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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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National geprägte Unternehmenskultur am Beispiel Schwedens

Werner, Eva Charlotte - 2009

Unternehmenskultur ist ein interdisziplinärer Begriff. Einerseits findet er Anwendung im Rahmen der … unterschiedlichen Standpunkten ausgehend eine zusätzliche Besonderheit zu untersuchen, die gerade im Zeitalter der Globalisierung den … international tätigen Unternehmen anhaften kann: Es ist dies die nationale Prägung von Unternehmenskultur. Eine sich stellende Frage …

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Engaging people through storytelling to become an employer of choice in the knowledge era

Kritzinger, Henriette - 2008

ENGLISH SUMMARY: Business leaders of today agree that people are the greatest asset of their enterprises, but they struggle to live up to the requirements the knowledge specialists of today dictate. This study investigates the method of storytelling as a leadership tool to engage people in...

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An investigation into the relationship between the corporate culture of South African construction firms and performance

Sidumedi, Kgositsile Samuel - 2010

Poor capacity, poor quality, low productivity and low profit margins continue tocharacterize the majority of South African construction firms. These shortcomings areattributable to poor cultural practices that are often associated with construction firms. Inan effort to devise strategies...

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Diffusion of Sustainability Innovations around Lynedoch EcoVillage

Stüwe, Claudia - 2009

In form of a qualitative single case study this thesis examines what people from industrialized countries such as Germany can learn about sustainability from Lynedoch EcoVillage, South Africa, and the associated 'Sustainability Institute', a non-profit trust based at and operating from Lynedoch...

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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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A critical evaluation of first line managers' perceptions of organisational change at Sanlam

Noemdo, Leon Abraham - 2009

A quantitative research study was conducted in order to obtain insight and knowledge of the perceptions of management with regard to changes taking place within the Financial Services Sector (FSS). The call centre at Sanlam Head Office in Bellville was used as a case study, and focus was...

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Money laundering control and suppression of financing of terrorism : some thoughts on the impact of customer due diligence measures on financial exclusion

de Koker, Louis - 2006

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between anti-money laundering (“AML”) and combating of financing of terrorism (“CFT”) customer due diligence (“CDD”) measures in the financial services industry, and exclusion from financial services....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484115

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