emeraldinsight.com/0953-4814.htm Factors influencing organizational change efforts An integrative investigation of change content‚ context‚ process and individual differences H. Jack Walker‚ Achilles A. Armenakis and Jeremy B. Bernerth Department of Management‚ Auburn University‚ Auburn‚ Alabama‚ USA Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the integrative influence of content‚ context‚ process‚ and individual differences on organizational change efforts. Design/methodology/approach
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o How has technology changed the role of retail managers? o How has the technology improved retail management‚ not just how technology has improved? Provide specific examples. o What‚ if any‚ are the downsides to the technology that may present challenges to the retail manager? Effectiveness of Technology Consumers have many choices when deciding where to purchase their goods. While retailer managers are deciding how to win the consumer’s business and increase revenue‚ they are also constantly
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the impact of word-of-mouth information and evaluative factors (perceived value‚ perceived risk‚ and satisfaction) on behavioral intention of 253 international tourists‚ who were traveling in Taiwan during April‚ 2012. The measurement scales used here were adapted from previous studies found in the literatures‚ revised to fit this study’s propose framework. The survey was conducted in Southern of Taiwan‚ Tainan. SPSS 16.0 has been used for analyzing data. In particular‚ exploratory factor analysis
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In terms of technology being used‚ Philippine banks are at par with other banks in the Asia-Pacific region‚ according to one of the top business solutions provider in the United States. “In two to three years’ time‚ the Philippines may become among the countries that have a topnotch banking industry‚” said Francois Denimal‚ Sungard director for sales said. Sungard operates in 30 countries including the Philippines. Denimal said that at the rate the banks are growing‚ financial institutions
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THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON MARKETING IN NIGERIA BY EMMANUEL OMOBHUDE IRABOR COMPUTERS AUCHI ABSTRACT With a few exceptions‚ available literature tends to uphold the view that technology has become a universally relevant concept in every business organization. Some argue that a consistent and positive relationship exists between Marketing and Technology. This paper therefore‚ proposes that with its effects on marketing‚ organizations and practitioner can create a symbiotic
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and treaties such as North American Free Trade Agreement have been enacted to set the rules for international commerce. These new initiatives are driven by international trade and business concerns‚ and global high-tech giants often play a dominant role. Environmental labor and human rights issues have taken a back seat. What is Globalization? Globalization refers to the shift towards a more integrated and inter-dependent world economy. Globalization has two main components: globalization of markets
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To make them feel welcome * To explain to them the organizations vision and mission * To expose them to the organizations culture * To explain fully how their job contributes to the organization * To cover basic policy and hygiene factors * To ensure they become productive as soon as possible 2.2
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1. Identify factors that influence the public’s image of nursing and identify ways that nurses can promote an accurate image of professional nursing in the media. Image‚ is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as a picture that is produced by a camera‚ artist‚ or mirror; a mental picture‚ the thought of how something looks or might look‚ and as the idea that people have about someone or something (“Image”‚ n.d.). The public’s image of nursing is influenced by all these concepts. Throughout the
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Role of Information Technology in Business Since we live in the “information age‚” information technology has become a part of our everyday lives. It plays a key role in today’s business environment. Many companies greatly rely on computers and software in order to provide accurate information to effectively manage their business. It is becoming increasingly necessary for all businesses to incorporate information technology solutions to operate successfully. The fundamental reasons for the popularity
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Subject: Biology Topic: Asexual reproduction stifles potential change Reproduction is “the act or process of reproducing; specifically: the process by which plants and animals give rise to offspring and which fundamentally consists of the segregation of a portion of the parental body by a sexual or asexual process and its subsequent growth and differentiation into a new individual”‚ as stated by the Merriam- Webster English Dictionary. Sexual reproduction is a process whereby the female gamete
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