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In the current business environment firms have started conceding pressure from the government, international agencies … and not-for-profit organizations to make their business activities more responsible towards environment as well as society … progresses from operational to tactical and then strategic, whereas Z axis levels are innovation, environment and social. The …
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In today's business environment it is impossible for one or one group of people to fully know or understand all the …
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Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to offer insights into university asset management (AM) and describe the impact that the various determinants have on the process of university AM. The process of university AM is influenced by a range of determinants. Design/methodology/approach – A...
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Reassesses the relationships between managerial perceptions of movement and discontinuities in the environment, and …
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Facilities management is addressed and, as a result of research amongst the client and professional sectors, a definition of facilities management is given. Examples of effective facilities management are given. The author maintains that its importance is increasing amongst organisations aiming...
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The practice of logistics management has changed from an operational concern with the elemental activities to a strategic interest in how effective logistics management can help reach corporate objectives. Recent Australian government policy has emphasized world competitiveness and Australia′s...
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Based on Belbin’s model of management team role behaviour and the theories on organizational environment, proposes that … managers’ team role preferences are influenced by the immediate social context, that is, the organizational task environment …
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Examines the contemporary discourse on environmental sustainability, organizational change and transformational leadership in the larger context of a shift from a dominator to a partnership model of social and ideological organization. Traces the historic tension between these two models, and...
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Organizations face formidable obstacles to the institutionalization of environmental management programmes. Longitudinal studies show that companies face two major types of barriers to change: industry‐specific barriers, which affect all organizations in a line of business; and organizational...
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It is argued that the behaviour of organizational members is influenced to a large extent by characteristics of their work settings. Furthermore, since individuals must change their behaviour in order for organizational improvement to occur, planned organizational change can be viewed as an...
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