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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Under-performance"”.
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Leadership practices by school management teams aimed at enhancing academic performance in underperforming schools of Mopani West District
Using instructional leadership to improve student performance is a standard practice in many nations, including South Africa. Principals, Deputy Principals, Departmental Heads (DHs) and senior teachers form part of Senior Management Teams (SMTs) in schools, and they are held responsible for …
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Persistence of alpha in South African general equity unit trusts
… of previous studies in which persistence of performance is tested consider a fund's ability to maintain its relative ranking over various time periods amongst its peer group. This study adds to the literature by considering the persistence of alpha, where alpha is defined as the out- or …
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Experimental investigations of anchorage capacity of precast concrete bridge barrier for Performance Level 2
… the anchorage capacity of the parapet under the CHBDC design load warrants verification. A finite element model of the barrier was developed in ANSYS to study its structural response. Static testing of a set of barriers was carried out at the University of British Columbia to better …
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Examining The Role of Trade Unions Towards Solving Employee’s Problems: A Case Study of Mwanza City Council
… working and employment relationships. Therefore, under performance of trade unions leads to employee’s dissatisfaction resulting to high absenteeism rate and workers turnover. The study recommends the government should, reform regulatory framework of employment and labour relations acts in order …
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DC unmade: failure, fandom and the Justice League films that could have been
… (2017). From the ashes of the film's financial under-performance and critical failure rose a dogged fan movement to release an unknown and totally different director's cut. To understand this fan community and its impact on unproduction, I evaluate the Snyder Cut movement's defense of Zack …
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Can elite male academy players be taught to perform under pressure?
… players must demonstrate an ability to perform under pressure (Larsen et al., 2014). A systematic review was conducted to synthesise findings from applied studies that focus on interventions developed to enhance an individual's ability to cope under performance pressure. Simulation training …
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Implementing theory of constraints in a job shop environment
The Boeing Company is under performance pressures due to internal process performance and external cost pressures. The response has been a focus on manufacturing fundamentals to meet market demands on schedule and cost. Boeing has utilized Lean Manufacturing as the methodology for improving …
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Web-based Performance Benchmarking Data Collection and Preliminary Analysis for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utility
… in the United States. Even though the current performance of these systems is moderate, the concern is about the future performance. Planning can be done for improvement once the current performance of utilities is evaluated, and areas with a scope of improvement are identified. Benchmarking …
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Long-Run Growth Dynamics of British Cities and their Role in the Economy
… of British cities, is a database constructed to undertake the empirical analysis. The cities covered by the research are defined as a set of (high-population) Travel-To-Work-Areas, which are functional labour market areas defined on commuting boundaries and thresholds. What makes the database …
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Naval Surface Ship Maintenance: An Unconventional Approach to Improve Performance
… The CNO presented the delay and overall under-performance of depot-level maintenance as a "challenge [that] is not new."[25] I submit that there is too much focus on overcoming this ship repair issue through the use of money and policy and not enough attention directed toward improving …
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An investigation of academic performance of grade 9 learners in computer studies: a case study of Chamunda secondary school in Masaiti district, Zambia.
… few or no studies conducted to establish the performance of learners in Computer Studies subject so as to determine the worthiness of integrating it in school curriculum. There is a significant gap within the current bodies of research, most research does not focus on performance of learners …
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Evaluation of effectiveness of the annual performance appraisal system(APAS) in selected Ministries of the Zambia civil service
… the Government of Zambia introduced the Annual Performance Appraisal System (APAS) which was an integral part of the Performance Management Package (PMP) with the principal objective of introducing a culture of work planning and target setting in Government Ministries and Other Spending …
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EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM (APAS) IN SELECTED MINISTRIES OF THE ZAMBIA CIVIL SERVICE
… the Government of Zambia introduced the Annual Performance Appraisal System (APAS) which was an integral part of the Performance Management Package (PMP) with the principal objective of introducing a culture of work planning and target setting in Government Ministries and Other Spending …
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Annual Performance Appraisal System(APAS)in selected Ministries of the Zambia Civil Service
… the Government of Zambia introduced the Annual Performance Appraisal System (APAS) which was an integral part of the Performance Management Package (PMP) with the principal objective of introducing a culture of work planning and target setting in Government Ministries and Other Spending …
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Evaluation of effectiveness of the annual performance appraisal system(APAS) in selected Ministries of the Zambia civil service
… the Government of Zambia introduced the Annual Performance Appraisal System (APAS) which was an integral part of the Performance Management Package (PMP) with the principal objective of introducing a culture of work planning and target setting in Government Ministries and Other Spending …
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EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM (APAS) IN SELECTED MINISTRIES OF THE ZAMBIA CIVIL SERVICE
… the Government of Zambia introduced the Annual Performance Appraisal System (APAS) which was an integral part of the Performance Management Package (PMP) with the principal objective of introducing a culture of work planning and target setting in Government Ministries and Other Spending …
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An integrated performance model learning and planning approach for optimal infrastructure facility maintenance under partial observability
… policies for civil infrastructure facilities under performance model uncertainty and partially observable condition state. Joint inspection and maintenance decision making refers to the cost-effective policies that capture the interactions between the inspections, and the maintenance and …
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Investigating the influence of the performance management system on employees' productivity at Namibia Training Authority
… the study was to determine the influence of the performance management system on employee productivity at Namibia Training Authority (NTA). The specific study objectives were, firstly to investigate the effects of performance planning on employees' productivity; secondly to examine the influence …
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Performance of Socially Responsible Investment Funds in South Africa
This thesis examines how the risk-adjusted performance of Socially Responsible Investment (“SRI”) funds are affected by key events in South Africa, namely, the introduction of King IV and the introduction of socially responsible indices in South Africa, events and their impact on socially …
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Raising children's learning and performance : a study in a large UK primary school.
Raising children's learning and performance and implementing effective strategies to improve standards represent continuous challenges for government policy makers, schools and teachers. Whilst school effectiveness and school improvement policies and strategies have endeavoured to do this through …
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