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Improving Business Performance through Effectively Managing Employees

Poquette, Ross E.L. - 2011

Businesses in today’s highly competitive environment need to be aware of the best methods for motivating, training, developing, and promoting a diverse environment in an organization. These methods will be examined in order to gain an understanding of what works well and how the ideal...

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Sustainable supply chains – a framework for best practice assessment: results of the pilot study, BestLog project.

Piotrowicz, Wojciech; Cuthbertson, Richard; Islei, Gerd

This paper presents results of a pilot study completed as part of the BestLog (Best Practices in Logistics) project. BestLog (www.bestlog.org) is a research project initiated by the European Commission (EC) and financed from the 6th Framework Programme. One of the project goals is to identify...

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Human resource management as a strategic business partner in the minds of stakeholders in the fast moving consumer goods industry

Kondi, Jordan Kondi - 2008

effectiveness of HR as a strategic business partner in the minds of stakeholders operating in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG …

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Archetype change in professional organizations: Survey evidence from large law firms

Pinnington, A; Morris, T - 2003

changed into a more 'business-like' entity, the managed professional business. It broadens the restricted case sample base on …

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Moneyless business exchange - Practitioners' attitudes to business-to-business barter in Australia

Birch, D; Liesch, PW - 1998

In recent years, domestic business-to-business barter has become institutionalized as an alternative marketing exchange … are discounted in purchasing. Participants acknowledge that business-to-business barter will remain and grow regardless of …

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Dual paths to performance: the impact of global pressures on MNC subsidiary conduct and performance

Venaik, S.; Midgley, D. F.; Devinney, T. M. - 2005

Over the last decade, the international business literature has placed ever-greater emphasis on the role that learning …

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Multiple directorships and corporate performance in Australian listed companies

Kiel, G. C.; Nicholson, G. J. - 2006

How many directorships are too many? Globally, normative advice emphasises the importance of limiting the number of directorships any individual should hold due to the workloads they entail. However, there is little empirical evidence to support this view. Rather, there is a strong tradition of...

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Auditor independence and fee dependence

Craswell, A; Stokes, DJ; Laughton, J - 2002

This study investigates whether fee dependence within the audit firms' offices jeopardises auditor independence. Fee dependence is examined at both the national audit firm level as well as the local office level and in a setting where public disclosure of fees is mandatory. We focus our tests on...

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The effect of service evaluations on behavioral intentions and quality of life

Dagger, Tracey S.; Sweeney, Jillian C. - 2006

Understanding the contribution of marketing to economic and social outcomes is fundamental to broadening the focus of marketing. The authors develop a comprehensive model that integrates the impact of service quality and service satisfaction on both economic and societal outcomes. The model is...

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Experience as a moderator of involvement and satisfaction on brand loyalty in a business-to-business setting 02-314R

Bennett, R.; Hartel, C. E. J.; McColl-Kennedy, J. R. - 2005

moderating role of experience, using a sample of business buyers. The central argument of this paper is that the strength of the … brand loyalty for a high-risk business-to-business service. This study provides new insights into the theory and practice of … buyer behavior and business-to-business brands. Crown Copyright (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. …

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