Published: April 18, 2012

These analyses explore the differences in locus of control and subjective well-being in China and Southern Africa, including how these variables relate to each other in each region and how demographic variables relate to both subjective well-being and locus of control. One hundred and eleven professionals were studied across Southern Africa and China and the hypothesis that the different regions would yield different locus of control and subjective well-being profiles was supported, with different demographic variables affecting each region differently. Furthermore, locus of control and subjective well-being were differently correlated to one another, with China showing significant negative correlation between …

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Published: March 22, 2011

This article describes a method for human capital scenario analysis, one that may be used as an organizational intelligence (OI) tool capable of supporting management decision-making. Here, scenario analysis supports a knowledge management based (KM-based) decisional method for integrating human resource (HR) and fiscal data in performance measurement. This OI scenario analysis tool may be used in strategic management, organizational development, performance measurement, and HR-related risk mitigation. The aim is to strengthen decisional capacity with regard to the management of human capital and in general with regard to the advancement of organizational performance and productivity goals. The approach taken is …

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Published: March 22, 2011

With Facebook reaching half a billion users in mid-2010 and two thirds of consumers worldwide using the Internet before purchasing goods (Erbenich, Freundt, 2008) the social web represents an increasingly important point of interaction or touchpoint between businesses and consumers. This paper asks marketing professionals and experts from academia about the impact of social media marketing on the decision-making process and evaluates which social web platforms are most suitable for influencing high involvement purchase decisions. The results indicate that in the early phases of the purchase decision process, social networks, wikis and blogs are the platforms to use. In the …

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Published: Dec. 16, 2014

Peter Drucker (1986), in “Management: Tasks, responsibilities, and practices” states that business enterprises and public-service institutions, are organs of society which do not exist for their own sake, but to fulfil a specific social purpose and to satisfy need of society, community, or individual. To achieve the above objectives, managers of these institutions must plan, control and make decisions about the resources entrusted to their care. A key element of efficient organizational decision making is to use reliable information, both operational and managerial accounting data for analysis and decision support. This can be achieved by using activity-based costing (ABC) method. …

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Published: July 5, 2012

The escalating demand of stakeholders’ interests in social performance has put pressure on corporations to embark on social responsibility reporting and practices in order to gratify the demands and to gain public support. Some organizations have already responded well to this perspective, either by publishing a separate report regarding their social activities, or by providing such information in their annual report or on their web site. The aim of this study is to better understand the relationship between CSR and financial performance in Indian context. Previous research on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance has largely been …

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Published: Dec. 16, 2014

The objective of this article is to develop a model to measure employee engagement. In doing so, the article firstly develops a theoretical model by identifying employee engagement constructs from the literature. Secondly, identifying measuring criteria of these constructs from the literature, and thirdly, to validate the theoretical model to measure employee engagement in South Africa. The theoretical model consists of 11 employee engagement constructs, measured by a total of 94 measuring criteria. The empirical process of validation employed data collected from 260 respondents who study towards an MBA degree at two private business schools in KwaZulu-Natal. The validation process …

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Published: Aug. 1, 2019

Показано, что концепция циркулярной экономики стремительно набирает популярность. Внедрение характерных для циркулярной экономики бизнес-моделей и процессов обладает значительным потенциалом для решения острых проблем исчерпания ресурсов и образования отходов, а также достижения устойчивого развития. Рассматриваются определения и ключевые принципы циркулярной модели экономики, ее взаимосвязь с низкоуглеродной экономикой, экономикой совместного потребления. Показаны перспективы внедрения принципов циркулярной экономики как инструмента устойчивого развития в мире и в России.

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Published: Dec. 1, 2019

Комментируются некоторые принципиальные онтологические позиции концепции ноономики. При этом используются различные методологические подходы, а также разъясняются авторские представления о роли материального производства, его продукта, об индустриальном типе производства и их месте в социально-экономическом устройстве общества. Рассматриваются перспективы внедрения новейших технологий и связанные с этим риски

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Published: Dec. 15, 2014

The South African government recognizes the importance of entrepreneurial activity as a means of energizing the country’s economy and encouraging growth and development. The rapid growth in family businesses in South Africa can be attributed to the rationalization process taking place in many large organizations, as well as to the growing inability of the informal sector to create new jobs. However, the contribution of family businesses to socio-economic growth has never really received sufficient attention. This article expands on the work of previous family-business literature in South Africa. From the literature, there is evidence of family-business failure which is due …

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Published: Sept. 1, 2019

С позиций устойчивого развития в мире большое распространение как в теории, так и на практике получают новые модели экономики: «зеленая», низкоуглеродная, биоэкономика, экономика на основе «зеленого» роста, синяя и др. Для реализации долгосрочных задач развития России необходим переход к устойчивому развитию, сочетающему экономические, социальные и экологические факторы. Это требует изменения логики развития и нового измерения социально-экономического прогресса. Целесообразно принять собственную стратегию устойчивого развития, в которой важное место должна занять новая модель экономики; разработать систему целей устойчивого развития с соответствующими индикаторами на длительную перспективу

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