journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0025-1747.htm Leadership development and leadership effectiveness Francis Amagoh Department of Public Administration‚ Kazakhstan Institute of Management‚ Economics and Strategic Research‚ Almaty‚ Kazakhstan Abstract Purpose – It is important that organizations embark on leadership development programs that will enhance leadership effectiveness. The purpose of this article is to identify some leadership development initiatives. Design/methodology/approach
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HUMAN RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness Introduction – The organization I am currently employed with is the United States Army‚ more specifically the Army Substance Abuse Program‚ rehabilitation treatment clinic at Joint Base Lewis-McChord‚ Tacoma Washington. The rehabilitation treatment clinic has 35 employees; 26 chemical dependency counselors‚ four of which are supervisors and nine administrative assistants. Key Strategy
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Weak-Form Efficiency of The GCC Markets Applying Selected Statistical Tests Rengasamy Elango‚ Mohammed Ibrahim Hussein This paper tests for market efficiency across the seven stock markets in the GCC (Gulf Co-operation Council) countries. The GCC countries‚ of late‚ have been striving to strengthen their capital markets by introducing various innovative changes in relation to listing‚ regulatory‚ trading and settlement norms in order to improve transparency and informational efficiency. Using daily
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1. What is capital-market efficiency? What are its implications for investment performance in general? What are the implications for fund managers‚ if the market exhibits characteristics of strong‚ semi-strong‚ or weak efficiency? Capital-market efficiency evolved from the PhD in the 1960s dissertation by Eugene Fama. The Efficient Market Hypothesis‚ states that at any given time and in a liquid market‚ the prices of securities fully reflect all the available information. EMH exists to varying degrees
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The Effectiveness of Guyabano as Medicine Guyabano (scientific name: Anona muricata) is a heart shaped fruit with 10-30 cm long and up to 15 cm in width. The skin of the fruit is leathery and covered with curved‚ soft‚ pliable spines. When the tip of these spines can break off easily‚ then the fruit is ripe enough to eat. The inside of the fruit is cream-colored and is divided into segments. Closely-packed segments are seedless and other segments have a single oval‚ smooth‚ hard black seed. One
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The Effectiveness of Hands-on Learning in the Classroom Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Everyday‚ teachers are faced with the challenge of teaching students new information that is valuable to their future. Teachers are responsible to determine what and how information is taught. How this information is taught to students is pertinent to their success; therefore‚ teachers must be able to use effective teaching methods in the classroom. Students have diverse learning styles; therefore‚ teachers need
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Reprinted from Journal of Quantitative Economics Vol. 5 No. 2‚ July 2007‚ page 95-115 DETERMINANTS OF COST EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS OF KARNATAKA STATE IN INDIA MAATHAI K. MATHIYAZHAGAN1 Abstract The main objective of this paper is to analyze the determinants of cost efficiency of public and private hospitals of Karnataka State in India. This is estimated through the parametric (stochastic frontier) and nonparametric (data envelopment) methods by using the Hospitals Facility
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As times change and society evolves‚ customs and practices must evolve with them. An example of tradition conflicting with functionality is the idea that public schools are to be in session for nine consecutive months with a three-month break. The explanation is needed‚ as to why public school in session year round is a more efficient way to use time and resources than is a nine/three school year. The most important aspect of grasping the new age thought of year round education is to realize
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conceptual understanding of the determinants of the effectiveness of internal audit in organization. This finding specifically investigates five determinants of internal audit effectiveness which are in-house internal audit vs. outsources internal audit‚ independent and objectivity of internal audit‚ staff competency‚ management support and tone at the top and scope of services and planning. Toward this end it confirms the five determinants of the effectiveness of internal audit are needed in ensuring the
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Assessment A – Promote Team Effectiveness (BSBWOR402A) Submitted by: Sidhant Jahul‚ Cynthia Uppiah‚ Geraldine Francisco‚ Sean Ahfoo & Smitasing Oodhorah Element 1 – Plan to achieve team outcomes 1. Provide an example of a team purpose/objective/plan – using the SMART rule. (Bear in mind that the team purpose/objective/goals must relate to organizational goals/objectives and plans). SMART rules helps the company to be successful. For example: Marketing officer for HM Rawat
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