AND NEW PERFORMANCE MEASURES: SOME EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN COMPANIES BY DR. (MRS.) S. L. ADEYEMI DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN ABSTRACT This paper reports the findings of a survey on the usefulness of selected traditional and new performance measures used in some Nigeria companies that have adopted a flexible manufacturing strategy. The results indicate that majority of these companies considered the new performance measures useful particularly
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Since it’s called as a ‘sustainable consumption’ measure‚ it’s incorrect because in any case‚ sustainable consumption per head is not the same as wellbeing. It is NOT wellbeing. o High GDP means high level of government expenditure or consumption which also initiate low level of saving. Low level of saving and/or high population growth condemn a country to a low GDP/head in the long run (unless there is a TFP growth). Is GDP a Perfect Measure of Living Standards? Economists estimate the average
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proposals‚ which involved converting the space into a cigar and champagne bar‚ had been rejected by the board because it required a long payback period. Another proposal for the creation of a spa was discarded due to its low return on investment. Given that the present capital budgeting system ranked projects according to payback period and average return on investment‚ Mike decided to seek careful analysis of the offer from the Pub1. That evening‚ Mike asked to meet with Kornkrit Manming‚ the
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The Drug that is Taking Australia’s Streets In Pandemic Measures Why should people not use the drug methamphetamine or otherwise known as Ice? The rapid increase of popularity in the drug ice (methamphetamine) is gripping Australia’s population in pandemic proportions. The recent publicity about the growth of ice usage has been alarming. Every day there is a new explicit case‚ graphic image or documentary being aired by the media to frighten and discourage society from using the drug called Ice
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defined treason so loosely that‚ as Fox once sardonically observed‚ any politician advocating parliamentary reform was liable to arrest and could face being transported for a period of 7 years. It was designed purely to intimidate and no radical was ever prosecuted under it. The Seditious Meetings Act said that any public meeting of more than 50 persons had to be authorised by a magistrate. JPs had the discretionary power to disperse any public meeting. It attacked public meetings‚ clubs‚ and the publication
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corporate HR functions in Multinational corporations” (2010)‚ Human Resource Management‚ vol. 49 2. Stephen A Stumpf‚ Jonathan P. DOH and walter G Tymon Jr.‚ “The strength of HR practices in India and effects on employee career success‚ performance and potential” (2010) Human Resource Management‚vol: 49. 3. Stephen P. Robbins / Mary Coulter Neharika Vohra‚ Management‚ Pearson.
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interacting (Dualism Interactionism)‚ which is Piccard’s claim‚ that Data has an artificial mind and mechanical physical body‚ which appears disconnected‚ yet‚ somehow unites to function as one. In contrast‚ Maddox viewed Data‚ the robot‚ as lacking any actual mental properties. Therefore‚ he constantly referred to Data as “it” instead of “him” and he was not troubled at the possibility that he may be unable to re-assemble Data‚ since Data was merely a material object or self-operating computer designed
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refers to laws dealing with employment relations‚ dispute resolution‚ conditions of work‚ wages and social security. It refers to statutory provisions‚ rules‚ judicial interpretation and practices that have emerged in the countries. Its objective is to protect the rights and dignity of the workers in the work place. Every worker is entitled to all the rights and freedoms without distinction of any kind‚ such as race‚ color‚ sex‚ language‚ religion‚ political or other opinion‚ national or social origin
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The Power Crisis in Tamil Nadu Viable Remedial Measure to Over Come K Chandrasekar1* C Bharath Kumar2 Load shedding which was originally meant for an hour or so‚ has now been extended to Abstract: Electric generation system in Tamil Nadu is suffering with a serious problem of load shedding‚ power shortage due industrial and technological development without having any proper intension for increasing the resource of power. But we have the immense resource to fulfill our power need. As India is subtropical
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We often forget our priority in our life while we are doing our job. Priority is important for our lives‚ which keep us to maintain the relationship with family members‚ religious faith‚ personal time‚ and culture. The journal named‚ "How Will You Measure Your Life?" in Harvard Business Review‚ which is written by Dr. Clayton Christensen‚ alert about unclear positioning priorities between our jobs and our personal lives. The article mainly emphasized on creating a strategy‚ building a purpose‚ allocating
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