THE EFFECTS OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE‚ BOARD EFFECTIVENESS AND MANAGERIAL DISCRETION ON PERFORMANCE OF LISTED COMPANIES IN KENYA ONGORE‚ VINCENT OKOTH Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D) in Business Administration‚ School of Business‚ University of Nairobi‚ Kenya. 2008. DECLARATION I declare that this thesis is my original work and‚ to the best of my knowledge‚ has not been submitted to any university for a degree
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Opening the Black Box of the Relationship Between HRM and Firm Performance Stockholm School of Economics in Russia Working Paper #07 - 101 OPENING THE BLACK BOX OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HRM PRACTICES AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A COMPARISON OF USA‚ FINLAND‚ AND RUSSIA CARL F. FEY Institute of International Business Stockholm School of Economics S-11383 Stockholm‚ Sweden Tel: (46-8)-736-9501 Fax: (46-8)-31-9927 Carl.Fey@hhs.se and Stockholm School of Economics Russia SERGEY MORGOULIS-JAKOUSHEV Stockholm
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Barbato(1988) developed the theory of interpersonal communication motives in hopes of identifying the reasons why people choose to initiate conversations with others. The researchers designed their theory in correlation with several theoretical constructs‚ including the functional approach to interpersonal communication‚ the theory of interpersonal needs‚ and the media uses and gratifications theory. Also‚ the theory of interpersonal communication motives builds on the communication behaviors found in earlier
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It gives me great pleasure to express my boundless sense of gratitude to each and every person who directly or indirectly helped me with hand and hand in completing this humble piece of work. . I express my heartfelt thanks to Mr. Ashok Mittal‚ the Honourable Chancellor‚ LPU‚ Mrs. Rashmi Mittal‚ Honourable Pro Chancellor‚ LPU‚ Dr. Ramesh Kanwar Honourable Vice Chancellor‚ LPU for providing all the facilities to carry out the project work. I would like to thank Ms. Harneet Kaur
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result that will give us a learning tool for future problems. The problem I want to ad-dress is dealing with rejection by a woman in two different stages: pre-relationship and during the relation-ship. When I say pre-relationship I am trying to say is asking a woman out on a date. For most men this is the trickiest part of the relationship‚ and the most feared because of that. Men also have a portion of self-doubt in themselves when it comes to persons of the opposite sex that they find attractive
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Chapter One 1. [Describe in a short paragraph how‚ in a recent conversation‚ your communication behavior contributed to your physical‚ relational‚ identity‚ spiritual‚ and instrumental needs. Which need or need took precedence? Why? Page 9] When I think about a recent conversation that I had‚ I think about the conversation that I had with my best friend Jamie. We were in the car discussing our relationships with significant others and how it has affected us. We both gave each other advice and
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So we can argue that in love‚ a person’s first experience in love can also determine how they approach future relationships. If a person has a warm first love experience‚ they will be open and willing to engage in other relationships. If‚ however‚ the person is badly hurt and burnt so greatly by their first relationship‚ they will be very hesitant to enter in a subsequent relationship. What are Analogies?An expression of similarity between two unlikethings. They are most commonly used to explainsomething
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Miscommunication between Loved Ones Rachel Ricard COM200: Interpersonal Communication (AFE1138A) Professor Macy Dailey September 25‚ 2011 Communication is defined‚ Defined by Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary‚ as a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols‚ signs‚ or behavior <the function of pheromones in insect communication>; also : exchange of information. Communication‚ such a powerful tool that many people don’t take the time
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MGMT 535: Managerial Communications Syllabus Part II – Fall 1 2013 Instructor Beverly Pierce Contact Information Email: Please use the “Course Messages” function within the Blackboard site to reach me via email. Do NOT send messages to my Davenport email address. Phone: 708-788-6204 Availability: This is an online course‚ so please contact me by email first. If you do need to call regarding something urgent‚ please keep in mind that you are calling my home. See information below. Public
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It is the means of improving man-power utilization and potentially raising performance of the individual. With a support from upper level management‚ employees work confidently in teams and increase productivity of the organization. In the new business world‚ managers are assigning more team projects to employees to enable them strengthen their knowledge and develop their skills (Hartenian‚ 2003‚ Journal of Team Performance Management‚ 23-30). Recent study shows that employee working within the team
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