Thesis--Handelshögskolan, Stockholm. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-222).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1975. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 223-226).

<p>In order to have a clear understanding of the topic breeding and nurturing talents, first I am going to define what breeding and nurturing talent is. The actual meaning of breeding and nurturing talents is to help a person to develop and be successful (Cambridge Dictionary).</p><p>How this whole process is going on we have to see which factor and elements are coming in the way of making the person to develop and be successful (Cambridge Dictionary). Some people are born with talent and some people become talented in the process of different techniques and methods. What are the different ways to improve the talent in humans? This is the important question, which I will explain, in my coming pages. There are few factors, which determine the talent in humans; these are habits, trainings, practices, opportunities and experiences that play a vital role in making the person successful. I tried to find out how European companies find out the most talented people from the market. I studied four big European Companies in my thesis to find out how these big European Companies attract and retain the talented people in their organizations. In relation to these four big European companies I answered several questions, which I added in my work. I have added several questions to be answered and issues to be discussed in the project literature. This topic is very common nowadays because it applies in every organization and even everywhere in this world.</p>

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This thesis presents the results of a programme of research into the development and evaluation of a strategically driven Production Facilities Management (PFM) framework. PFM is the activity of managing production facilities to fully realise the corporate strategic objectives of a manufacturing organisation. Companies with strategies tend to be more successful than companies without them. The concept of manufacturing strategy is an approach to enhance the consistency between the manufacturing function and the direction of the organisation. Consequentially, PFM is the means to ensure these strategic requirements can be fully realised from the facilities management viewpoint. Through the literature review, it was seen that there is a lack of a link between manufacturing strategy and the management of production facilities. From questionnaire surveys and interviews at companies in the manufacturing sector, it was found that the issue of linking facilities management with corporate strategy has been ignored. Therefore, this programme of research not only investigates the context and contents in formulating an appropriate manufacturing strategy in a manufacturing environment but also reviews the most popular methods in relation to maintenance management and performance assessment of the facilities. This programme describes the development of a strategically driven, step-by-step approach that helps a company to capture the strategic requirements of the manufacturing function, measure the performance of existing production facilities and supports the decision-making analysis tasks. The primary contribution of the work presented in this thesis was the development of an implementation framework and an associated implementation workbook which comprise a set of stages and implementation sections that a user can use to carry out the process of capturing the strategic requirements and realise them with support from an appropriate PFM framework and a systematic, step-by-step implementation process.

M.B.A. / Currently in the long-term insurance and investment industry, the failure rate of brokers and agents are so high that thousands of rands are lost every month in training and development of these consultants. "The average cost to bring an agent through the first four critical years in the business can be as high as $250,000 in some companies" (King, 1999:7). Brown and Hinchcliffe, (1999:16), acknowledges that the turnover rate is approximately fifty percent within the first year of a new recruit joining the industry. These statistics indicate that the cost and failure rate of consultants could have a significant impact on the profitability of an insurance company. But when does a consultant actually fail? Failure of a consultant results when he/she does not achieve contract status (i.e. has low levels of production) as well as a consultant that resign from the industry by cancelling his/her contract to promote and sell insurance and investment products with a life insurance company. Considering the statement by King (1999:7), that insurance companies spend fortunes on training, this must aid in reducing the failure rate of consultants. It is believed that the support staff and business principles of Liberty Life Association of Africa Limited (Liberty) are of high standard and that the formal training received by new recruits are also of the highest standards (including methods of training) (Dotta, 1999:100). Furthermore, the training programmes and curriculum are governed by law to meet governmental regulations. Thus the question is posed: If the support services, training and development is fulfilling the needs that new and existing consultants might need to succeed, why then is there still such a high failure and turnover rate of financial consultants within Liberty? To determine possible factors that can cause failure it is necessary to analyse the insurance industry as well as the nature of the consultants' duties. This will enable a fundamental understanding of the career as well as the people performing the tasks thereof. The aim of this research project is to analyse current employee data, recruiting and management procedures so as to establish possible trends for successful recruiting and management of fmancial consultants in the insurance industry with particular reference to Liberty Life.

Broadly stated, the major objective of this study was to investigate the extent to which South African export companies exhibited characteristics of strategic flexibility, which is seen to be the most viable strategic option for a firm operating within a turbulent environment. This entailed:- (1) Determining the degree of environmental turbulence as perceived by South African export companies and identifying the most important elements of the external environment as perceived by these companies. (2) Identifying the nature and strength of the various components of strategic flexibility possessed by South African export companies facing environments of either low, medium or high turbulence. (3) Identifying the nature and strength of the various components of strategic flexibility possessed by South African export companies of different size. In order to elicit this information, 1361 questionnaires were posted to the managing directors of export firms who were members of the South African Foreign Trade Organization. The major findings of this study indicate that:- (1) Political elements of the remote environment contribute most to environmental turbulence. (2) Respondents identified economic elements as being the most important in terms of their potential impact on the long term profitability of the firm. (3) Although at present the majority of the firms surveyed were classified as operatIng in medium levels of turbulence, in the future they perceive the external environment as becoming very turbulent. (4) Generally speaking, the firms surveyed are ill-equipped to operate in a turbulent environment as they displayed signs of inflexibility in certain key aspects of their business. In this regard, particular mention must be made of their decision-making processes, the extent to which they had specialist planners, the techniques used to identify future trends in the environment, the extent to which computer technology was utilised in the firm and their structure. (5) Finally, the results do not generally support the view that a relationship exists between the perceived degree of turbulence in the environment and the extent to which strategic flexibility exists in the firm. Often, however, the size of tne firm was more of a determining factor on the components of strategic flexibility than the degree of turbulence in the environment. In this regard, particular mention must be made of the impact of size on the planning processes of the firm, the techniques used to monitor trends in the environment and the emphasis placed on management development and training.

M.Bibl. / Information is increasingly recognised and managed as a resource. In any organisation it contribute directly to the performance of all functions. The purpose of this study was to use Burk and Horton's methodology to conduct an information audit to an assurance enterprise to identify the company's strategic information. This was to prove the importance of information as a corporate resource for competitive advantage. A literature study was undertaken as well as an overview of the method and results of an information audit. The information audit was only done for the library and the law administration department. The literature study gave the necessary overview of the information audit method, but the empirical investigation provided the value of the information. Information was collected on three different forms. The first was the inventory which was divided in three sections: sources, services and systems. The second form was the file surrogate card, which contained all the information of the law files. The third form was a questionnaire to establish the information needs of the users as well as the availability of the information they need to fulfil their tasks. The information flow was also monitored in the company. Although the "lnfoMap" -method of Burk and Horton was used, it was discovered that this method had several shortcomings regarding the practical application, such as the calculation of the monetary value of the information. After an analysis of the research results it is evident from the shortcomings and needs that have come to light regarding the management, objectives, use, value and cost of information assets that it is necessary to formulates an information policy and that the conclusion can be drawn that the information audit provides meaningful data that can serve as the starting point for developing a formal information management plan for this insurance company.

No abstract available Copyright / Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Mercantile Law / unrestricted

No abstract available Copyright / Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Mercantile Law / unrestricted