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ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF COACHING ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL SURVIVAL BY Emea Frank Ekwe

ABSTRACT Purpose: The expansion of coaching in firms reflects its potential use as a tool to improve the development of human capital and of the firm itself. Nevertheless, research into the effects of coaching is lagging some way behind practice and there is a need to establish a theoretical framework capable of explaining how the coaching process proceeds and its outcomes. The goal of this research is to analyze the effects of coaching in both, employees’ development, and organizational pe...

Possible challenges and remedies of managing international business projects

Table of Content 1 Background 2 Introductions 3 Key drivers to executing a project successfully 4 Challenges, opportunities and remedies 4.0 Understanding the project scope of work (SOW) 4.1 Implementation 4.2 Cost estimation 4.3 Project scheduling 4.4 Negotiating the contract terms and project execution 4.5 Implementing an appropriate QA/QC scheme 4.6 Environmental safety and health requirement 4.7 The risk factor in managing international projects 4.8 Selecting and managing subc...

Relationship Marketing

ABSTRACT Relationship marketing developed from direct response marketing campaigns which emphasizes customer retention and satisfaction with a focus on customer loyalty and long term relationship. It is designed around developing strong connections with the customer by directly providing them the information that is tailored to their needs, wants and interest. The hallmark of relationship marketing is customer retention and brand loyalty that ultimately eliminates the extra cost of c...

IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCTION PLANNING AND INVENTORY CONTROL IN AN ORGANIZATION

ABSTRACT Verily the idea of production generally dates back to the ancient days/times when human being concerned most production systems, beginning with the family and craft system which involves into the factory system culminating in mass production lines and the automation concept. This productivity system are unique inventions of mankind. They are mean of which we create an endless list of goods and services needed for sustained modern society. Consequently, production planning and invento...

IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN THE MARKETING OF A FIRM’S PRODUCT

ABSTRACT Today is technologically driven world, the importance of innovation and product developing is growing. Firms must develop innovation products faster and more efficiently. This has increased the importance of product development performance. This work attempts to quantity development of effort and lead-time based on product and project characteristics through the use of a generative cost model. The model developed in this essay writing development cost using direct engineering effort ...

IMPACT OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ECOBANK PLC, KADUNA

INTRODUCTION An organization may be profit oriented or non-profit oriented. The fact remains that every organization is made up of four basic resources (i.e. man, material, money and machinery) and its environment. According to Weirich and Koontz (1987) management is a process of designing and maintaining an environment in which individuals working together in groups, efficiently accomplish selected aims. The term ‘environment’ in this definition refers to both internal and exter...

IMPACT OF OFFICE TECHNOLOGY ON SECRETARIAL PROFESSION

INTRODUCTION By the mid 20th Century, humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the atmosphere of the earth for the first time and explore space. According to Merriam-Webster (2007) technology is making usage and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. The word technology comes from Greek, the term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: example include ...

IMPACT OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IN THE PRODUCTVITY OF SEVEN-UP (7UP) BOTTLING COMPANY, KADUNA PLANT

INTRODUCTION It is quite obvious that every organization keeps materials which form one of the pivotal elements in the organization. Any establishment that is set up to produce one thing or another; any organization could either be goods producer or services delivery or both, and they must make use of materials in all their operations, and these materials must be properly managed to achieve the desired objectives. Materials management is one of the most technological choices in any organizati...

IMPACT OF INTERNAL CONTROL MECHANISM FOR SUCCESSFUL OPERATION IN AN ORGANIZATION

INTRODUCTION In this chapter, the researcher intends to look and conduct research on the Impact of Internal Control Mechanism for successful operation in an organization particularly First Bank of Nigeria, Kaduna South Branch. According to Weber (2010), define impact “as a powerful effort that management has in order to perform their function effectively and to achieved their goals or objective. According to Benarivo De Guisppee (Augustan Gill, 1943), he said that internal control is a ...

EFFECTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OFFICE MANAGER

INTRODUCTION Today’s office business, professional or Government is in a state of change. This change is reflected in the office structure and office positions from entry level to Executive Office Manager Level. Hence attention is now given to what the office does and the way in which office activities can be accomplished in an efficient and an effective way an office manager is responsible for the smooth operation of the day-to-day business of the company, a good office manager makes ...

EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SURVIVAL

INTRODUCTION Management study has revolved over long period of time and successive means of thought in industry and commerce have severely described it as the basic ingredient of administering a business. In support of this view Yakubu (1989) defined management “as a social process entailing responsibility for effective and economical planning and regulation of the operation of an enterprise, in fulfillment of given purpose or tasks†while organization have been working hard to att...

EFFECT OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BANK EMPLOYEES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Training in an organization generally serves as a pathfinder to development. It is through training that the employee’s skills can be developed on preparation for efficient and effective performance. On the other hand, training and development of employees have significant impact on the activities of the organization. The research tries to analyze the importance of employees’ training and development programs in the banking sector and how the level of manpower performan...

EFFECT OF PROPER RECORDS MANAGEMENT ON WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY

ABSTRACT The topic on this project is Effect of Proper Record Management on Workers’ productivity. The case of safe keeping of records is vital to an organization, usually depends on the types of record document used. It was revealed that electronic filing was taken over manual filing system is outdated, on the other hand, most organization use micro filming as a means of record preservation. Effective management of records improves organizations efficiency and productivity as well as ...

EFFECT OF PERSONAL SELLING ON SALES GROWTH

INTRODUCTION Personal selling is an important component of the overall marketing strategy of an organization. According to Adamu (200) personal selling is the presentation of a persuasive message by selling to a potential customer or group of customers, personal selling can also take place through personal correspondence telephone conversation or email. Personal selling is an effective communication with potential buyers of a product with the intention of promoting sales. Personal selling may...

EFFECT OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IN IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY

INTRODUCTION In any evaluation of the condition necessary for the growth and survival of an organization, the role of performance appraisal is a strategic factor. It is believed that both the individual and the organization need to know how well actual performance is contributing to the accomplishment of the job plans, the staffing plan, and ultimately the overall strategic plan of the organization. In addition, the individual employee requires feedback relative to his or her own goals develo...


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