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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"organisation culture"”.
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Reward systems and organisation culture: an analysis drawing on three perspectives of culture
… complex relationship between reward systems and organisation culture. Concepts and theory from organisational culture literature as well as an initial grounded theory exercise were used to develop the theoretical framework that underpins this study. To avoid potential bias towards a …
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Supply chain risk management and the role of organisation culture : evidence from Libyan ports
… connections within the context of national and organisational culture and the impact of SCRMP on Libyan Ports (LPs). By understanding these connections, these ports could then improve their working conditions, whilst becoming aware of internal and external factors and their impact on survival. …
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Cyber Security Training in Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs): Exploring Organisation Culture and Employee Training Needs
… are used and how they address employees and the organisation’s needs. The thesis adopts a qualitative approach with one exception. Studies 1a and 1b are part of a larger project, study 1a collected quantitative data, through a knowledge survey, which provided background insight into participant …
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How organisational transformation factors influence on market orientation and the effect of organisation culture? A study on Sri Lankan telecommunication sector
… changing business environment. The concept of organisational transformation has been a major initiative for many organisations to survive in rapidly changing and competitive business environment. Telecom operators in Sri Lanka have taken many transformational initiatives within last ten to …
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Analysing organisational culture : a critical ethnography of public relations and personnel specialists in a state bureaucracy
… which have differentiated the literature on organisational culture and symbolism (Chapter 2), (ii) the contribution of organisation theory to organisation culture (Chapter 3), and (iii) recent literature on organisational culture and symbolism (Chapter 4). Within these chapters, I adopt …
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Education Administration and Policy Making in the Rhondda 1840 to 1974
… the concepts of community consciousness and organisation culture followed by evidence of the deployment by the various authorities of the power resources of political legitimacy, knowledge and information and constitutional - legal powers in order to achieve their policies and …
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Every voice matters: developing learning through collaborative observation within the collegial and dialogic culture of a learning organisation in the primary school
… promote learning when it is part of a learning organisation culture. The research reported here contributes to a wider understanding of listening to pupil voice through its exploration of the experiences of both pupils and teachers in a primary school where pupils are involved in collaborative …
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Job satisfaction across different age groups and tenure at the City of Cape Town's department of social development and early childhood development
… financial remuneration and benefits, management, organisation culture, nature of work, emotional exhaustion, intrinsic satisfaction and development were key factors to the participants in terms of their job satisfaction. Interestingly, those factors considered basic or lower order, while important …
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Ten years of challenge : the impact of the external environment on charity fundraising and marketing 1989-1999
… a number of variables and criteria but also used organisation culture theory to contextualise fundraisers' comments. The framework helped to make sense of some charities' unexpected responses to the questions. Writing up was finished in 1999. A short longitudinal study was then added to compare …
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An investigation into recruitment, retention and motivation of advanced life support practitioners in South Africa
… ALS practitioners is steadily increasing. SA EMS organisations are struggling to compete for these practitioners with the international market. The SA EMS industry currently has no effective approach to decrease the loss of ALS practitioners. This research study was therefore conceptualized to …
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An Exploratory Study of Western Cape Province NonProfit Organisations response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
… COVID-19 pandemic. The effect of COVID-19 on the organisations' operations, focusing on service delivery, staff and finances are explored. The study looks at the lessons learned by the NPO sector considering the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on factors that enabled NPOs to survive (protective …
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Managing within the challenges & tensions facing the 21st Century UK NHS Managers: NHS Managers’ perceptions of their public image & the implications for their self and work identity.
The UK NHS which is the largest organisation in Europe provides high quality healthcare free at the point of delivery to all its citizens. NHS managers play an instrumental role within it as they are expected to implement the various government led reforms designed to make the NHS an increasingly …
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Factors influencing employee turnover and retention strategies in the non-profit sector in Cape Town
… turnover can have devastating consequences on an organisation's efficiency and productivity, as it has cost implications, affects the human and social capital investment of an organisation, and can lead to employee burnout. Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) provide valuable services in South Africa …
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How do organisational and social contexts influence mealtimes on wards caring for the older person aged 65 years and above?
… remains prevalent. Research question: “How do organisational and social contexts influence mealtimes on wards caring for the older person aged 65 years and above?” Research objectives: (1) to explore individual patients’ mealtime experience, (2) to explore individual ward staff mealtime …
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Comparative Study on Cultural Dimensions of Organisational Change in India and New Zealand IT Industry
Implementing and sustaining organisational change is challenging and often impossible for many organisations. Most transformation initiatives fail to achieve their objectives, especially during the planning and implementation stages. Policies and procedures must be closely tied to the …
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“Hero to zero to hero” : exploring the experiences of football managers as they socialise into a new football management job role
Organisation socialisation is a dynamic, complex process that takes place when an individual transitions into a new job role. Often there are a wide range of factors that an individual faces as they adapt to a new organisation culture. Some individuals may be overwhelmed by a constellation of …