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Empirically examines the factors contributing to employee commitment in the implementation of flexible manufacturing … analysis was performed with the perceived level of employee commitment to FMS implementation as the dependent variable and five … significant factor constituting employee commitment for successful FMS implementation.  …
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examining the implementation of a quality initiative BS 5750. Its implementation in the service sector is relatively new and … therefore documented case studies remain sparse. Aims to reveal staff attitudes during the implementation process and examine … what implications they have for managers and for future methods of implementation.  …
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In executing their duties, food service managers are confronted with a number of situations that may challenge their integrity. Using vignettes this study attempted to gauge the ethical concerns that food service mangers have with potential responses to a number of difficult situations. The data...
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The study was conducted in the headquarters of a mining company in Perth, Western Australia. The findings suggest that the dissonance factor (perceived leadership style received versus preferred style) was higher for women than for men. Women, in fact, desired a more democratic style of...
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leadership style is significantly related to merger satisfaction for both acquiring and acquired firm employees, but that … effective leadership style profiles vary for these two groups of employees. Shows that, for acquiring firm employees, the use of … reward power is the strongest predictor of merger satisfaction, while merger satisfaction for acquired firm employees is most …
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The South African management style can be best described as conservative. Whilst the need to achieve quality, especially within the automotive industry, is ever increasing, the South African style of management is also under the same pressure to change. Teamwork and commitment are ingredients...
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This article discusses the nature of quality achievement in industry. The characteristics of the Japanese approach to quality and management are examined, and the importance of employee participation and involvement in contributing to quality achievement is noted. In this context the South...
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Suggests that one reason for the failure of many businesses during the first ten years could be due to management inflexibility. It has been discovered that escalating commitment and “blinkered vision” have been the cause of many disasters. Suggests that the use of devil′s advocacy may...
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Argues that the survival and success of organizations today depends not only on devolving responsibility to individual … employees, but also on the ability of managers to change their role accordingly in order to guide and support these individuals …
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