CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE INFLUENCE OF STRUCTURES‚ PROCESSES‚ AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY by Douglas A Peebles A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Capella University February 2007 UMI Number: 3253618 Copyright 2007 by Peebles‚ Douglas A. All rights reserved. UMI Microform 3253618 Copyright 2007 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected
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2. Why is human resource management in general and employee motivation in particular‚ critical to performance yet challenging for managers? How can managers ensure that they encourage a motivated workforce? Using articles from literature and practical examples develop comprehensive answers to these questions. In today’s corporate environment‚ there is little room for managers to become nonchalant about their critical role in an organisations growth and development. Human Resource Management (HRM)
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“Definitions of Organizational Performance” (1) Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives). (According to Richard et al. (2009). (2) Organizational performance involves the recurring activities to establish organizational goals‚ monitor progress toward the goals‚ and make adjustments to achieve those goals more effectively and efficiently. (Carter McNamara‚ MBA‚ PhD‚ Authenticity Consulting
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Executive Summary The history of performance appraisal is quite brief. Its roots in the early 20th century can be traced to Taylor’s pioneering Time and Motion studies. But this is not very helpful‚ for the same may be said about almost everything in the field of modern human resources management. As a distinct and formal management procedure used in the evaluation of work performance‚ appraisal really dates from the time of the Second World War - not more than 60 years ago. In many organizations
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PERFORMANCE BASED COMPENSATION "" HOW IT CAN BE USED STRATEGICALLY IN TODAY’S COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE 1) Definition of Performance Based Compensation Performance based compensation can be defined as programs implemented for recognizing employees’ contributions. Different programs differ according to four different features‚ namely‚ the payment methods‚ the frequency of payout‚ ways of measuring performance and choice of which employees are covered. Performance based compensation is extremely important
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and Fitness on Academic Performance The health and overall fitness of adolescents and students has taken a radical turn in the most recent decades. Each year the overall body mass index of this particular group of individuals is steadily increasing. It seems to many that one’s health is a vital role in success‚ especially in the academic realm. Research was conducted to see whether this slight decrease of fitness and health has an impact on a student’s academic performance (Burkhalter 201). A
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their time and expertise when others wouldn’t wish to help. Who knew that a great‚ big heart was the simple formula to success? Here are 7 reasons generous people are more likely to be successful‚ in terms of personal life and material success: 1. They are Truly Happy One thing is certain - there is not a generous soul in this world that is both grumpy and unhappy. The ones who are free in giving their resources‚ which are time‚ and possessions are some of the happiest people that you will ever
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Evaluation of Corporate Performance In 1994‚ Jeff Bezos was a 30-year-old hedge fund analyst with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering from Princeton University. It was at this time Bezos decided to put his business plan in play. Jeff pulled up a file that had the business model he intended to use‚ which had been write in early that year in the passenger seat of a 1988 Chevy Blazer (A Retail Revolution Turns 10‚ 2005). Amazon.com opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web
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MANAGERIAL COMPENSATION BASED ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCES IN VIET NAM BANKING SECTOR ABSTRACT Viet Nam banking sector was emerging rapidly after had joined WTO at the end of 2006 and performance contingent compensation is a widely accepted means for rewarding managers‚ but there is no empirical test of its effectiveness in Viet Nam banking sectors. Does managerial compensation to organizational performance lead to higher organizational performance? It appears to be a truism that if you
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Macroeconomics is the study of how a national economy works with a view to understanding the interaction between growth in national income ‚employment and inflation. It also looks at balance of trade and the rate of exchange. Most national governments have four main objectives for their national economies. These are; achieve a low and stable rate of inflation in the general level of prices‚ achieve a high and stable level of employment‚ and therefore a low level of unemployment‚ encourage economic
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