Demonstrate which value adding activities the Virgin HQ is performing and give examples of each of these. According to Goold et al (1994) there are four main types of activity by which a corporate parent can add value. Envisioning – The corporate parent can provide a clear overall vision or strategic intent for its business units. Coaching & Facilitating – The corporate parent can help business unit managers develop strategic capabilities. Providing Central services – A provider of capital
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Competency mapping How does the HR department avoid making the mistake of hiring a round peg for a square hole? By using competency mapping‚ says Sudipta Dev Competency-based HR is considered the best HR. In India however competency development and mapping still remains an unexplored process in most IT organisations despite the growing level of awareness. After all‚ Level 3 of PCMM is focused on the competency framework in an organisation. Is the underlying principle of competency mapping just
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A STUDY ON COMPETENCY MAPPING AS A TOOL FOR EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT CONDUCTED AT RANE ENGINE VALVE LTD. A Project Report submitted to UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Submitted by J.ENOCK (NG70577)‚ P.JUSTIN VIMAL RAJ (NG70581)‚ N.MAGESH (NG73102)‚
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Problem statement The main challenge facing Virgin Atlantic Airlines is identifying and executing a strategy that will help it become a more profitable and established airline in the industry going forward. Virgin had an income loss of 14.5 M pounds in 1991-92‚ and a small profit of 0.4 M pounds in 1992-93(Exhibit 2). In contrast‚ British Airways had $297.7 M profit which is 3.19% of its total sales in 1992 (Exhibit 10). VAA has been pursuing a marketing strategy to serve all classes of passengers
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COMPETENCY MAPPING Dr.J.JAYAKRISHNAN M.B.A.‚ PhD.‚ Associate Professor‚ Annamalai University. K.PRABAVATHY Research Scholar‚ Annamalai University. Abstract In the global economy‚ firms are becoming more and more aware of the need to have competent employees. It is not surprising that interest in the concept of competency mapping is rising. Many specific factors are responsible for heightened organizational focus on this critical tool. One of the main issue‚ companies are facing
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successful texts‚ Competitive strategy(1980) and Competitive advantage(1985). These ideas however began to come under fire in the 1990’s in a Harvard business review article with the idea of competitive advantage being held with the use of core competencies “an area of specialised expertise that is the result of harmonizing complex streams of technology and work activity” (Prahalad and Hamel‚ 1990) and with the emergence of what became known as the Capabilities approach to firm performance or Resource
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Technological University of the Philippines Ayala Boulevard‚ Ermita‚ Manila College Of Liberal Arts Social Science Department ASSIGNMENT IN IM 13 – INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES FROM LOCAL AND FOREIGN IN MANAGERIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MANAGEMENT MAJOR IN INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT DECENA‚ KEN ALVIN S. SUBMITTED BY: Prof‚ Kevien P. Cabbarubias Ph.D SUBMITTED TO: JULY 29‚ 2013 Local Related literature: HUMAN RELATION SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE OF
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C e n t r e o f M a n a g Core Competence Introduction:core competency is a concept in management theory originally advocated by CK Prahalad‚ and Gary Hamel‚ two business book writers. In their view a core competency is a specific factor that a business sees as being central to the way it‚ or its employees‚ works. A core competency can take various forms‚ including technical/subject matter know-how‚ a reliable process and/or close relationships with customers and suppliers. It may also include
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A PROJECT REPORT ON “COMPETENCY MAPPING” AT AMS FASHIONS PVT LTD(ITC Limited) (NOIDA) SUBMITTED TO AMS Fashions Pvt Ltd‚NOIDA BY MUKTA SHAKYA MPM “DIV B”(2009-2011) SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT PUNE-411041 DECLARATION I ‚ MUKTA SHAKYA the undersigned‚ hereby declare that the project report entitled “COMPETENCY MAPPING” written and submitted by me to the AMS Fashions Pvt Ltd
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