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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Management involvement"”.
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IT management in the aerospace industry
… IT by being good at IT Business Planning, Top Management involvement and User Satisfaction. However, a major effort needs to be placed on improving user satisfaction as it is not always properly managed and hinders returns from IT. The lack of extensive communication also hinders the returns …
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Assessing safety culture of professional pilots within selected South African based aviation organisations
… of five themes (organisational commitment, management involvement, accountability systems, reporting systems and pilot empowerment). The pilots were required to respond to 49-item statements on a 5 point-likert scale, by only choosing one answer per statement. The results indicated that a …
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Strategic alliances by defense contractors in an era of industry consolidation
… determined the conditions for formation, management involvement, objectives, partner company size, current markets, and degrees of success or failure. The results highlighted the importance of CEO and senior level management involvement in initiating and implementing the alliance. In cases …
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An investigation into the difficulties affecting the implementation of International Organization for Standard (IOS) 9001:2008 at the Namibia Airports Company (NAC)
… of this study revealed that factors such as Top management involvement, Human capital (lack of expertise, attitudes of the employees, etc.) affect the effective implementation of ISO 9001:2008 at the NAC. The findings are supported by Chi- Square statistics that establish a positive association …
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Critical Success Factors for the Application of Agile Methodology in IT Telecommunication Projects: A Mixed Method Research Approach
… associated with the application of Agile project management methodology in the IT telecommunication domain in the region of the Middle East and Africa. The agile project management approach has proven to be effective in the area of IT telecommunications. The agile project management approach in …
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Fitness trails for continuing care retirement community residents: motivational cues to participation
… A staff questionnaire was used to determine management involvement and fitness program specifics. This research investigates the extent to which Jane Jacobs’ (1961) work with sidewalks in cities can be applied to the fitness trail within the CCRC. The research questions generated for this …
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Motivations For Enterprise Resource Planning (erp) System Implementation In Public Versus Private Sector Organizations
… successful ERP system implementations were top management support, and knowledgeable project managers and team members. The t-test analyses found differences among the two groups, public and private sector organizations, regarding some benefits sought and the level of satisfaction with some …
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Exploratory study of the factors that influence nutrition interventions in the United Arab Emirates’ healthcare system
… 2) training and use of technology, 3) senior management involvement and responsibility, 4) patient diversity, and 5) multidisciplinary teams. CONCLUSION: This study contributes to the emerging literature on management in nutrition interventions and the theory and importance of preventative …
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Executive Influence on Employee Training Effectiveness in Saudi SME Firms
… in KSA, and the skilled workforce and quality management continues to constrain Saudi’s capacity to generate growth and jobs. In addition, Saudi’s private sector training has been characterised as inadequate, erratic, and expensive. This nexus between management apathy and ineffective training …
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Development of a Quality Improvement Method for International Manufacturing
… points include: structure for reporting quality, management involvement, employee dedication to quality, and cultural understanding and awareness. Recommendations for further research are also outlined. These include: extended time (beyond three months) to implement the method and test it, larger …
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An exploration into the implementation and management of employee wellness in the Namibian public service: A case study of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism
… is minimal, taking into account the very low management involvement in decision making around employee wellness and the underutilisation of funds for wellness activities in the Ministry. The activities in place under the Ministerial wellness programme are more physical wellness based and …
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Issues of Balanced Scorecard and Its Implication for Chinese Companies
… show performance measures, reward system, top management involvement, communication and feedback, and employee involvement are the five most widely discussed issues in literature that relates to BSC implementation. Specifically, within the Chinese context, issues on senior management and …
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Assessment of the occupational health and safety programmes in the Health Institutions: The case of the University Teaching Hospital
… that despite the measures put in place: i. Management was not so involved in ensuring that the OHS provisions of the programme were enforced. ii. Very little had been done to educate workers, especially those that are not medical professionals on issues relating to OHS. iii. Clients were …
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Assessment of the occupational health and safety programmes in the Health Institutions: The case of the University Teaching Hospital
… that despite the measures put in place: i. Management was not so involved in ensuring that the OHS provisions of the programme were enforced. ii. Very little had been done to educate workers, especially those that are not medical professionals on issues relating to OHS. iii. Clients were …
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Identifying targets for multifunctional perennial cropping systems implementation through a landowner adoption preferences survey and a spatial suitability analysis
… agriculture to areas of marginal land. Intensive management of marginal cropland accelerates instances of soil erosion and nutrient leaching. Multifunctional land use strategies are needed to mitigate environmental impacts and as well as information tools to facilitate their implementation. …
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Strategic project management concept for executing research and development projects in public research organisations in Nigeria: an empirical study
… explores the application of strategic project management (SPM) practices in the execution of R and D projects in PROs in Nigeria. The research employed a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative research in order to capture the experiences of project management practitioners with SPM …
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Improving project management planning and control in service operations environment.
… on service sector in attempt to improve project management planning and control activities. The research is concerned with improving the planning and control of software development projects. Existing software development models are analysed and their best practices identified and these have been …
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nalysing Change Resistance to an Information Systems-Supported Process in a South African Public Hospital
… state of affairs referred to as status quo; management involvement; and communication. The conceptual model can be used to better understand the causes of change resistance, as well as how to minimize change resistance and successfully introduce change into a health organization. Change …
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A proposed project risk management framework in the information technology environment
… opportunity to turn back, and sound project management principles will be required to effectively manage unforeseen issues during the project life cycle, and if these fail, the organisations will be constantly functioning in crisis mode. The absence of risk control and risk management can be …