Japanese Management 20 years on – This report discusses the contemporary relevance of Japanese management practices to managers, policymakers and academic researchers.
Archives for December 2014
Two ideas for improving strategic planning
This article has the objective to analyze and to discuss selected problems and barriers related to the strategic planning process. Those problems and barriers for a sound strategic planning process have been indentified in both the academic and the business literature.
The SWOT Model
By Dagmar Recklies Strengths – Weaknesses – Opportunities – Threats When I started to write this paper about the SWOT-model, I compiled theory and researched literature. This is part 1 of this paper. However, after several years of practical experience with the SWOT, I found this was not enough. I have worked as a consultant […]
Motivation – Basic Concepts and Theories
This is the extended and updated version of the original article from 2000. Dagmar Recklies This overview is compiled from Michael Armstrong’s book Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. Additional information has been added. It intends to give a brief overview on the most important concepts and theories of motivation. According to Arnold, there […]