. With a net revenue of $61‚133‚000‚000 is the second largest computer manufacturer company in the word and the number one in United States. Dell focuses on Business to Business(B2B) and Business to Consumer(B2C) commerce to satisfy their business and individual customers. Dell differentiates between classes of
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Key Elements of Motivation Key Elements of Motivation Kaplan University Motivation is the process that account for an individual ’s intensity‚ direction and persistence toward attaining a goal. It is the result of the interaction of the individual and the situation. This paper will discuss motivational theories of Malsow ’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory; Herzberg ’s Two-Factor Theory‚ McClelland ’s Theory‚ Reinforcement Theory‚ Equity Theory and Expectancy Theory‚ how they apply to modern managers
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factors to attract talented employees. Why employee retention? Hiring an employee is only a first step. Building awareness of the importance of the employee retention is essential. The costs associated with employee turnover can include lost customers and businesses as well as damaged morale (The Wall Street Journal). In addition‚ there are costs incurred in screening verifying credentials and references‚ interviewing‚ hiring and training a new employee (Mythri‚ 2006). ‘Fitz-enz (1997)
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POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL MORALE: BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION Business Management ABSTRACT Employee is a key element of the organization. The success or failure of the organization depends on employee performance. Therefore‚ organizations are investing huge amount of money on employee development. The purpose of this study is to understand the importance of employee appreciation and how it directly relates to job performance in the workforce. This study will investigate the
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Employee Involvement The direct participation of staff to help an organization fulfill its mission and meet its objectives by applying their own ideas‚ expertise‚ and efforts towards solving problems and making decisions. From this definition‚ participation can include representative participation‚ direct communication‚ and upward problem solving. We will focus on the latter two categories because this article is more about understanding outcomes‚ tools‚ and methods. \The direct participation of
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Akah Ndang William EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND PERFORMANCE Ultimate Companion Limited Douala-Cameroon Bachelor’s Thesis Business Management December 2010 DESCRIPTION Date of the bachelor’s thesis 7 December 2010 Author(s) Degree programme and option Akah Ndang William Name of the bachelor’s thesis Business Management Employee Motivation and Performance Abstract The subject matter of this research; employee motivation and performance seeks to look at how best employees
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6846 Employee retention by motivation K. Sandhya1 and D. Pradeep Kumar2 1 2 Department of Humanities and Social Sciences ‚ JNTUH CEH‚ Kukatpally‚ Hyderabad-500085‚ A.P‚ India Department of Management Science‚ Madanapalle Institute of Science and Technology‚ Madanapalle‚ A.P-517325‚ India sandhyadean@yahoo.com Abstract Employee motivation is one of the important factors that can help the employer to improve employee and organizational performance. Different theories of motivation are
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Dell Supply chain strategy Dell‚ Inc becomes one of the largest technological company in the world because of their specific supply chain strategy. The traditional supply chain strategy includes five components - supplier‚ manufacturer‚ distributor‚ retailer and customer. Firstly‚ supplier needs to send the raw material to manufacturer. Secondly‚ after the production process in manufacturer‚ manufacturer will send the finished good to distributor. Thirdly‚ distributor will distribute the product
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Employee Engagement In an organization‚ employee engagement is necessary for a successful business. It is important that employees are happy with their positions and this is usually determined on how they are led by their superiors. This paper will discuss what employee engagement is the reasons why low employee commitment exists‚ ways to involve employees‚ types of employee engagements‚ and lastly‚ a model that will help one realize the importance of understanding how a happy staff of people
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Employee Engagement A review of current thinking Gemma Robertson-Smith and Carl Markwick REPORT 469 Published by: INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT STUDIES Mantell Building University of Sussex Campus Brighton BN1 9RF UK Tel: +44 (0) 1273 686751 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 690430 www.employment‐studies.co.uk Copyright © 2009 Institute for Employment Studies No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form by any means – graphic‚ electronic or mechanical including photocopying‚ recording
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