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The impacts of performance measurement on the quality of working life
Ukko, Juhani; Tenhunen, Jarkko; Rantanen, Hannu - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 10 (2008) 1, pp. 86-98
system. Furthermore, this paper presents how the perceptions of management and employees differ from each other and what the …
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LA DYADE MANAGER – SUPERIEUR : UNE DIMENSION OUBLIEE DU CONTRÔLE DE GESTION
Fiol, Michel; Gerard, Benoît; Mangin, Nicolas - HAL - 2007
Les termes paradoxe, tension, contradiction ou encore dilemme reviennent régulièrement dans la littérature en … management et en contrôle. La forte présence de ces thèmes marque leur importance pour appréhender la complexité de ces activités …. Par ailleurs, si les études en management traitent souvent des systèmes et des acteurs, elles s'intéressent rarement à la …
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Alternative energy technologies in buildings: Stakeholder perceptions
Cooke, R.; Cripps, A.; Irwin, A.; Kolokotroni, M. - In: Renewable Energy 32 (2007) 14, pp. 2320-2333
This paper explores the factors affecting the use of alternative energy technologies (AETs) in buildings through the eyes of building project stakeholders. While there are many published lists of incentives and restrictions to using these technologies there are few reports of their impact in...
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On the short horizon of spontaneous iterative reasoning in logical puzzles and games
Mazzocco, Ketti; Cherubini, Anna Maria; Cherubini, Paolo - In: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 121 (2013) 1, pp. 24-40
A reasoning strategy is iterative when the initial conclusion suggested by a set of premises is integrated into that set of premises in order to yield additional conclusions. Previous experimental studies on game theory-based strategic games (such as the beauty contest game) observed difficulty...
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Investing in the Human Potential: Improving Cognitive Life Skills in Young People
Antonietti, Alessandro - In: Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali 117 (2009) 3, pp. 477-492
The paper presents four possible ways to devise interventions aimed at enhancing thinking abilities in children. The assumptions underlying each perspective are highlighted by making reference to training programs implemented to foster problem-solving and creativity skills. The critical role of...
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The Impact of Institutions on the Decision How to Decide
Engel, Christoph; Weber, Elke U. - Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung von … - 2006
The human mind is not a general problem solving machine. Instead of deliberately, consciously and serially processing the available information, men can rely on routines, rules, roles or affect for the purpose. They can bring in technology, experts or groups. For all of these reasons, men have a...
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ANALYSIS AND PROJECTION OF JOB OPENINGS AT S.C. COMPANIA DE TRANSPORT FEROVIAR S.A. (COMPANY FOR RAILWAY TRANSPORT) BUCHAREST
Catalin, Popescu; Maria, Cirlanescu Zota - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 4 (2009) 1, pp. 447-451
The whole process of getting a job refers to a set of measures, from the identification of the opportunity to offer a new job to the consolidation of the relationship with the new employee starting the first day after accepting the job. Once the opportuni
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Towards establishing a system of monitoring and evaluation for the Participatory Irrigation Management Program in Cambodia
Perera, L. R.; Bonn, M.; Naren, T.; Sopheak, C.; Tiang, S. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2007
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Conflict and Divided Loyalty: A Fundamental Leadership Dilemma
Tracy, Lane - In: American Journal of Business 8 (1993) 2, pp. 21-28
Conflict is inherent and unavoidable in any organization, because the individuals who comprise its leadership face … systems, (2) they must often share leadership, and (3) they frequently receive incompatible commands from two or more levels …
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Small and medium size firms top management teams' decision-making in global acquisitions
Kiessling, Timothy; Harvey, Michael; Moeller, Miriam; … - In: International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems 1 (2011) 4, pp. 346-366
typically is an ethnocentric example of applying home-country standards and controls. We suggest that the top management leader …
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