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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Effectiveness of Management"”.
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Effectiveness of management in private schools in Lebanon
The study concerns the effectiveness of management in private and public schools in Lebanon. An interest was why parents choose to pay for education when free public schools are available. In order to explain this, a case study model was chosen in order to compare private and public schools in …
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The nature and effectiveness of management control in small family businesses/
The link between the setting of goals and the controls necessary to accomplish those goals is especially interesting in the area of small family businesses where multiple, conflicting goals are believed to interfere with business control. The actual nature of goal·setting and control in the small …
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of managing chronic diarrhoea diseases in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome adult patients in an academic hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
The high burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related chronic diarrhoea diseases (CDD) has strained the meager resources of the health sector and yet the effectiveness of management strategies leaves much to be desired. As study was done at a …
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Management techniques used in the recruitment or retention of college students as reported by directors of admissions and directors of enrollment management
The purpose of the study was to analyze the use and effectiveness of management techniques for the recruitment or retention of college students. Data were collected from 227 directors of admissions and 51 directors of enrollment management. An instrument consisting of 41 questionnaire items was …
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Efficacy of management information on organizational performance in the chemical processing industry
Every aspect of management in the modern age relies on information to thrive. Nothing moves without information. It is generally believed that information is power and that he who has it has power. Information is an important resource needed to develop other resources. Changing circumstances and …
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Examining the Effects of Penning on Juvenile Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina)
… cause is increasing urbanization. As a result of habitat fragmentation, wildlife managers are frequently turning to new and alternative management strategies. Traditional box turtle management has included relocation, which has been met with limited success. This study aims to combine these …
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Evaluating next-generation environmental policy tools : adaptive management in the Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has begun to embrace the concept adaptive management as an alternative to traditional natural resource planning and management models. Adaptive management may provide BLM managers with a means to evaluate the effectiveness of management actions, the …
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A systems approach to organisational change leading to world-class communications services
… reported on the systems approach to effective management and organisation that lead to world-class communications service provision - Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation’s Satellite Earth Station is used as a case study. Changes to management and organisation systems were introduced in order …
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Reducing Human Disturbance to Atlantic Flyway Shorebirds Using Social Science Methods
… or have long-term impacts on the survival of shorebirds. Land managers employ a variety of management techniques to minimize anthropogenic impacts on shorebirds, but because the Atlantic Flyway is ecologically and recreationally diverse, management can vary among sites. This thesis used …
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Improving public sector management training in Scotland.
This thesis is the first analysis of the situation and operation of public sector management training in Scotland. Since 1979 the delivery modes of public services have changed dramatically through reforms initiated by central government. Reforms have closely reflected practice in the private …
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Missing baseline information for British Columbia's forests : can timber cruise data fill some gaps?
… ecosystems requires a thorough understanding of a benchmark or condition against which changes can be measured. Timber cruise information is a valuable source of baseline data, and has potential to be used in monitoring the effectiveness of management actions taken to maintain biodiversity and …
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Developing tools to identify factors that limit production in coastal marshes
… patens is the most common plant, restoration and management seek to slow wetland loss rates that average approximately 77.4 km2/year. To combat the problem, scientists and managers require tools to determine local causes and evaluate the effectiveness of management techniques. Current methods for …
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A system dynamics model of a large R&D program
… large R&D activities must deal with a hierarchy of decision regarding resource allocation. At the highest level of allocation, the decision is related to the total allocation to R&D as some portion of revenue. The middle level of allocation deals with the allocation among phases of the R&D …
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Exploring the Role of Trust in Drinking Water Systems in Western Virginia
As the impacts of global change drivers and anthropogenic influences increase, the lakes and reservoirs that communities rely on for their drinking water are threatened by more frequent, severe, and unpredictable disturbances. This study was a part of an interdisciplinary effort to understand and …
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Phosphorus Losses from Simulated Dairy Mangement Intensive Grazing Forage System
… producers across the country are evaluating the effectiveness of management intensive grazing (MIG) systems as a means of reducing the economic pressures of confinement feeding and manure handling. Systems using MIG have been promoted as an environmentally safer way of managing nutrient balance …
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Variação no padrão de atividade de mamíferos em resposta à sazonalidade em um parque nacional da floresta tropical seca brasileira
… activities, and thus are considered indicators of biotic integrity of the environment. Thus, understanding their ecology is essential for the effectiveness of management and conservation strategies, especially within protected areas, which, despite being the main strategy used for the …
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Mediterranean forest resilience to drought and climate change
Enhancing resilience to climate change is a key management goal for Mediterranean ecosystems. Typically, these management plans are based on ecological knowledge of species’ tolerances derived from local studies limited in time and space. Remote sensing provides opportunities to study resilience …
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Addressing strategy and innovation in family business practice; a process of adaptive change
This Portfolio of Exploration documents the transformation in my management practice from an operational to a strategic orientation. The central research question revolves around the impact of a process of adaptive change on my management and a series of business implementation actions. My …
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