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Sargento Foods employees show purpose and passion : Fifty years of hiring good people and treating them like family

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 12 (2004) 7, pp. 10-11

Around 80 percent of workers say that their first step towards improving job performance has nothing to do with the job itself, but is based on how they feel about themselves. This is a lesson that has been taken to heart by Sargento Foods Inc. which, for the last 50 years, has remained loyal to...

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Editorial: the changing nature of data

Baron, Steve; Russell-Bennett, Rebekah - In: Journal of Services Marketing 30 (2016) 7, pp. 673-675

Purpose The purpose of this paper it to highlight the challenges of managing and handling data for services marketers that have been brought about by the contemporary environment and emerging schools of thought. Design/methodology/approach A comparison is made between conventional data...

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Social media content and product co-creation: an emerging paradigm

Rathore, Ashish K.; Ilavarasan, P. Vigneswara; Dwivedi, … - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 29 (2016) 1, pp. 7-18

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise and discuss the possible insights that can be generated for product development by analysing the user-generated content available from various social media platforms. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the role of user...

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Good libraries are expensive libraries?

Cottrell, Terry - In: The Bottom Line 26 (2013) 2, pp. 47-51

Purpose – The ideas surrounding which institutional attributes make for good libraries vary radically based on patron review, professional association rankings, size of overall collections, and other measures. The purpose of this article is to provide insight into argumentation for...

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Anatomy of dysfunctional working relationships

Kaufman, Barbara - In: Business Strategy Series 13 (2012) 2, pp. 102-106

Purpose – The objective of this paper is o explore the negative consequences of dysfunctional working relationships on individuals, teams and organizations as a whole. More importantly, this article will equip leaders with the insights necessary to recognize the symptoms of this negative...

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Overachieving leaders: when an “A” is not good enough

Kaufman, Barbara - In: Business Strategy Series 13 (2012) 2, pp. 70-74

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the negative consequences of excessive overachieving behavior on leaders, their peers, their subordinates and the organization. Readers will learn to recognize overachiever behaviors and develop the skills to channel that behavior more...

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Strategy in crisis: knowledge vacuum in practitioners

Dandira, Martin - In: Business Strategy Series 13 (2012) 3, pp. 128-135

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to help organisations view strategy as a profession and something that needs …. Design/methodology/approach – The author conducted research in organizations and found that strategy is in a state of crisis … strategic issues. Practical implications – Methods are provided for organizations so that they can reduce the vacuum in strategy …

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The Mediterranean Union: what fate's in store?

Richardson, Jacques - In: Foresight 13 (2011) 4, pp. 3-6

Purpose – The aim of this editorial is to update an earlier paper published in foresight concerning the status and likely evolution of the proposed Union for the Mediterranean. Design/methodology/approach – The critique reviews a series of pitfalls delaying or otherwise obstructing strategic...

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Moral nuclear deterrence – the ascendancy of missile defense

Schaffer, Marvin - In: Foresight 14 (2012) 3, pp. 260-271

background of America's nuclear strategy, from Eisenhower to the Obama Administration. It then traces the history of missile … either side. That strategy is called “moral deterrence” herein. It is moral because, as opposed to MAD, it does not hold …

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Keeping in touch with teleworkers: a survey at IBM Australia

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 10 (2002) 1, pp. 30-31

Many companies which consider teleworking do not immediately think of the human resource management side first. They are enticed by reports that teleworking can lead to productivity increases of up to 30 percent, a halving of sickness levels and a widening of the pool of skilled people who might...

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