Abstract Work life balance is an important issue that has been engaging the attention of research scholars‚ theoreticians‚ and practicing professionals alike. The increase in the number of dual-working couples and the ascendance of women to higher positions‚ and to professions traditionally regarded as male bastions‚ are two important factors that have contributed to increasing work life imbalance. Several studies have shown that work life balance has a direct bearing on organizational performance
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they have not been well defined? The balanced scorecard as documented by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton in the Harvard Business Review article The Balanced Scorecard - Measures that Drive Performance1 describes a methodology used for measuring success and setting goals from financial and operational viewpoints. With those measures‚ leaders can manage their strategic vision and adjust it for change. This paper will provide a brief overview of the balanced scorecard. Balanced Scorecard Mechanics
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Balance sheets: the basics A balance sheet is a financial statement at a given point in time. It provides a snapshot summary of what a business owns or is owed. It states what assets the business ownes and what it owes – liabilities‚ at a particular date. The balance sheet is uded to show how the business is being funded and how those funds are being used. The balance sheet is used in three ways: • for reporting purposes (limited company’s annual accounts) • help interested
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Americans seem to share a relatively concrete idea of what constitutes success throughout society. I have even noticed that some Americans may even voice that they do not share this definition of success‚ but their actions and concerns definitely suggest otherwise. For many Americans‚ success seems to be measured by a combination of factors‚ which include relationships to material objects‚ socioeconomic factors‚ and social class lifestyles. Numerous sociologists have highlighted the excessive rates
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books‚ doctoral theses‚ working papers‚ reports‚ magazines related to human resource‚ internet sites‚ newspapers etc. Bardoel et al. (2008) identified the major themes and research methods that have dominated work life research in Australia and New Zealand between the period 2004-07. The identified themes were grouped in eight categories‚ i.e.‚ organization approaches to work life and work family issues‚ work characteristics‚ occupations/industries‚ government policy
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1. BOSU has used a few types of competitive advantage`s principles in order to defeat copycat products. BOSU created a new product and locked in customers and buyers by establishing alliances with trainers. BOSU`s marketing strategy created market entry barriers. 2. Information systems played a key role in BOSU`s success. Fitness Quest maintains a database of trainer data. It uses that database for email and postal correspondence as well as for other marketing purposes. Fitness Quest was crucial
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Bell‚ Rajendran & Theiler: Job stress‚ wellbeing and work-life balance of academics. 25 Job Stress‚ Wellbeing‚ Work-Life Balance and Work-Life Conflict Among Australian Academics Amanda S. Bell (amanda.bell@monash.edu) Faculty of Education‚ Monash University‚ Building 6‚ Clayton Campus‚ Wellington Road‚ Clayton 3168‚ Australia Diana Rajendran (drajendran@swin.edu.au) Faculty of Higher Education‚ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Melba Avenue‚ Lilydale 3140‚ Australia Stephen Theiler
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RESEARCH‚ VOL. I‚ ISSUE 4/ JULY 2013 ISSN 2286-4822‚ www.euacademic.org IMPACT FACTOR: 0.485 (GIF) Bangladesh’s Balance of Payments: an Econometric Analysis M. S. RAHMAN CHOWDHURY Department of Economics Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Trishal‚ Bangladesh Abstract: The study was conducted at the Department of Economics‚ University of Chittagong‚ Bangladesh between December 2010 and April 2011. Balance of payments plays the most important role in a country’s economy. As a developing
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1. What are the main factors/HRM procedures that have contributed to the success of Google?2. Describe some of the negative aspects of Google’s culture. Do you think Google need to change its culture-and‚ if so‚ in what ways?IntroductionIn 1998‚ Google.com establish by two Stanford students abolished their postgraduate study. Now become worldwide biggest search engine on the internet with 82 million users per month have access to more than 8 billion web pages. Larry Page and Sergey Brin opened their
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goodwill has changed significantly. In the earlier days goodwill was thought of as the good and valuable relationships of a proprietor of a business with his customers. The present concept is broader in that it encompasses many more intangible economic factors of a business enterprise and accountants now consider that goodwill results from the evaluation of the earning power of a business by investors (Johnson‚ 43). From an accountant ’s perspective‚ goodwill appears in accounts of a company only when
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