guidance note on internal audit of mining and metellurgical industry
... recommend improvements to internal controls; ascertain the extent of compliance with procedures, policies, regulations and legislation; provide reassurance to management that their policies are being carried out with adequate control of the associated risks; facilitate good practice in manag ...
... recommend improvements to internal controls; ascertain the extent of compliance with procedures, policies, regulations and legislation; provide reassurance to management that their policies are being carried out with adequate control of the associated risks; facilitate good practice in manag ...
IT Case Study
... At the outset of the relationship, Cisco IT became familiar with the ITIL processes that Cisco ROS uses and got to know the team. “An IT partnership like ours requires trust,” says Williams. “We began using Cisco ROS for Tier 2 network monitoring, initially just outsourcing a few tasks. As trust gre ...
... At the outset of the relationship, Cisco IT became familiar with the ITIL processes that Cisco ROS uses and got to know the team. “An IT partnership like ours requires trust,” says Williams. “We began using Cisco ROS for Tier 2 network monitoring, initially just outsourcing a few tasks. As trust gre ...
Guide to Enterprise Risk Management FAQ
... about designing and implementing capabilities for managing the risks that matter. The greater the gaps in the current state and the desired future state of the organization’s risk management capabilities, the greater the need for ERM infrastructure to facilitate the advancement of risk management ca ...
... about designing and implementing capabilities for managing the risks that matter. The greater the gaps in the current state and the desired future state of the organization’s risk management capabilities, the greater the need for ERM infrastructure to facilitate the advancement of risk management ca ...
DOCTORAL THESIS INTERNATIONALISATION AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETING: EXPORT BEHAVIOUR, INTERNATIONAL MARKETING STRATEGY
... literature by shedding light on the export behaviour and performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in the Spanish geographical context, which represents one of the European settings characterised by high SMEs density and workforce employed by these enterprises. Spain’s economic growth is v ...
... literature by shedding light on the export behaviour and performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in the Spanish geographical context, which represents one of the European settings characterised by high SMEs density and workforce employed by these enterprises. Spain’s economic growth is v ...
SUCCESS FACTORS OF PLACE MARKETING: A STUDY OF
... The primary theoretical background and concepts in place marketing for this study consist of marketing theory, branding, assessment criteria, process, place development, local economic development and non-profit organisations. This study uses a theory building, qualitative case research agenda, with ...
... The primary theoretical background and concepts in place marketing for this study consist of marketing theory, branding, assessment criteria, process, place development, local economic development and non-profit organisations. This study uses a theory building, qualitative case research agenda, with ...
Selecting a Customization Strategy under Competition: Mass Customization, Targeted Mass Customization, and Product Proliferation
... offers two products. Recently, Cavusoglu and Raghunathan [9] concluded that the result in [44] is mainly driven by the specific functional form chosen for transportation cost and that product proliferation in fact can be the optimal strategy. The above studies focus on the customization strategies w ...
... offers two products. Recently, Cavusoglu and Raghunathan [9] concluded that the result in [44] is mainly driven by the specific functional form chosen for transportation cost and that product proliferation in fact can be the optimal strategy. The above studies focus on the customization strategies w ...
Innovative Marketing Communications
... involvement in events, the environment has become much more complex. Event managers are now required to identify and service a wide range of stakeholders and to balance their needs and objectives. Though mainly operating at national levels, there has been significant growth of academic provision to ...
... involvement in events, the environment has become much more complex. Event managers are now required to identify and service a wide range of stakeholders and to balance their needs and objectives. Though mainly operating at national levels, there has been significant growth of academic provision to ...
Management of continual improvement for facilities and activities: A structured approach IAEA-TECDOC-1491
... way an organization can improve its processes. It is recognized that there are many different approaches and methods available in the marketplace to improve processes. The methodology used in this publication contains steps and practices that are common to many of those improvement strategies. An es ...
... way an organization can improve its processes. It is recognized that there are many different approaches and methods available in the marketplace to improve processes. The methodology used in this publication contains steps and practices that are common to many of those improvement strategies. An es ...
Customer Loyalty Attributes: A Perspective
... Classification including spurious, latent and sustainable categories of loyalty. The Loyalty Ladder Examined the progress up or along the rungs from prospects, ...
... Classification including spurious, latent and sustainable categories of loyalty. The Loyalty Ladder Examined the progress up or along the rungs from prospects, ...
