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First Name Office Culture and Employee Behavior in Work Places

Ugwuzor, Miebi - 2016

Abstract The examination of the behavioural responses of the reciprocal first name exchange as a policy in firms in Nigeria was the main objective of this research. It was also the intent of this empirical work to highlight the challenges and issues of the transferability and applicability of...

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National geprägte Unternehmenskultur am Beispiel Schwedens

Werner, Eva Charlotte - 2009

Unternehmenskultur ist ein interdisziplinärer Begriff. Einerseits findet er Anwendung im Rahmen der … international tätigen Unternehmen anhaften kann: Es ist dies die nationale Prägung von Unternehmenskultur. Eine sich stellende Frage … ist, ob es objektiv feststellbare nationale Besonderheiten und Spezifika in der Unternehmenskultur gibt. In der …

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Coporate culture in a democratice South Africa

Visser, Ronelda - 2006

This study investigated whether the different home languages of employees of a large financial institution in the Western Cape had an influence of their perception of organisational structure and processes.The author conducted a series of interviews with management-level employees who speak...

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Unleashing innovation in public agencies

Springer, Christine G. - 2011

Nurturing continuous innovation and renewal in public agencies is not only important but critical to successful public management in an environment of change. Innovation is a tool for transforming the entire culture of organizations and there is a growing recognition that fostering a culture of...

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Engendering an innovative culture and maintaining operational balance

Hyland, Paul W.; Beckett, Ronald C.; Reinvention Network - Central Queensland University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2005

This paper aims to identify key elements of innovative culture using innovation audit tools. The research seeks to determine if factors such as the ability to collaborate are important in building a culture that supports innovation. Many firms are continually scanning the environment for sources...

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Managing innovation through social architecture, learning and competencies : a new conceptual approach

Murray, Peter; Blackman, Deborah A. - Macquarie University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004

Innovative narratives are represented, at times almost prescribed, in the management literature. While the key to developing competencies is fundamentally linked to many innovative practices and processes, the fundamentals of innovation cannot be separated from values, from learning, from...

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COPING WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Bussell, Stephen L. - 2011

This paper introduces a unified model for organizational change that is designed to help change analysts think through the decision-making process. Most organizational leaders do not manage change effectively because they fail to acquire the minimum amount of information necessary to make a...

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An evaluation of open source software adoption by UK SMEs in the IT industry

Mijinyawa, K - 2010

the 'Decomposed Theory of Planned Behaviour' to model the adoption of OSS by SMEs. Based on the emerged conceptual model … to the definition of the 16 factors of an emergent theory of OSS adoption by IT SMEs. The analysis of that empirical … cooperative and collaborative support with OSS communities. (3) The emergent theory from this research study provide researchers …

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Lean supply chains, JIT and Cellular manufacturing – The Human Side

Alony, I.; Jones, M. - 2008

Lean manufacturing has been widely adopted by many production companies. Apart from the operational difficulty associated with conversion from a traditional, functional based operation, adoption of Lean manufacturing involves significant organizational transformations. It requires formation of...

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Improving Organisational Health and Safety Performance: Theoretical Framework and Contemporary Approaches

Pillay, Mani - 2016

This paper is reviews accident causation, prevention and occupational health and safety (OHS) management as an opportunity for improving organisational performance. A theoretical framework based on a periodization scheme is introduced first. This is then used to examine theoretical and practical...

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