“Private and public sector management differ only in context‚ but this difference is significant.” George Boyne in his article “Human resource management in the Public and private sectors: An empirical comparison” explains with empirical evidence how even though private and public sector management differs in service ethos but this difference is significant which impacts the tradition‚ culture and practises of both the sectors. Over the past two decades many different interpretations and perceptions
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The Rise and Fall of the Indigenous Business Development Center (IBDC) in Zimbabwe. Tamuka Charles Chirimambowa Submitted in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economic History and Development. University of KwaZulu-Natal. Durban‚ 2006. Abstract Economic reform has become one of the major necessities of post-colonial African states‚ given years of slavery‚ apartheid‚ colonialism and underdevelopment. Many scholars have argued that
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CHAPTER I Introduction This chapter presents the project context‚ purpose and description‚ general and specific objectives‚ significance study‚ and scope and limitation of the proposed system. Project Context The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region V – Bicol is a public institution whose task is to promote quality education here in Bicol region having the mission to provide effective central office direction and implement programs and mechanism to ensure affordable quality
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Articles FActors AFFecting Job PerFormAnce in Public Agencies JAmes gerArd cAillier The College at Brockport‚ State University of New York ABSTRACT: Articles empirically examining job performance in the public sector are scant. As a result‚ in this article a theoretical research model is developed to examine job performance‚ and it is subsequently tested on state government workers. The findings are clear: Role ambiguity negatively affects employee job performance; mission contribution is fully
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Swimming with Crocodiles The Quest forBusiness Ethics and Strategic Leadership in Zimbabwe MufaroGunduza Published by ©Mount Carmel Institute Press Zimbabwe and South Africa‚ 210 Upper East‚ Corner Cheshire Street‚ Mount Pleasant‚ Box MP 776 Harare‚ Zimbabwe‚ Tel: +263 4 293 3229 or 4 293 3230 Table of Contents 1. Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Patterns of Leadership in pre-colonial and post-colonial
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This article was downloaded by: [Fry‚ Jody] On: 22 November 2010 Access details: Access Details: [subscription number 918210014] Publisher Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House‚ 3741 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK Journal of Management‚ Spirituality & Religion Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792992301
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Conger‚ J.A. and Kanungo‚ R.N. (1988)‚ “The empowerment process: integrating theory and practice”‚ Academy of Management Review‚ Vol Creswell‚ J. W. (2007). Qualitative inquiry &research design: Choosing among five approaches (2nd ed.) Ford‚ R.C. and Fottler‚ M.D. (1995)‚ “Empowerment: a matter of degree”‚ Academy of Management Executive‚ Vol Geroy‚ G.D.‚ Wright‚ P.C. and Anderson‚ J. (1998)‚ “Strategic performance empowerment model”‚ Empowerment in Organizations‚ Vol Gall‚ M. D.‚ Gall‚ J. P. and Borg
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http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/06/29/bmw-toyota-forge-closer-new-alliance-in-challenge-to-rivals/. Last accessed 28th Jun 2014. Johnson‚ G‚ Scholes‚ K. (1997). Exploring Corporate Strategy Text and Cases. 4th ed. London: Prentice Hall. Kmiecik‚ O Nkomo‚ T. (2014). Analysis of Toyota Motor Corporation. Available: http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/tnkomo/files/analysis_of_toyota.pdf . Last accessed 16th Jun 2014 Root‚ G
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PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY 2006‚ 59‚ 501–528 HOW MUCH DO HIGH-PERFORMANCE WORK PRACTICES MATTER? A META-ANALYSIS OF THEIR EFFECTS ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE JAMES COMBS‚ YONGMEI LIU Department of Management Florida State University ANGELA HALL Department of Risk Management and Insurance‚ Real Estate‚ and Business Law Florida State University DAVID KETCHEN Department of Management Auburn University Although there is growing evidence that high performance work practices (HPWPs) affect
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Academy of Management Review 2008‚ Vol. 33‚ No. 4‚ 885–904. MIRROR‚ MIRROR ON THE WALL: CULTURE’S CONSEQUENCES IN A VALUE TEST OF ITS OWN DESIGN GALIT AILON Bar-Ilan University The paper offers a critical reading of Geert Hofstede’s (1980) Culture’s Consequences using an analytical strategy where the book is mirrored against itself and analyzed in terms of its own proposed value dimensions. “Mirroring” unravels the book’s normative viewpoint and political subtext and exposes discursive
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