0.1 INTRODUCTION The concept of work motivation has become very crucial to individuals and organisational success‚ Hence the reason why several researchers‚ theorists and scholars have sought to understand and determine what actually motivates people so as to build a productive and effective workforce. Simon et al (2010). Human beings are seen to be the most valuable asset of any organisation because without people‚ machines cannot operate themselves; neither can operations nor processes fall
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Abstract A high employee turnover rate‚ where talented employees leave the institution to join other legislatures and government departments‚ has been experienced by the Language Services Section (LSS) of Parliament SA which is part of the Legislative and Oversight Division (LOD). This thesis evaluates why talented employees leave the LSS and explores possible retention strategies to retain talented employees. This was firstly done by reviewing literature on the concept of employee turnover. Secondly
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an overview for the presented discussion on employee voice Identify voice practices which represent an example of direct employee involvement and an example of representative participation Primary Research Methods Desk based research Analysed and assessed information; data and presented in report format Internet research focussed on Employee Voice Practices‚ Human Resource Management‚ Employee Involvement and Employee Participation‚ Unionised and non-unionised
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1 MARKET POTENTIAL ANALYSIS: A METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING THE MARKET POTENTIAL FOR COMPUTERS AND OTHER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Kenneth L. Kraemer and Jason Dedrick Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations University of California‚ Irvine Irvine‚ CA 92697 May 1998 Working Paper: #ITR-149 This research was supported by grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation and IBM Global Services. 2 ABSTRACT This paper describes a methodology for estimating
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What is an occupational safety‚ health and environmental professional? To perform their professional functions‚ safety professionals must have education‚ training and experience in a common body of knowledge. Safety professionals need to have a fundamental knowledge of physics‚ chemistry‚ biology‚ physiology‚ statistics‚ mathematics‚ computer science‚ engineering mechanics‚ industrial processes‚ business‚ communication and psychology. Professional safety studies include industrial hygiene and toxicology
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Issue - July 2011] Employee Development and Its Affect on Employee Performance A Conceptual Framework Abdul Hameed Aamer Waheed Lecturer Management Sciences‚ COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Park Road‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: abdulhameed@comsats.edu.pk 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. This
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In many organizations‚ motivating employees was seen as a problem for managers. Motivation as defined by Graham and Bennett (1998)‚ consists of all the drives‚ forces and influences – conscious or unconscious – that cause an employee to want to achieve certain aims. Employees who feel motivated to work are likely to be persistent and turn out high quality work that they willingly undertake. Additionally‚ the motivation theory also explains that people at work behave in the
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IAS 19 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS HISTORY OF IAS 19 April 1980 Exposure Draft E16 Accounting for Retirement Benefits in Financial Statements of Employers January 1983 IAS 19 Accounting for Retirement Benefits in Financial Statements of Employers 1 January 1985 Effective Date of IAS 19 (1983) December 1992 E47 Retirement Benefit Costs December 1993 IAS 19 Retirement Benefit Costs (revised as part of the ’Comparability of Financial Statements’ project based on E32) 1 January 1995 Effective Date
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favorable relations with the union. Effective grievance handling is an essential part of cultivating good employee relations and running a fair‚ successful‚ and productive workplace. Positive labor relations are two-way street both sides must give a little and try to work together. Relationship building is key to successful labor relations. This survey is an essential instruments that attempt to determine employees perception of working environment. There is a “Feel Good” quality that comes from asking
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Do you consider employee empowerment and participation important? I consider employee empowerment to not only be important‚ but vital to an organization’s level of morale and human potential. Empowerment has many benefits to include: increased motivation to reduce mistakes and have individuals take more responsibility for their own actions‚ increased opportunity for creativity and innovation‚ the continuous improvement of processes‚ products‚ and services‚ improved customer satisfaction by having
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