Human capital is often considered as one of the most fundamental requirements for high organizational performance, whereas key driver for the achievement of higher levels of employees' productivity is considered the employment of a suitable performance appraisal system. Based on this...

The worldwide trend of ISO 9001 certification throughout the last decades has instigated a rigorous debate on whether and under which circumstances real quality results are attained by certified companies. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how focus on human resources (HR), especially...

Employee engagement has become a very popular and powerful concept receiving attention in both the academic literature and business industry. However, this concept still remains inconsistently conceptualized and often seems to overlap with other well-researched and established concepts. With the...

Human capital is often considered as one of the most fundamental requirements for high organizational performance, whereas key driver for the achievement of higher levels of employees' productivity is considered the employment of a suitable performance appraisal system. Based on this...

The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical factors currently affecting the financial performance of the private healthcare organizations in Greece, and also discussing the impact of the economic crisis on them. For this purpose, we analyzed financial data from a sample consisted of 79...

This study explores the interest of potential visitors to participate in a proposed cultural route, themed after the Labors of Hercules in the Peloponnese. The main objectives of this study are to outline the demographic profile of potential visitors of the route and to explore appropriate means...

The primary contributors to asset management literature stem largely from governmental organizations and industry practitioners. Their contribution takes the form of guidelines and reports on best practices, resulting in a variety of asset management frameworks, based on experience or specific...