Why Should Small Firms Adopt eBusiness? A Framework for
... interpreting its goals, and heeding this call necessitates looking at the business case for specific applications of eBusiness technologies, rather than an overarching adoption factor perspective. This view appears to be supported by Zheng et al’s (2004) interviews with small firms which suggested t ...
... interpreting its goals, and heeding this call necessitates looking at the business case for specific applications of eBusiness technologies, rather than an overarching adoption factor perspective. This view appears to be supported by Zheng et al’s (2004) interviews with small firms which suggested t ...
Organizational Discourse: Domains, Debates and Directions (PDF
... collection of texts (Parker, 1992) along with associated practices of textual production, transmission, and reception. Through the production and dissemination of texts that accrete to form a discourse, organizational elements are brought into being, are modified, or disappear. The nature of organiza ...
... collection of texts (Parker, 1992) along with associated practices of textual production, transmission, and reception. Through the production and dissemination of texts that accrete to form a discourse, organizational elements are brought into being, are modified, or disappear. The nature of organiza ...
Outreach Strategy - Freedom Team India
... one-agenda parties, but to be linked together based on the broader idea of freedom. What is FTI’s unique selling proposition? Why will FTI achieve these results, while some other movement with exactly the same strategy but different policy fundamentals not achieve them? In other words, what is the u ...
... one-agenda parties, but to be linked together based on the broader idea of freedom. What is FTI’s unique selling proposition? Why will FTI achieve these results, while some other movement with exactly the same strategy but different policy fundamentals not achieve them? In other words, what is the u ...
Six Sigma takes a handful of proven methods and trains a small
... Six Sigma is a highly disciplined process that helps us focus on developing and delivering near-perfect products and services. The central idea behind Six Sigma is that if you can measure how many "defects" you have in a process, you can systematically figure out how to eliminate them and get as clo ...
... Six Sigma is a highly disciplined process that helps us focus on developing and delivering near-perfect products and services. The central idea behind Six Sigma is that if you can measure how many "defects" you have in a process, you can systematically figure out how to eliminate them and get as clo ...
Marketing Renaissance - University of Southern California
... However, many executives and managers outside marketing are interested in what marketing academics study, such as work that links customer metrics to business performance and work on the interface between the customer and the ...
... However, many executives and managers outside marketing are interested in what marketing academics study, such as work that links customer metrics to business performance and work on the interface between the customer and the ...
Understanding the Marketing Department`s Influence Within the Firm
... However, many statements about the role of marketing in modern firms remain anecdotal or journalistic. Academics also have investigated and elaborated on the role of marketing in empirical studies. For example, Homburg, Workman, and Krohmer (1999) examine marketing’s influence within the firm and, i ...
... However, many statements about the role of marketing in modern firms remain anecdotal or journalistic. Academics also have investigated and elaborated on the role of marketing in empirical studies. For example, Homburg, Workman, and Krohmer (1999) examine marketing’s influence within the firm and, i ...
Tourism Growth Strategy
... A vision for tourism: The key challenges facing tourism The Tourism Act sets out clearly the mandate for SA Tourism and it is against that mandate that we make strategic choices in the organisation. The mandate is delivered through the six key objectives that are levers for tourism growth. What is ...
... A vision for tourism: The key challenges facing tourism The Tourism Act sets out clearly the mandate for SA Tourism and it is against that mandate that we make strategic choices in the organisation. The mandate is delivered through the six key objectives that are levers for tourism growth. What is ...
Genesys Quality Management
... Employees typically represent both an organization’s biggest expense as well as their most valuable asset. This means that the company’s productivity and, ultimately, their profitability depend on making sure that all of their workers are aligned to the goals of the business and perform up to their ...
... Employees typically represent both an organization’s biggest expense as well as their most valuable asset. This means that the company’s productivity and, ultimately, their profitability depend on making sure that all of their workers are aligned to the goals of the business and perform up to their ...
Winter 2005 Proceedings - AMA - American Marketing Association
... All rights reserved. No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the written permission of the American Marketing Association. ...
... All rights reserved. No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the written permission of the American Marketing Association. ...
The Interpretation of Marketing Actions and Communications by the
... addressed marketing information released by firms, mine is the first to look at marketing information that is released on a periodic basis along with annual announcements. The essay also examines the stock market’s reaction to such information. I studied nonfinancial disclosures from 1,745 earnings ...
