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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"public organisation"”.
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A systematic analysis of ERP implementation challenges and coping mechanisms: The case of a large, decentralised, public organisation in South Africa
… The foremost reasons advanced in explaining organisations' failure to achieve the desired ERP benefits, despite substantial investments, relates to the complex, risky and challenging nature of the implementation process. Understanding the ERP implementation challenges faced by organisations …
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Running Head: experiences of implementing the balanced score card - middle managers experiences of implementing the balanced scorecard at a public organisation in Botswana
… of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at a public organisation in Botswana. The BSC is regarded as the most widely used tool in measuring organisational performance globally. The public organisation in Botswana has followed global best practice and implemented the BSC to measure …
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Working from Home in the Clinical Trials Sector: A Case Study of Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) in the UK
… Working from Home (WFH) as a model of work in a public organisation in London, which operates in the clinical-trials sector. It argues that WFH is used as a strategy that offers benefits both to the organisation and its employees. WFH is offered to all Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) who work …
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Prioritising IT Applications’ Readiness using Balanced Scorecards in Saudi Arabia
… strategy, that directs employees to achieve the organisation's strategic goals, is an important step towards achieving an organisation's objectives. Balanced Scorecards are one of the most useful tools and management systems to measure an organisation's performance against defined targets. In …
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An investigation into the differences of asset allocation strategies of the government institutions pension fund and Caprocorn asset management company
… considering the fact that the GIPF is a public company that deals with a defined benefit plan for government employees while Capricorn Asset Management Company is a private company that deal with private investors. The researcher used qualitative and quantitative approaches to determine …
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A study of factors contributing to labour litigation against the Swaziland government
… of managers. The Swaziland Government is a public organisation with an objective of providing public goods and services, of which service delivery is the most crucial indicator for the successful implementation of public policy. The policy is implemented by qualified officers, working under …
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The role of costs in tax evasion : non-selfish attitudes or percuniary motivations?
In this thesis we examined the role of non-selfish attitudes in determining tax evasion. We contrasted the argument of the standard approach according to which tax payers choose the amount of income to declare (being motivated merely by monetary considerations) with the idea that some individuals …
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Enactment of standardised pan-governmental enterprise system : a Bahraini case study
… among governments globally to modernise their public service delivery by means of ICT. Bahrain’s government was no different when it implemented a national enterprise system to standardise work across the public sector. The purpose of this research is to investigate the work practices of public …
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Risk Mitigation Strategies in Information Systems Continuity Plans for Public Institutions: The case if Industrial Development Zones (IDZs)
… conducting business in today’s world. Almost all organisational sectors have adopted the use of IT systems and applications to conduct business and stay competitive in the industry within which they operate. However, if not well managed, Information Technology (IT) usage has the potential to …
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Developing HR Practices in public organisations: Investigating the perceptions of internal selection in the Ministry of Education in the Sultanate of Oman
… both for the wellbeing of employees and for the organisation’s effectiveness. Moreover, improving the selection processes would populate the MOE with the best education specialists and therefore make the MOE better able to deliver the best education system. There is scant literature that tackles …
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Investigating the influence of participation in environmental impact assessment on organizational learning for regulators : a focus on renewable energy projects
… process was adopted as a focus for this study. Public service organisations and their employees such as regulators, are subject to significant pressure to perform their duties capably and efficiently within the constraints of the public administrative structure. In the context of the EIA …
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Information and communication technology privacy and policies within organisations : an analysis from the perspective of the individual
… This research investigated individuals within a public sector organisation and a private sector organisation. By using a hermeneutic approach combined with the interpretive interactionism tools of Denzin (1989) the research was able to undertake a qualitative investigation of the privacy …
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Structural Local Authority Collaboration in the Netherlands
… has been recognised and acknowledged in the public procurement sector as an opportunity to obtain better purchase conditions from the market. Against this backdrop, this thesis explores how a relatively new form of structural collaboration affects the long-term procurement performance of …
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An empirical examination of the impact of ICT on the functioning of the Lebanese Ministry of Finance
… and identifying the dynamism of power in a public institution. The study’s findings also reveal the presence of both technical determinism and social determinism throughout the project, restructuring of the organisation due to the introduction of an ICT unit and job redesign in the whole …