JOHN MOLSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DOWNSIZING: IMPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY AND EMERGENCE OF SURVIVOR SYNDROME Literature Review By ARUN KUMAR DURAIRAJ (7416008) VINAY P PARAMANAND (7283504) VIPUL PARTI (7246307) 10/20/2014 ABSTRACT Most downsizing initiatives fail to achieve the expected synergies. In many cases‚ behavioural or human factors are attributed to failures. This article examines the impact of downsizing on the productivity levels of the firm. The productivity of the firm gets affected
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Journal of Product & Brand Management Emerald Article: The relationship of consumer personality trait‚ brand personality and brand loyalty: an empirical study of toys and video games buyers Long-Yi Lin Article information: To cite this document: Long-Yi Lin‚ (2010)‚"The relationship of consumer personality trait‚ brand personality and brand loyalty: an empirical study of toys and video games buyers"‚ Journal of Product & Brand Management‚ Vol. 19 Iss: 1 pp. 4 - 17 Permanent link to this document:
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Managing Change due to Downsizing and Outsourcing Deanie Tuley Keiser University Managing Change due to Downsizing and Outsourcing Among the most aggravating sources of integration problems in American companies are issues employees have with change in companies. Managing change is an important aspect of every manager’s job‚ and it is a necessary evil in all companies at one time or another. Making employees feel comfortable through a process of change should be of paramount
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Through this acknowledgment‚ we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those people who have been associated with this research assignment and have helped us with it and made it a worthwhile experience. Firstly‚ we express our heartily thanks to Prof.KingshukBhadury who gave us this opportunity to learn the different aspects of Services Marketing in a practical approach and guided us and gave us valuable suggestions regarding the project. We would also like to extend
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EMPLOYEE LOYALTY Methlife’s 10th annual survey of employee benefits‚ trends and attitudes‚ released in March‚ puts employee loyatlty at a 7-year low. The survey shows one in three employees plan to leave their job by the end of the year. According to a report conducted in 2011 by Careerbıilder.com‚ 76% of fulltime worker would leave their job if the right opportunity comes along‚ even tough they havent been actively seeking for a job. Other studies Show that each year the average company lose
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A Literary Analysis On “ The Question on Loyalty” By: Mitsuye Yamada In partial fulfillment Of the Requirements in Literature Presented by: John Dominic A. Chua Pearl Judith D. David Francis Beatta M. Ramirez Cassandra Faye C. Reyes Alexardra Ysabelle P. Santiago Patricia Angela Y. Salas 1ELS Academic Year: 2012-2013 The poem‚ “The Question of Loyalty” by Mitsuye Yamada‚ reflects the experience of Yamada during the World War II. During the war‚ President Franklin
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Industry downsizing has been a major part of the corporate world‚ even government agencies are downsizing. GovernmentExecutive.com "covers the business of the federal government and its huge departments and agencies - dozens of which dwarf the largest institutions in the private sector" on its website. Read the assigned Government Executive article and answer the following questions: Which industries have substantially reduced fixed cost commitments? Do you believe this reduction in costs has
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MKT 2500 sec. 8 12-5-12 P. 404 The three stages marketers use to measure brand loyalty is through brand recognition‚ brand preference‚ and brand insistence. Identify and briefly describe the different types of brands. Different types of brands vary and include classifications such as private‚ manufacturer’s or national‚ family‚ and individual brands. Private brands are offered by wholesalers and retailers. Captive brands are are national brands sold exclusively by a retail chain. Family brands
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Factors behind the brand switching in telecom industry The issue of Customer’s switching to other service providers have been the cause of intensive research from many years now and have given rise to many theories.Due to the increased competition in the telecommunication industry it has become extremely important for the companies to pay attention towards retaining of the customers.This research study particularly investigated the causes of customer switching behavior.A prolific way to gain the
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Background and Aims 1.0 Introduction 1 This study explores the impact of relationship marketing on customer loyalty in banking context. In particular‚ it will discuss the significance and influence of the underpinnings of the relationship marketing such as trust‚ commitment‚ conflict handling‚ values and empathy on customers’ loyalty in the banking sector. This chapter contains; (1) Background of The Study‚ (2) Problem Statement‚ (3) Specific Objectives of This Study‚ (4) Research Question
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