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From white paper writing to white water rafting

Marques, Joan; Holt, Svetlana; Green, Virginia - In: Journal of Management Development 32 (2013) 8, pp. 852-864

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to share practices with other scholars who are on the outlook for different, more rewarding ways of facilitating formal management education, and to invite feedback and additional suggestions from colleagues in formal and informal educational settings...

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Understanding the grumbles

Crumpton, Michael A. - In: The Bottom Line 29 (2016) 1, pp. 51-55

Purpose This paper aims to advocate the consideration of Maslow’s Grumble Theory to advance motivational activities within the organization, as well as matching individual needs to morale concerns. This includes a view of associated costs as an investment instead of a common expense....

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Selfish wishes

Dean, Dianne - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 26 (2012) 1, pp. 162-166

motivation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is fiction. Findings – The paper reveals that wishes executed with a business … methodology may have greater impact than those executed without prior planning. The emotional source of motivation can be a … motivation within business and philanthropy. It considers that perhaps the means may justify the ends. Originality/value – The …

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Powerful incentives put TRW on the road to success

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 10 (2002) 1, pp. 9-12

Dejando huella, the concept of leaving a legacy for all to see, has helped to establish a culture of success at a plant in a border area known for cultural clashes, discrimination, stereotyping, workplace conflict and language difficulties. Established in April 1992 as an automobile airbag and...

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Death of a salesman? Building a sustainable salesforce

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 10 (2002) 3, pp. 17-19

Literature has seen a few famous salesmen suffering from burnout. Think of Willy Lomax’s famous disintegration in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman or the tortured individuals in the work of David Mamet. Surprisingly, little research has been conducted as to why salespeople suffer from...

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Employee empowerment leads to explosive growth at NYF Corp

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 11 (2003) 6, pp. 9-12

A ward‐winning US company NYF has doubled its sales over the past three years and enjoyed massive growth thanks to a new program based on teaming and gainsharing. The privately‐owned distributor of electronic hardware, assembly components and mechanical fasteners achieved New Jersey’s...

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Taking care with the wedding speech

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 11 (2003) 7, pp. 29-31

The wedding speeches that precede the toast to the bride and groom fill many of the people who have to deliver them with fear. And many end up saying something quite trite such as “Don’t they make a great couple? Thanks to everyone for coming” and other ill‐thought‐out or unrehearsed...

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StorageTek expands its employees’ horizons

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 11 (2003) 1, pp. 37-39

An unusual teambuilding exercise helped employees at StorageTek, an international provider of data storage and network solutions, to see how their individual efforts fit into the company’s “big picture”. Around 650 delegates from 14 countries, plus senior managers from company’s...

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HR helps Intrawest to stay at peak of perfection

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 11 (2003) 2, pp. 30-32

Intrawest’s Whistler and Blackcomb skiing resort needs 5,000 employees in the winter and only 400 throughout the rest of the year. Effective HR practices, however, help to ensure that a large percentage of the winter workforce is made up of returning hourly employees and volunteers. Moreover,...

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The Training Exchange sets the pace on family‐friendly policies

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 11 (2003) 4, pp. 8-10

Having a job where there are no set hours, days or places of work may sound too good to be true, but that is exactly what happens at a UK training and development company. All 30 employees of the Training Exchange operate on the principle that they are there for the customer – and it works.

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