and work motivation in Supermarket Prisma in Mikkeli. It also deals with the effect the culture has on employee satisfaction. The theoretical framework of this thesis includes such concepts as leadership, job satisfaction, motivation, rewards and cultural differences. The empirical part of the thesis and the questionnaire were created according to the mentioned concepts. The questionnaire also included parts where the questions about expectations of the employee, work environment and job organization
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Week 2 The business context 1. Porter’s Five Forces Where does the power lie? How do I maximise my power and leverage? How do I identify and minimise my weaknesses? The threat of new entrants, bargaining power of suppliers, bargaining power of buyers, threat of substitute products or services and rivalry among existing competitors 2. Porter’s Generic Strategies How do I gain a competitive advantage in business? What strategies will help me achieve my goals? 3.1 The Cost Leadership Strategy
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The LEGO Company in Asia 1 2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3 THE LEGO GROUP ............................................................................................................. 6 2.1 PRESENTATION ................................................................................................................ 6 2.2 HISTORY ................................................................
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and work motivation in Supermarket Prisma in Mikkeli. It also deals with the effect the culture has on employee satisfaction. The theoretical framework of this thesis includes such concepts as leadership, job satisfaction, motivation, rewards and cultural differences. The empirical part of the thesis and the questionnaire were created according to the mentioned concepts. The questionnaire also included parts where the questions about expectations of the employee, work environment and job organization
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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CONCEPTS CONTROVERSIES APPLICATIONS Seventh Edition Stephen P. Robbins 1996 Contents Part One • Introduction Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? 2 Chapter 2 Responding to Global and Cultural Diversity 42 Part Two • The Individual Chapter 3 Foundations of Individual Behavior 80 Chapter 4 Perception and Individual Decision Making 130 Chapter 5 Values, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction 172 Chapter 6 Basic Motivation Concepts 210 Chapter 7 Motivation: From Concepts
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Communication in theory and practice: Analysis of cultural influence, strategy applicability, and stakeholder relevance in Australia and New Zealand Natascha Pancic A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of International Communication Unitec New Zealand, 2010 ABSTRACT This research project explores crisis communication in theory and practice in Australia and New Zealand with specific focus on cultural influence, strategy applicability, and stakeholder
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Abstract Literature relating to business culture focuses on a regional view rather than a situational one. Business habits are considered to be driven by local culture. The researcher was motivated to question this assumption by considering the attitudes of business managers in starkly different environments but similar business constraints. Does a mid-sized business in USA think very differently from a mid-sized business in a developing country? Are the process and human resource management
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Academy of Management Journal 2006, Vol. 49, No. 5, 894–917. WHEN DOES TRUST MATTER TO ALLIANCE PERFORMANCE? REKHA KRISHNAN Simon Fraser University XAVIER MARTIN NIELS G. NOORDERHAVEN Tilburg University We examine how uncertainty moderates the trust-performance relationship in alliances, building on the distinction between behavioral uncertainty, which relates to anticipating and understanding partners’ actions, and externally caused environmental uncertainty. We argue that trust matters more
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Innovative Business Practices Innovative Business Practices: Prevailing a Turbulent Era Edited by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou Innovative Business Practices: Prevailing a Turbulent Era, Edited by Demetris Vrontis and Alkis Thrassou This book first published 2013 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
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Kapitel 1 Normative (prescriptive) accounting theory Inte baserad på empiriska tester (som positive teorier är) utan de är baserade på vad researcher tror ska eller borde inträffa vid särskilda omständigheter. Teorier som föreskriver (prescribe) istället för förklarar (describe) särskilda handlingar kallas för normativa teorier eftersom att dom baseras på normer som researchern som lägger fram teorierna har. T.ex. säger hur vi ska ta till oss och använda redovisningsmetoder. Kapitel 2
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