EXPLORING 360-DEGREE FEEDBACK PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL EXECUTIVE ANALYSIS OF FIRE SERVICE OPERATIONS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BY: Thomas R. Parker Wilson Fire/Rescue Services Wilson‚ North Carolina An applied research project submitted to the National Fire Academy as part of the Executive Fire Officer Program November 1998 ABSTRACT In a time when hierarchy is being replaced by teamwork‚ participative leadership‚ empowering employees‚ improving customer service and re-engineering‚ employers need
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economy yet his salary still does not equate to that of any professional athlete. However‚ I’ve seen a few presidents on television and despite their powers‚ authority‚ and admiration‚ I wouldn’t pay to go see them make legislative decisions and pass papers around all day. On the contrary‚ I would pay to see LaBron James or Chris Paul put a move on a defender and finger roll or slam dunk it home- that’s enjoyment. Guo once stated in an editorial titled Professional Athletes’ Salaries‚ “Sports were
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heart attacks f) Merck blamed naproxen for skewing the results against Vioxx 3) New England Journal of Medicine Omission g) Merck omits three heart attacks from article submission h) Inclusion of omitted data caused a significantly greater result 4) FDA Reaction i) Letter regarding downplay of risks j) Addition of warning label to Vioxx k) Additional study results 5) Approve Study l) Results with placebo group cause Merck to recall drug
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1. How has Merck been able to achieve substantial returns to capital given the large costs and lengthy time to develop drugs? Merck had a 14% increase in sales between 1997 and 1998 and 22% increase in sales from 1998 – 1999‚ and a 13% annual increase in earnings over the same period. Merck’s business strategy consists of two parts: (1) developing and marketing new drugs through internal research‚ and (2) developing partnerships with smaller biotechnology companies. Since 1995‚ Merck had launched
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How to improve the effectiveness of Performance appraisal in China Introduction According to ACAS(1997)‚ Performance appraisal (PA) is a western management concept. It regularly records an assessment of an employee’s performance‚ potential and development needs‚Functions as an opportunity to take an overall view of work content‚ loads and volume‚ to look back on what has been achieved during the reporting period‚ and agrees objectives for the next. This definition clearly shows that PA offers a
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including Bayer AG and Novartis are exploring a deal for Merck & Co Inc’s consumer healthcare business‚ as they seek to gain scale in a fragmented industry‚ according to several people familiar with the matter. Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC and Procter & Gamble Co are also among the parties that have held discussions with Merck about buying the unit‚ best known for Coppertone sunscreen and Claritin allergy medicine‚ the sources said this week. The Merck business‚ which also includes Dr. Scholl’s foot
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Continuous performance Improvement Process 5. Definition of coaching 6. Ways for coaching 7. Qualities of an effective coach 8. Benefits of coaching 9. Leader job descriptions 10.360 degree feed back Agenda 11. Types of coaching 12. Performance Evaluation 13. Channels of coaching 14. Giving Effective Feedback 15. Performance Appraisal Diff 16. Uses of Performance Appraisal 17. What Personal Competences We Should Evaluate 18. Learning Process Raising The Standards Coaching & Performance Appraisal Coaching
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Standard Chartered Bank is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than seventy countries. It operates a network of over 1‚700 branches and outlets (including subsidiaries‚ associates and joint ventures) and employs 73‚000 people. Despite its British base‚ it has few customers in the United Kingdom and 90% of its profits come from Asia‚ Africa‚ and the Middle East. Because the bank’s history is entwined with the development of the British Empire its operations lie predominantly
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Using Balanced Scorecard for Subcontractor Performance Appraisal S. Thomas NG‚ Hong Kong‚ China Key words: Subcontractor performance‚ performance appraisal‚ balanced scorecard SUMMARY Several influential industry reports have pointed out that a decline in construction quality and productivity could be attributed to the performance of subcontractors who are entrusted to complete the actual works‚ yet subcontractor performance appraisal is a much neglected subject in construction. To facilitate
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#3 “How UPS Delivers Objective Performance Appraisals” Executive Summary: In the analysis below you will read about UPS and how they deliver objective performance appraisals. You will gain an understanding of how the implementation of PDAs has standardized their evaluation process. It will further explain why UPS is not a people-centered company‚ how they incorporate the critical incidents appraisal technique‚ the legally defensibility of their evaluation program‚ how they don’t cross the thin
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