CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Over the past decade‚ Africa and other developing regions have been in the midst of tremendous changes. Market liberalization and governmental decentralization policies have interfaced with globalization and urbanization trends to dramatically transform social‚ political‚ economic and cultural lives. In this context of rapid change‚ SME operations can no longer remain behind serving only to meet sustenance income for their owners. SMEs engagements
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THE EFFECTS OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE‚ BOARD EFFECTIVENESS AND MANAGERIAL DISCRETION ON PERFORMANCE OF LISTED COMPANIES IN KENYA ONGORE‚ VINCENT OKOTH Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D) in Business Administration‚ School of Business‚ University of Nairobi‚ Kenya. 2008. DECLARATION I declare that this thesis is my original work and‚ to the best of my knowledge‚ has not been submitted to any university for a degree
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The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Performance Mohamed Farouk Ahmed (S0709030) The German University in Cairo Supervised By Prof. Dr. Ahmed Amin June 2011 Outline: I. Introduction: 1. Problem: Emotional Intelligence effect on Performance 2. Theoretical Background: Emotional intelligence introduction and development. 3. Purpose and Research question: Is there an effect of Emotional Intelligence on individual workplace performance? 4. Definitions of variables: Emotional
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by weakness in banking system characterized by persistent illiquidity‚ insolvency‚ undercapitalization‚ high level of non-performing loans and weak corporate governance‚ among others. Similarly‚ highly open economies like Nigeria‚ with weak financial infrastructure‚ can be vulnerable to banking crises emanating from other countries through infectivity. The recapitalization or consolidation exercise in the banking industry by the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor‚ Professor Charles Soludo has
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“You could almost define a philosopher as someone who won’t take common sense for an answer”- This quote‚ found in Richard Dawkin’s The God Delusion‚ has stuck with me ever since I read it as a young primary school student. At first glance‚ philosophy can seem a rather redundant pursuit‚ asking questions that already have an answer. Yet once considered these posed questioned such as ‘Is murder wrong?’ incite deep thought into how there are grey areas of deciding morally or how logic can define everyday
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and more companies are using IMC to reach their desired audiences‚ layering broadcast advertising over direct response campaigns or combining online with offline campaigns. All of this is making it harder to separate out the individual influences of each advertising effort. Definition: Advertising is the dissemination of information by non-personal means through paid media where the source is the sponsoring organization. Effect of advertising on marketing and business performance: Most companies
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Summary of journal about effect of teamwork on employee performance The research analyses the performance of the performance of the staff members of an education department of a in a province of Pakistan called KPK. Researchers use some measures including spirit de corps‚ team trust‚ recognition and rewards. And they proved that teamwork and those measures positively affect the employee performance. They put this research as self-administered questionnaires distributed in directorate of
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The Firebake Cookie Company proposes to introduce a unique new product in the Kansas City area‚ and this report provides a macro-environmental analysis to predict the cookie’s profitability. The “Firebake Cookie” is a new concept in outdoor cooking marketed towards hikers‚ campers‚ and other outdoor enthusiasts. Utilizing political‚ economic‚ sociological‚ technological‚ legal‚ and environmental analysis (PESTLE)‚ the “Firebake Cookie” concept has potential to be a profitable endeavor.
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destroying habitats and reducing the amount of land available for other organisms by building‚ quarrying‚ farming and dumping waste. The more society develops‚ the more modern technology develops‚ the more innocent animals will suffer. Therefore‚ people have to change their ways immediately or they are all going to die. To make it work‚ they should be aware of the environmental damage and take action to prevent further consequences in nature. Some of those serious problems‚ for example‚ natural disasters
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Abstract This research primarily aims at investigating the impact of information technology in business strategies and in particular it will critically analyze the impact of PROPHIX software which is an IT application that has been integrated into the business strategy of YO! SUSHI restaurant. In order to enhance the reader’s understanding of the topic of discussion‚ the paper will elaborate more on business strategies in-conjunction with information technology. Secondly it will also explore the YO
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