NATURE‚ THEORIES AND APPLICATION OF A very significant factor in the efficient performance and retention of personnel is their motivation and its strength. The dynamic of behavior is a very challenging area to unravel and‚ if properly understood‚ can form the basis of morale building and development‚ in turn‚ results in job satisfaction and high productivity. Definition Motivation - intrinsic inducement that propels an individual to think‚ feel and perform in certain ways - is internalized;
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Journal of Business Research 55 (2002) 509 – 515 Assessing Porter’s framework for national advantage: the case of Turkey ¨ zlem O ¨ z* O Department of Management‚ Middle East Technical University‚ Ankara‚ Turkey Received 1 February 1999; accepted 1 May 2000 Abstract This study applies Porter’s diamond framework‚ which tries to identify the sources of international competitive advantage‚ to Turkey. The major objective is to contribute towards an improvement of this framework‚ and thus towards a
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE Human Resource Management is the process of procuring‚ developing‚ maintaining‚ and controlling human resources for effective achievement of organizational goals. This project is focused on employee welfare measure and employee morale. 2.1 EMPLOYEE WELFARE – DEFINITION Employee welfare means “the effort to make life worth living for workmen”. When all basic facilities are provided and employees obtain satisfaction then the productivity can be increased and development
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Introduction The male child W was observed four times‚ over the course of two weeks‚ totaling four hours. He was placed in a classroom designated for 2-year-olds along with about 12 other children‚ staffed by two full-time teachers‚ and a part-time teacher. The classroom was a very loud‚ and over decorated environment. Not only were the walls completely covered with posters and pictures‚ but there were art projects hanging from the ceiling as well. The classroom was divided into specific areas for
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Summer‚ pp. 193-215 Schneider‚ B.‚ and Brief‚ A.P Locke‚ 1976‚ P.1300‚ job satisfaction is defined as “a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of ones job or job experiences”. Bray field and Crockett‚ 1955; Organ‚ 1977; Vroom‚ 1964; relationship between employee satisfaction and performance. Petty et al. (1984) concluded that job satisfaction and performance are positively correlated. (Hom and Griffeth‚ 1991; Hulin et al.‚ 1985; March and Simon‚ 1958; Mobley et al.‚ 1979;
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TOPIC: FACTORS AFFECTING JOB SATISFACTION OF THE STAFF IN CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY - VIET NAM Phan Thi Luyen‚ Master of Education in Educational Management Mahidol University‚ Thailand Introduction: Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy has been established since December 25th‚ 2002 based on the Decision No 184/2002/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister to be the first and the only medical university in the Mekong Delta‚ in the South West of Viet Nam. Its establishment helps
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Background Buddy’s Snack Company is a family-owned business from Colorado which began in 1951. Buddy Forest‚ the first owner of Buddy’s Snack Company‚ began the business by selling homemade chips from the back of his truck. The business was later passed down to Buddy Jr.‚ Buddy Forest’s son who at the time was already prepping his son to become the head of the company. A few years after‚ Mark joined the company as a salesperson and was later promoted to sales manager. Buddy’s Snack Company
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Morgan’s Metaphors : Gareth Morgan (1986) suggests that metaphors may be useful in the ways we look at organizations. - Please explain what Morgan means by metaphors ‚ using examples‚ which can give "images of organization". - How are metaphors helpful in the way we analyses organizations? ( Page 12) Morgan’s intention is not to categories different types of businesses ‚ but to offer different ways of looking at them . ( images of organization ) offered by the following eight metaphors : 1
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Motivating Employees in an Organization S Santosh Contents Chapter 1 2 Chapter 2 5 Chapter 3 10 Chapter 4 15 Chapter 1 Motivation: Concepts and Theories Defining motivation The word "motivation" comes from the Latin word movere - "to move." And managers often view motivation in exactly those terms ("I need to get my people moving!"). Motivation is the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action. General motivation
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in Organizational Settings”. The Free Press‚ New York‚ 1972. McClelland‚ D. C. Human Motivation. Glenview‚ IL. Scott‚ Foresman‚ 1985. House‚ R. J. & Mitchell‚ T. R. “Path-Goal Theory of Leadership”. Journal of Contemporary Business. Autumn‚ 1974. Vroom‚ V. H. & Jago‚ A. G. “The New Leadership: Managing Participation in Organizations”. Prentice-Hall‚ 1988. 15
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