concerned with how hard a person tries. This is the element most of us focus on when we talk about motivation. However‚ high intensity is unlikely to lead to favourable job-performance outcomes unless the effort is channelled in a direction that benefits the organization. Therefore‚ we have to consider the quality of effort as well as its intensity. Effort that is directed toward‚ and consistent with‚ the organization’s goals is the kind of effort that we should be seeking. Finally‚ motivation has a persistence
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Issue 1 2012-07-02 e-issn:1985-7527 IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Lee Chun Siang and Azlan Shah Ali Faculty of Built Environment‚ University of Malaya 50603‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia asafab@um.edu.my Abstract Risk and uncertainty constantly plagued construction industry compared with other business activities due to its characteristics of complexity‚ dynamic and time consuming. As risk management is predicting the unpredictable‚ it is one of
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you wanted to move overseas for a long time? Even if you’re tempted to explore the grass on the other side of the fence‚ think twice before seeking work opportunities abroad. India registered a rapid growth of 9.7 per cent last year and has bounced back strongly post recession. Apart from jobs in various sectors‚ it has led to emerging opportunities for entrepreneurs. At the same time‚ the rest of the world is still facing economic lows. Is it then the right time to move abroad for a job? With recessionary
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Arvand Moaddab Martina Lenkova Risk Management The main purpose of risk management is to prevent‚ minimize and eliminate unacceptable risks. Risk management consists of analyzing‚ assessing‚ controlling and avoiding. In order to properly manage future events‚ an organization will typically use a combination of risk assumption‚ risk avoidance‚ and risk transfer. Risk management is essential any time an event manager analyzes and attempts to assess potential losses in an investment‚ and
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1. Define Risk Risk is the potential of losing something of value. Values (such as physical health‚ social status‚ emotional well being or financial wealth) can be gained or lost when taking risk resulting from a given action‚ activity and/or inaction‚ foreseen or unforeseen. Risk can also be defined as the intentional interaction with uncertainty. Risk perception is the subjective judgment people make about the severity and/or probability of a risk‚ and may vary person to person. Any human endeavor
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Introduction: This paper is written about "learning in an organization"‚ in other words‚ how to transfer knowledge between people who work in the organization. The authors of this study propose that knowledge has two perspectives; one is tacit knowledge and the other is explicit knowledge (Nonaka and Takeuchi 1995)‚ and these two kinds of knowledge can be managed in an organization‚ which Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) called SECI model. The theory is put on a situation which I joined. I managed business
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TUI University Paul A. Krasulski Module 2 Case Assignment: Organizations as Organisms MGT 501: Management and Organizational Behavior Dr. Peter Haried 7 February 2011 Abstract This paper will compare the military unit (for discussion purposes‚ the US Military) and the symphony orchestra noting both similarities and differences and the degree to which applying systems thinking helps one understand both. This paper will structure its comparison as follows: parts one and two‚ the most important
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Gareth Morgan’s Metaphors of Organizations Introduction Metaphors help simplify complex concepts by integrating an already know term to a new term‚ therefore making it more comprehensible to the readers. In his book‚ Images of Organization‚ Gareth Morgan (2006) simply applied metaphors in bringing to our understanding the different perspectives and faces of organizations (Bottero‚ K‚ 2013) This paper would pinpoint and attempt to examine the major metaphoric postulations of
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YOUR TEXTILES OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY EGYPT 1 Contents Textiles and Ready-Made Garments: Sector Overview Competitive Strengths and Capabilities Statistics & Exports Strong Government Support for the Textiles Industry Sector Drivers Success Stories OPPORTUNITY EGYPT 2 Textiles and Ready-Made Garments Sector Overview Egypt is home to the only fully vertically integrated textiles industry in the Middle East‚ with the entire production process — from the cultivation of
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Breastfeeding Module – HUG 2121 This essay will explore various factors within breastfeeding‚ it will focus on the long and short term health benefits of breastfeeding‚ for both the mother and baby it will also discuss the reasons why women chose not to breastfeed‚ especially within the western society. Contributory factors such as social‚ psychological‚ cultural and political all contribute to the reasons women chose to breastfeed or not. WHO (2011)‚ suggests that breast milk provides the
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