com/0969-9988.htm Organizational culture: the case of Turkish construction industry Ela Oney-Yazıcı‚ Heyecan Giritli‚ Gulfer Topcu-Oraz and Emrah Acar Department of Architecture‚ Division of Project and Construction Management‚ Istanbul Technical University‚ Istanbul‚ Turkey Abstract Purpose – The main stimulus of this study is to examine the cultural profile of construction organizations within the context of Turkish construction industry. Design/methodology/approach – This study is a part of a cross-cultural
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1. What is MIS? Define the characteristics of MIS? What are the basic Functions of MIS? Give some Disadvantage of MIS? A. 1 A management information system (MIS) provides information that is needed to manage organizations efficiently and effectively. Management information systems involve three primary resources: people‚ technology‚ and information or decision making. Management information systems are distinct from other information systems in that they are used to analyze operational activities
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IMPACT OF MOTIVATION ON WORKERS ’ PRODUCTIVITY IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Ayodeji Olatunji Aiyetan1 and A. O. Olotuah2 1 Department of Quantity Surveying‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Akure 34001‚ Nigeria Department of Architecture‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Akure 34001‚ Nigeria 2 This is a research on the relationship between motivation and performance of workers in the Nigerian construction industry. It identifies a number of motivational schemes that enhance
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Five Forces analysis of the Construction Industry in Sweden “The authors conclude that the less competitive a market environment‚ the higher will be the amount of corruption by giving public servants the incentive to extract some of the monopoly rents through bribes.” (Lambsdorf‚ 1999) Industry background: The Swedish construction business consists of four main actors namely JM‚ NCC‚ PEAB and Skanska that historically have had exclusive rights to bid on large-scale governmental projects
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SWOT is acronym for Strength‚ Weakness‚ Opportunity‚ Thread. In Essence a SWOT analysis is geared toward predictability of obvious and hidden factors that may influence the outcome of marketing and sales. In terms of gaming industry‚ Microsoft‚ Sony‚ and Nintendo with their respective hardware’s MS Xbox 360‚ PS 3 and Nintendo Wii illustrate the first tier competitors in U.S. as well as globally. Microsoft Xbox 360 Strength: • Integration of next generation DVD players i.e. HD technology
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APPENDIX XIII. (Vide Chapter 3) Civil Services (Main) Examination – 2005: Profile of Candidates* ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________ 1. The Civil Services Examination is conducted in two successive stages viz. the Preliminary Examination and the Main Examination. The Preliminary Examination consists of two objective type papers and is meant for initial screening only. Only those candidates who qualify the Preliminary Examination‚
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INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY Hospitality is considered as a service industry‚ serving the guests with "feel-good-effect". "Athithi devo bhavha" (Guest is God) has been one of the major trends followed in Indian culture since decades. In India‚ the guest is treated with utmost warmth‚ full respect and providing the best services. The industry trend shows‚ that Hospitality is one of the fastest growing sectors in India. It is expected to grow at the rate of 8% between 2007 and 2016
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Culture really plays an important factor for an individual in making decision especially for individual that involves in construction industry. In construction industry‚ focusing on the payment process‚ involves a lot of culture and attitude that will give impact to the progress of the project. Yitmen and Taneri (2005) viewed culture as a really strong element that can determine the overall effectiveness and success of a firm because it can affects all aspects of life from the way of the interaction
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SWOT and PESTEL analysis of the automobile industry At the beginning the gas price and economy were stable‚ this create conducive environment for car manufacturers‚ Vehicle sale has become stronger in the market‚ than it was anticipated due to expected economic growth‚ where by industry marketing expenditure were flat at $ 1‚505 million and later increased $39 ml to 1544 ml due to aggressive advertising and promotion increase despite growing sales‚ oil prices were doubled in the December‚ and raise
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PICMET 2006 Proceedings‚ 9-13 July‚ Istanbul‚ Turkey (c) 2006 PICMET Outsourcing SWOT Analysis for Some US Industry Md B. Sarderl K.J. Rogersi‚ Edmund Prater2 ’Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering‚ University of Texas at Arlington‚ Texas - 76019‚ USA 2Department of Information Systems & Management Science‚ University of Texas at Arlington‚ Texas - 76019‚ USA Abstract--Outsourcing is proven as a good idea for many firms that need to reduce operating costs and improve
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