Disclosures About CSR Practices: A Literature Review Kavitha W * and Anita P ** Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now prominent and evident more than ever due to the emphasis laid on businesses regarding environmental‚ social and ethical issues. The level of CSR activities of the firms is made known to public only through the disclosures. This paper reviews the literature on CSR disclosures and the effect of these disclosures. There are various factors which determine the extent of
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LEADERSHIP STYLE AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Background to the study Many nations of the world are presently undergoing serious economic‚ financial‚ political‚ ethnic and religious crises‚ due largely to the ineptitude of their leaders and ineffective leadership styles adopted. Geographical‚ social‚ religious‚ racial as well as domestic crises among others‚ are evidences of such ineffective leadership styles adopted towards the accomplishment
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| The Five Commitments | Kouzes and Posner’s Leadership Methods | | Find your voice by clarifying your values The first commitment of becoming an effective leader is to find your voice by clarifying your values. Finding your voice refers to developing your own leadership style by understanding who you are as a leader. You have to be self aware before you can effectively lead others. One method to better understand yourself is to ask for feedback. Receiving feedback from a peer
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financial ratio. Financial ratios may be calculated in different ways‚ using different figures (Gibson and Cassar‚ 2005). Financial Ratio helps to outline a large volume of financial data into a concise form so it is easy to interpret and conclude the performance and position of the firm. 1.2 Ratio Analysis There are two steps that ratio analysis needs to be follow. First‚ the calculation of ratio has to be done. Second‚ the ratio has to compare with predetermined standards. Predetermined standards can
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Hi everyone posting this new and fresh article on Outsourcing. What is Outsourcing? Outsourcing - A company purchases a product or process from an outside supplier rather than producing it in house. Outsourcing is subcontracting a service‚ such as product design or manufacturing‚ to a third-party company. Outsourcing became part of the business lexicon during the 1980s. Note - Subcontracting - A company contracts an outside supplier to produce a product or process to the company specifications
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Introduction Performance appraisal is defined by Mathias‚ Jackson (2005‚ p106) as ‘the process of evaluating how well employees perform their jobs as compared to a set of standards‚ and then communicating that information to those employees.’ This evaluation or review is usually carried out periodically. A performance appraisal usually forms an integral part of an organization’s Performance Management System‚ and although there are criticisms against performance appraisals‚ its many advantages
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Background of the Study Globally‚ educating a nation remains the most vital strategy for the development of the society throughout the developing world (Aikaman & Unterhalter‚ 2005). Many studies on human capital development concur that it is the human resources of a nation and not its capital or natural resources that ultimately determine the pace of its economic and social development. Since education is an investment‚ there is a significant positive correlation between education and economic-social
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Leadership is one of those qualities that you know when you see it‚ but is difficult to describe. There are almost as many definitions as there are commentators. Many associate leadership with one person leading. Four things stand out in this respect. First‚ to lead involves influencing others. Second‚ where there are leaders there are followers. Third‚ leaders seem to come to the fore when there is a crisis or special problem. In other words‚ they often become visible when
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Summary of journal about effect of teamwork on employee performance The research analyses the performance of the performance of the staff members of an education department of a in a province of Pakistan called KPK. Researchers use some measures including spirit de corps‚ team trust‚ recognition and rewards. And they proved that teamwork and those measures positively affect the employee performance. They put this research as self-administered questionnaires distributed in directorate of
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things that make employment negotiations unique‚ together with generally applicable negotiating principles‚ I have developed a set of basic principles which I refer to as The Ten Commandments of Employment Negotiations. These principles‚ along with what I refer to as the Eleventh Commandment‚ apply in every employment negotiation. Commandment 1: Be Prepared Preparation is critical when negotiating the terms of your employment. The more information you have‚ the more successful you will be. This
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