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Despite the growing significance afforded to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in contemporary Britain, much of the industrial relations (IR) literature in this country is based on research undertaken in large organisations. The minority of IR studies that are focused upon smaller firms...
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This study examines long term changes in the industrial and workforce structure of the Australian construction industry and their effect on the capacity of the industry to invest in training. The study finds that restructuring has raised the barriers to employer investment in vocational training...
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PURPOSE ? This paper aims to explore a case study example of the decision-making process that occurs within complex organizations. It exposes a murky ?zone? of decision making and action between the strategic vision set by senior management and the work of teams to realise projects....
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Purpose ? The objective of this paper is to compare the management style of marketing managers in Australia with the counterparts in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Design/methodology/approach ? Based on the differences in cultural dimensions and context, five hypotheses related to...
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strategic management issues, but neglects the knowledge, experience, competence and awareness inherent among employees at …
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According to organizational support theory, employees develop global beliefsregarding the degree to which their … norm ofreciprocity, this perceived organizational support leads employees to feel an obligation toexhibit attitudes and … with organizational support theory in that favorableperceptions of perceived organizational support lead employees to …
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organizational change. In 1990 and 1996, nationwide studies of USFS employees were conducted to evaluate the emergence of a new … organizational change. In 2008, a new survey of Forest Service employees was conducted to measure what changes have occurred over the … attitudinal responses among USFS employees. Larger organizational issues, especially reduced program budgets and a reduction in …
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information systems effectiveness or success has been an important criterion for practitioners and researchers in justifying the … associated investment, both pre- and post-implementation. Often this kind of impact simply relates to the cost benefits. However … measuring enterprise systems success. Having successfully implemented the model in Queensland, the researchers have yet to see …
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Firm growth is almost universally portrayed as a good thing, and is commonly used as a measure of success. Applying …
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essential for TQM success. We examine the measurement practices of this cohort of firms, and report on the changes in their …, and we show that increased measurement intensity is strongly associated with perceived TQM success. Finally, using … multivariate discriminant analysis, we identify eight variables that explain the level of TQM success with a classification …
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