CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE INFLUENCE OF STRUCTURES‚ PROCESSES‚ AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY by Douglas A Peebles A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Capella University February 2007 UMI Number: 3253618 Copyright 2007 by Peebles‚ Douglas A. All rights reserved. UMI Microform 3253618 Copyright 2007 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected
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DIVERSIFICATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION Anil M. Pandya and Narendar V. Rao Abstract Diversification is a strategic option that many managers use to improve their firms’ performance. This interdisciplinary research attempts to verify whether firm level diversification has any impact on performance. The study finds that on average‚ diversified firms show better performance compared to undiversified firms on both risk and return dimensions. It also tests the robustness of these
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PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR HOSPITALITY‚ TOURISM‚ LEISURE AND EVENTS INDUSTRY ASSIGNMENT Performance management and measurement in hospitality organisation DT460/3E LECTURER: Dr. Detta Melia STUDENT: Samuel Vyhnanek‚ Filip Kral DATE OF SUBMISSION: 21.March 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The hotel chosen for the research had some quality assurance systems in place however the findings pointed to inconsistency and ambiguity in recognition of importance to measure and act on results
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1.1 – Evaluate the importance of performance and engagement with followers in an organization To me “Leadership means leading people for positive outcomes”. An effective leader may have many aspects but the relationship that exists between a leader and their followers is one of the most important aspects of leadership which can determine the success quotient in any organization. To evaluate the Performance in any organization would simply mean to understand the goals and objectives of the company
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Performance and Reward Management SID: 0872496 Word Count: 2999 Table of content 1.0 Executive Summary pg 3 2.0 Introduction pg 4 3.0 Definitions pg 5 4.0 Organization Culture pg 6 5.0Organization Structure pg 8 6.0 Advantages /Disadvantages pg 9 7.0 Horizontal Integration pg 14 8.0 Management Approaches pg 14 9.0 Enron /WorldCom pg 16 10.0 Agency Theory pg 17-18 11.0 Remuneration Strategy pg 19 12.0 Sarbanes- Oxley Act pg 22-28 1.0 Executive Summary In the changing environment
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of arc-welding equipment and employer of about 2‚000 people. Their group is a bit at the extremes when it comes to their work tenure with Tom at his novice year and Max steadily at his twelfth. Nonetheless‚ the friendship has been well-grounded with Lynne‚ Jim and Max having attended undergraduate course on business at the same university and all four of them as participants of an Eckel Management seminar a year ago. The week’s topic of discussion was about the recent annual review process at the
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CASE “Citibank: Performance Evaluation” Harvard Business School 9-198-048 rev: October 14‚ 1999 The Performance Scorecard: a strategic management tool Frits Seegers‚ President of Citibank California‚ is convinced that “in a competitive marketplace where businesses compete for customers‚ customer satisfaction is seen as a key differentiator and increasingly has become a key element of business strategy”1. Fulfilling customers’ expectations is a critical issue for the long term business sustainability
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organizational goal through the performance management is usually the primary concern for many organizations‚ and many managers would gladly profess to be striving to manage the performance of their employees. In the survey of Nepal Bank Limited‚ it has been realized that satisfied employees just aren’t good enough. There is obviously a strong link between managed performance‚ motivation and increased productivity‚ and that’s why it is necessary to measure and track changes in performance of the employees in
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Developing a Performance Appraisal System A performance appraisal system is “the process by which a manager or consultant examines and evaluates and employee’s work behavior by comparing it with preset standards.” (www.businessdictionary.com‚ n.d.). Performance appraisals are conducted to determine who needs more training‚ who will be promoted‚ demoted‚ retained‚ or fired. Performance appraisal is helpful because it can promote better understanding of employee’s roles‚ and it gives an understanding
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paper will be on investigating an organization‚ their performance management system and our recommendations for the future. Historically performance management is defined as evaluation a firm through metrics such as return on investment and economic value added. Our analysis will cover not only the financial performance of our chosen firm‚ but also their values in behaviors as well as their objectives. Thus‚ we will ascertain if the current system of performance management held by the firm is aligned
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