Personal RePEc Archive The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania Msuya‚ Elibariki Kyoto University 2007 Online at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3671/ MPRA Paper No. 3671‚ posted 07. November 2007 / 03:23 The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania Elibariki Msuya‚ mzeeba@hotmail.com Kyoto University‚ Japan Abstract In this paper‚ the impact of Foreign Direct Investment
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PRODUCTIVITY CONCEPTS AND MEASURES Productivity is an overall measure of the ability to produce a good or service. More specifically‚ productivity is the measure of how specified resources are managed to accomplish timely objectives as stated in terms of quantity and quality. Productivity may also be defined as an index that measures output (goods and services) relative to the input (labor‚ materials‚ energy‚ etc.‚ used to produce the output). As such‚ it can be expressed as: Hence‚ there
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Diversity: Individual Behavior Impact Individual behavior is the pattern of behavior‚ thought‚ and emotion‚ unique to an individual‚ and the ways he or she interact to help or hinder the adjustment of a person to other people and situations (The Columbia Encyclopedia‚ 2001). Within organizations‚ diversity can positively or negatively impact the behavior of individuals. Organizations are responsible and held accountable for making the overall work environment conducive for all within the diversified
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organizations that not offer such arrangements (Rau & Hyland‚ 2002; Bevan‚ Dench‚ Tamkin‚ & Cummings‚ 1999). In our study we will focus on flexible work schedules as a sort of flexible work arrangements. The objective of this study is to understand the impact of schedule work schedules on the employees’ performance and if the job type is affecting the relationship between the flexible work schedule and employees’ performance. Literature Review Definition of flexible working hours Flexible working
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People within organizations vary in terms of culture‚ values and behavior and age gaps. With these intrinsic individual differences it is a challenge for managers/supervisors how to manage motivating these employees in terms of their differences. Many contemporary authors have defined the concept of motivation. Motivation has been defined as: the psychological process that gives behavior purpose and direction (Kreitner‚ 1995); a predisposition to behave in a purposive manner to achieve specific‚
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| BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY AS AN ISSUE Productivity – the rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit of labour. WHY DOES IT COME ABOUT? Poor Organizational Management Low productivity in the workplace often results from general disorganization in any one department. When disorganization occurs‚ productivity suffers and tasks fail to get completed‚ time is wasted‚ communication between employees suffers‚ and the lines of customer service are broken. Good management
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Q.How to shape behavior of manager in an organization. * Attempt to mold individuals by guiding their learning in graduated steps. * Systematically reinforcing each successive step that moves an individual closer to the desired response. * There are four ways to shape behavior such as: (1) Positive Reinforcement (2) Negative Reinforcement (3) Punishment (4) Extinction (1) Positive Reinforcement According to Skinner’s terminology‚ any form of incentives such
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Impact of Globalization on organizational behavior Introduction to Globalization Globalization has become an ever-present expression in the past few years; it is defined as the integration of culture‚ politics and economies between different countries. It is essentially how one culture affects or impacts another on multiple levels‚ for example on an individual level; in the United States a person my drive a Swedish car home to watch a French movie on a Japanese television whilst eating Mexican
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Impact of Land Uses on Productivity of Soils of Sundarban Pulin B. Chakraborty Dept. of Soil & Water Conservation Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya Regional Research Station (CSZ)‚ Kakdwip 743 347‚ West Bengal e-mail: pulin_chakraborty@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT The study was undertaken in the micro watershed located in Kakdwip Block in saline eco-system of Sundarban. Composite soils from 0-15 cm depth of double and mono-cropped paddy fields as well as
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The Evolution of Organizational Behavior as Experienced by the American Worker Jeff Harris MAN5245 Organizational Behavior Assignment Week 1 January 17‚ 2013 Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Scott Introduction Every generation believes they have discovered a better mouse trap. It is part of the human experience; it is what allows humanity to advance theories and technology to flourish. Part of the bi-product of advancement and technology is that
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