Literature Review on Strategic Management with Emphasis on Porter’s Theories as Applied in Current Decision Making Abstract This review provides an overview of a few of the key topics that have defined the strategic management field since the later twentieth century. Strategic planning‚ strategic planning frameworks and strategy implementation issues are discussed both from a historical and modern perspective. Michael Porter’s frameworks and generic strategy provide an excellent backdrop
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I. Introduction Creativity is regarded as the major contributor to an organization’s competitiveness. However important creativity is‚ there has been a general problem in the management of creativity. Amabile (1998) claimed that most management impeded creativity in the name of evaluation‚ control and productivity. Managers often referred creativity to the imaginative approach people adopt in problem solving but ignored the importance of expertise and motivation. It is especially significant that
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RESEARCH PAPER Earnings management: a literature review S. Verbruggen‚ J. Christaens‚ and K. Milis HUB RESEARCH PAPER 2008/14. FEBRUARI 2008 Hogeschool – Universiteit Brussel Stormstraat 2‚ 1000 Brussel‚ Belgium T: +32 2 210 12 11 F: + 32 2 217 64 64 Earnings management: a literature review S. Verbruggen‚ Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel Prof dr. J. Christaens‚ Universiteit Gent Prof. dr. K. Milis‚ Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel Abstract Based on a literature review of major accounting
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CHAPTER TWO 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction Over the last two decades‚ Performance Information‚ its implementation and presentation to the end users which directly refers to the subject of performance measurement (PM) has gained increasing interest and recognition in the general management literature‚ leading Neely (1999)‚ when referring to the many contributions on the subject‚ to talk about the Performance Measurement Revolution. He demonstrated that between
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Literature Review Outline Motivation of employees and creating harmony in the workplace Three issues that considerably add to higher levels of employee motivation and performance‚ Nemerov (1993) Supervisors should enhance the motivational climate in the workplace‚ Atwood (2004) Employees Motivation and Theories and their Implication for Employee Retention within Organizations‚ Ramlall (2004) Management style of managers in Sierra Leone is based on autocratic-democratic approach Employee can
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inevitable and necessary to succeed” Quiros (2014). With this truth in mind we must enhance our skills to lead people through various aspects of change. The purpose of this literature review is to identify commonalities across several articles their assumptions on the importance of change inclusive of my personal views. We will review two elements and the hindrances they present in the successful implementation of change within an organization. The two obstacles will be human adaptability and leadership
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the notion that Scientific Management was a ‘good’ idea in the history of management thinking. Since the thousands of years‚ people use the management in the great projects such as the Egyptian pyramids and the Great Wall of China. According to Robbins‚ et al. (2006)‚ Henri Fayol said that all managers perform five functions: planning‚ organizing‚ commanding‚ coordinating and controlling in the early part of the twentieth century. Robbins stated that‚ in the mid-1950s‚ management functions changed
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Report Assignment: The Principles of Scientific Management Submitted by: Alex Shuler Submitted to: Professor Rick Rantilla Date: June 5‚ 2013 The Principals of Scientific Management The Principles of Scientific Management is an academic essay written by Frederick Winslow Taylor in 1911. Frederick Winslow Taylor was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency and is regarded as the father of scientific management. His approach is also often referred
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aim at exploring the importance of effective change management and the characteristics of a successful change management program in a hospital. The main research question can be formulated as: To what extend is change management necessary and how can it most efficiently be implemented in a hospital? By understanding the importance of effective change management we can facilitate our commitment to the development of a successful change management program. By gaining insight into the different factors
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Scientific management Foreign Trade University 7th April‚ 2013 Scientific management (also called Taylorism or the Taylor system) is a theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows‚ improving labor productivity. The core ideas of the theory were developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor in the 1880s and 1890s. Frederick Taylor believed that decisions based upon tradition and rules of thumb should be replaced by precise procedures developed after careful study of an individual at
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