Third-Party Logistics- Is There a Future

In this article, the authors describe the results of a study on strategies of third‐party logistics (TPL) providers. The size of the TPL industry and the different requirements placed on logistics as opposed to basic services, such as transportation or public warehousing, justify the need to treat TPL as a separate industry. The authors describe three waves of entrants into the TPL industry a…

Outstanding : 47 ways to make your organization exceptional

Every day outstanding organizations do things and promote values that ensure they will retain customers, grow revenues, increase market share, and build their reputations. People in these organizations hold values and take actions-- individually and collectively--that are not always easy or obvious but are fundamentally powerful. 

Informed by his own …

Jumping the S-Curve : how to beat the growth cycle, get on top, and stay there

Recently, some bestselling management books have focused on providing a recipe for greatness, while others have sought to unlock the secrets of long-term success. But a detailed analysis at the intersection of the two, one that explains how some companies manage to achieve repeated peaks of business performance, has been missing — until now. Accenture’s Paul Nunes and Tim Breene have found …

Full engagement! : inspire, motivate, and bring out the best in your people

In these tough economic times, everyone is expected to produce more with less. And yet, studies have shown that on average, employees are working at only a fraction of their potential. What are managers to do? How can they inspire their people to perform at their absolute best? Whatever the situation, a good manager can quickly organize a group of average performers into a high-functioning team…

Beyond performance management : Why, When, and How to Use 40 Tools and Best P…

There’s a bewildering array of management tools out there. And they all promise to help you excel at the toughest parts of your job: defining your organization’s strategic direction, managing customers and costs, and boosting workforce performance.But just 30 percent of these tools deliver as intended. Why? As Jeremy Hope and Steve Player reveal in Beyond Performance Management, while many…

Workforce of one: revolutionizing talent management through customization

Companies have excelled by treating customers as "markets of one"-offering them personalized buying experiences. But in managing talent, most firms still use one-size-fits-all HR practices. With today's diverse workforces, this approach is preventing organizations from attracting, retaining, and leveraging top talent.n Workforce of One, Susan Cantrell and David Smith show how exceptional compan…

Winning tactics for managers

For the first time, this handy, readable book brings together selected concepts, processes and techniques from eighteen most widely-used public short, intensive skill-oriented workshops developed in the five years by Asia's most dynamic and sought-after seminar leader - Jimmy Low. Based on workshops covering a board spectrum of managerial skills ranging from assertiveness training to zero-base…

The Impact of Effective Human Resources Training on Employee Performance in a…

Training is an important factor in improving employee performance while also enhancing a company's goals. Regardless of the size of an organisation, training is vital to ensure that its future is secured, especially in the current dynamic business environment.The objective of this research was to determine whether there is an influence of training needs assessment, training content and delivery…

Impact of privatization on port efficiency and effectiveness: results from Pa…

Panama has five main ports: Balboa and PSA Panama International on the Pacific, and Cristo´ bal, Manzanillo and Colon Container Terminal (CCT) on the Caribbean side. The government of Panama originally operated the ports of Balboa and Cristo´ bal. After being transferred from the United States government, most of these ports were privatized in the late 1990s. During this period, some por…

the Relationship between leader fit and transformational leadership

Edisi

Vol. 28 Iss 1 pp. 55 - 73

ISBN/ISSN

0268-3946

Deskripsi Fisik

21 p.

Judul Seri

Journal of Managerial Psychology

No. Panggil

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Governing for innovation in horizontal service cooperations

The purpose of this study is to provide insights into the role of governance mechanisms in fostering innovativeness in horizontal service cooperations.

From task-based to competency-based : a typology and process supporting a cri…

Organizational effectiveness today depends largely on the ability to activate, share and transform the intellectual capital of the company into sustainable and difficult-to-imitate competitive advantage. This paper seeks to develop a competency typology that integrates previous definitions and frameworks from the literature and to propose a methodology for identifying competencies to aid the …

What does “corporate governance” actually mean?

This paper aims to develop a framework of connotative meanings afforded to the term “corporate governance”.

Gripen: with focus on availability performance and life support cost over the…

Describes how the terms system effectiveness from a logistics perspective and life cycle cost effectiveness were designed into the Gripen combat aircraft and how they are now being taken care of in the operational phase. Notes that in the early concept phase, there was focus on availability performance and life support cost. To ensure future operational and support cost the contract between the…

Leader succession and effectiveness in team sport. A critical review of the c…

The purpose of this paper is to critically review the part of the leader succession literature which is based on coach turnover in sport teams. The aim of this paper is to assess the state of the art and the relevance of this literature for sport management and further research.

Assessing the effectiveness of business consulting in operations development …

The purpose of this paper is to address the question of the effectiveness of business consultants in operations development projects. It does this by analysing the results of collaboration between a multinational firm and business consultants who applied the theory of constraints to a series of development projects.