... addressed marketing information released by firms, mine is the first to look at marketing information that is released on a periodic basis along with annual announcements. The essay also examines the stock market’s reaction to such information. I studied nonfinancial disclosures from 1,745 earnings ...
Beyond Budgeting: The Way Forward?
... the irrelevance of traditional budgeting methods. Previously, businesses were smaller and staff relationships were built on trust. Trust to act in the best interests of the company. The expansion and development of multinational companies has caused a break down in trust between employees. To combat ...
... the irrelevance of traditional budgeting methods. Previously, businesses were smaller and staff relationships were built on trust. Trust to act in the best interests of the company. The expansion and development of multinational companies has caused a break down in trust between employees. To combat ...
Management Decision Making Test - HS-FBLA
... ____ 36. A special type of informal group whose members share a purpose or concern are known as a(n) ____. a. shared work group c. interest work group b. individual work group d. all of the above ____ 37. Employees learn new concepts and gain new skills through ____. a. termination c. timing b. trai ...
... ____ 36. A special type of informal group whose members share a purpose or concern are known as a(n) ____. a. shared work group c. interest work group b. individual work group d. all of the above ____ 37. Employees learn new concepts and gain new skills through ____. a. termination c. timing b. trai ...
Irresponsible Responsibility – Selling Cancersticks in the Age of
... responsible. BAT does this through an extensive stakeholder awareness and -addressing and their linguistic choices. The outcomes of the analysis indicates that BAT focuses at several different CSR dimensions and addresses these activities towards stakeholders who have the power to impose their will ...
... responsible. BAT does this through an extensive stakeholder awareness and -addressing and their linguistic choices. The outcomes of the analysis indicates that BAT focuses at several different CSR dimensions and addresses these activities towards stakeholders who have the power to impose their will ...
U - The International Center for Research on the
... downsizing. (One of our interviewees, the CEO of a $2 billion company, said that one of his main responsibilities was to protect the R&D budget from his business unit managers.) By understanding how R&D works, we can understand how to measure its output. If we can measure its output, we can value th ...
... downsizing. (One of our interviewees, the CEO of a $2 billion company, said that one of his main responsibilities was to protect the R&D budget from his business unit managers.) By understanding how R&D works, we can understand how to measure its output. If we can measure its output, we can value th ...
Should marketing be cross-functional? Conceptual
... empirical research on marketing organization based on whether the study addresses marketing as a distinct functional entity (the group called marketing), as a set of activities, or in an integrative way considering both activities and organizational entities. They note that all of the definitions of ...
... empirical research on marketing organization based on whether the study addresses marketing as a distinct functional entity (the group called marketing), as a set of activities, or in an integrative way considering both activities and organizational entities. They note that all of the definitions of ...
Sales force modeling: State of the field and research agenda
... the differing organizational groups, levels, and time horizons of stakeholders involved in these decisions. Not surprisingly, past research has progressed by way of compartmentalized models focused on solving a subset of decision problems, e.g., Lodish’s (1971) CALLPLAN model for sales calls allocat ...
... the differing organizational groups, levels, and time horizons of stakeholders involved in these decisions. Not surprisingly, past research has progressed by way of compartmentalized models focused on solving a subset of decision problems, e.g., Lodish’s (1971) CALLPLAN model for sales calls allocat ...
Strategic management
Strategic management involves the formulation and implementation of the major goals and initiatives taken by a company's top management on behalf of owners, based on consideration of resources and an assessment of the internal and external environments in which the organization competes.Strategic management provides overall direction to the enterprise and involves specifying the organization's objectives, developing policies and plans designed to achieve these objectives, and then allocating resources to implement the plans. Academics and practicing managers have developed numerous models and frameworks to assist in strategic decision making in the context of complex environments and competitive dynamics. Strategic management is not static in nature; the models often include a feedback loop to monitor execution and inform the next round of planning.Michael Porter identifies three principles underlying strategy: creating a ""unique and valuable [market] position"", making trade-offs by choosing ""what not to do"", and creating ""fit"" by aligning company activities with one another to support the chosen strategy. Dr. Vladimir Kvint defines strategy as ""a system of finding, formulating, and developing a doctrine that will ensure long-term success if followed faithfully.""Corporate strategy involves answering a key question from a portfolio perspective: ""What business should we be in?"" Business strategy involves answering the question: ""How shall we compete in this business?"" In management theory and practice, a further distinction is often made between strategic management and operational management. Operational management is concerned primarily with improving efficiency and controlling costs within the boundaries set by the organization's strategy.