…People” 5 6 1 Why is knowledge a strategic resource? continued Recall discussions in Topic 2: Capabilities are based on the development‚ transmission and exchange or sharing of information and knowledge as carried out by the firm’s employees The knowledge-strategy link What firm must know Knowledge–Strategy Link Therefore‚ knowledge is the fundamental basis of competition Knowledge Gap It allows organisations to
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some point in their studies most students will have read or been told that they must write ‘using their own words’‚ or will have been warned about ‘plagiarism’ (that is‚ deliberately attempting to pass off someone else’s work as your own). The problem is that‚ particularly at the start of their studies or when returning after a long absence‚ students are not always sure what ‘writing in your own words’ means. Sometimes they are even unaware of the fact that they have copied or very closely paraphrased
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Traits of a Functional Manager Curtis Mustard BUS201: Principles of Management Paul Michael April 9‚ 2012 A manager’s role in any organization "is the planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals efficiently and effectively." (Jones‚2011‚pg.4). Now that we have all of the hoopla out of the way and we have a word for word description of what management is‚ we will now discuss exactly what a manager’s role is as far as the employee
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|Training of employees takes place after orientation takes place. Training is the process of enhancing the skills‚ capabilities and | |knowledge of employees for doing a particular job. Training process moulds the thinking of employees and leads to
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Read through the case study on Cartes sans Frontières and write a report addressing the issues raised in the questions below. Evaluate the logistics operations carried out within the company highlighting the problems encountered. Cartes Sans Frontières (CSF) is a multi-million organisation that produces maps for the European traveller. Based at Lyons in France‚ they produce maps‚ atlases and travel guides. The production is all done in house‚ saving on external costs. CSF has its own Surveying
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The Best & Worst Managers of the Year 1. Take a look at the most recent list of “The Best and Worst Managers of the Year” and pick one of the best managers and one of the worst manager. America’s Best Leaders: Anne Mulcahy‚ Xerox CEO Shortly after Anne Mulcahy took over the helm at Xerox in 2000‚ with the company facing possible bankruptcy‚ she had a blunt message for shareholders. "Xerox’s business model is unsustainable‚" she said. Expenses were too high‚ and the profit margins were simply too
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J. Chem. Chem. Eng. 5 (2011) 897-902 Remote Control of Fed-Batch Fermentation Systems Eric Moreau3‚ Floyd Inman‚ III1‚ Sunita Singh2‚ Heather Walters1 and Leonard Holmes1* 1. Biotechnology Research and Training Center‚ University of North Carolina at Pembroke‚ Pembroke‚ NC‚ USA 2. Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering‚ Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ India 3.Université de Picardie Jules Verne‚ Amiens‚ France Received: June 14‚ 2011 / Accepted: July 11‚ 2011 / Published: October 10‚ 2011
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EFFECT OF MERGERS ON EMPLOYEES Apoorv Choudhary IIPS-DAVV INTRODUCTION There are contrasting views on the impact of mergers and acquisitions on employees. Many times field level and management level employees react differently to a merger. Mergers are a form of consolidation where two or three companies merge and the identity of only the largest company remain intact and the smaller companies losses their identity. MERGER- The combining of two or more companies‚ generally by offering
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MANAGEMENT (WORK OF THE MANAGER) IS UNIVERSAL Managers‚ regardless of title‚ share several common elements. Management is the process of getting things done‚ effectively and efficiently‚ through and with other people. Process in the definition represents the primary activities managers perform. Effectiveness and efficiency deal with what we are doing and how we are doing it. Efficiency is doing the task right and to the relationship between inputs and outputs. Effectiveness is doing the right
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Reasons Employees Leave Organizations Employees leave organizations for various reasons. They might leave to go back to school or take care of children. Most of the reasons why employees leave are under control of the employer. Employers need to maintain employee retention‚ so focusing on certain elements of workplace culture might help retain employees. Some questions to ask are if they are happy with their jobs or are they getting bored with work? Asking yourself how you could challenge your
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