Search Results - subject:"PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT"

Is performance management applicable in developing countries? : The case of a Tanzanian college

de Waal, André A. - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 2 (2007) 1, pp. 69-83

Purpose – To test whether performance management is a useful management tool for organisations in developing countries …. Design/methodology/approach – Firstly, an overview is given of the status of performance management in developing countries … College of Business Education, is used to test whether performance management is a useful technique for organisations in …

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Assigned goals and task performance in a Caribbean context : Extending management research to an emerging economy

Punnett, Betty Jane; Corbin, Edward; Greenidge, Dion - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 2 (2007) 3, pp. 215-235

Purpose – The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of goal setting in improving performance in an emerging economy, Barbados. Design/methodology/approach – There is a substantial body of literature which has shown that goal setting improves performance in the developed...

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Innovation types and performance in growing UK SMEs

Oke, Adegoke; Burke, Gerard; Myers, Andrew - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 27 (2007) 7, pp. 735-753

Purpose – The objective of this study is to explore the types of innovation that are predominant in UK SMEs, whether they are predominantly radical or incremental, and to investigate the impact of these innovations on performance. Design/methodology/approach – A web‐based survey instrument...

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Towards a definition of a business performance measurement system

Franco‐Santos, Monica; Kennerley, Mike; Micheli, Pietro; … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 27 (2007) 8, pp. 784-801

Purpose – Scholars in the field of performance measurement tend to use the term business performance measurement (BPM) systems without explaining exactly what they mean by it. This lack of clarity creates confusion and comparability issues, and makes it difficult for researchers to build on...

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The impact of performance management on customers' expected logistics performance

Forslund, Helena - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 27 (2007) 8, pp. 901-918

management in dyadic relationships. Another objective is to explain the relationship between logistics performance management … practices and customers' expected logistics performance. Design/methodology/approach – A logistics performance management model … performance management model together with descriptions of how the various activities are executed in dyadic relationships is …

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Dyadic integration of the performance management process : A delivery service case study

Forslund, Helena; Jonsson, Patrik - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 37 (2007) 7, pp. 546-567

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how to integrate the performance management (PM) process of delivery …

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Conscientiousness and contextual performance : The compensatory effects of perceived organizational support and leader‐member exchange

Jawahar, I.M.; Carr, Dean - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 22 (2007) 4, pp. 330-349

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to understand when and why employees engage in contextual performance directed toward one's organization and immediate supervisor. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted to measure study variables. Data collected from 158 professional...

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Differential affective reactions to negative and positive feedback, and the role of self‐esteem

Ilies, Remus; De Pater, Irene E.; Judge, Tim - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 22 (2007) 6, pp. 590-609

Purpose – The paper aims to examine, first, how performance feedback influences positive and negative affect within individuals across negative and positive feedback range, and secondly, whether self‐esteem moderates individuals' affective reactions to feedback. Design/methodology/approach...

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Training commitment and performance in manufacturing SMEs : Incidence, intensity and approaches

Jayawarna, Dilani; Macpherson, Allan; Wilson, Alison - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 14 (2007) 2, pp. 321-338

Purpose – This study sets out to examine management development activities within manufacturing SMEs, and their impact on performance. Unlike previous published studies that concentrate on formal training, this empirical analysis includes both formal and informal training. Performance is...

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Internationalization of services: identifying the building‐blocks for future research

Javalgi, Rajshekhar G.; Martin, Charles L. - In: Journal of Services Marketing 21 (2007) 6, pp. 391-397

Purpose – Internationalization of services is emerging as an important area of research as more and more service firms are going abroad in greater numbers than ever before. This special issue is an attempt to encourage and guide research in the area of internationalization of services, and...

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