Essays about: "Managing staff"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 53 essays containing the words Managing staff.

  1. 36. Principals' goal-setting and actions while managing : An explorative study of locally-created goals and principals’ actions while managing their schools

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Staffan Holmberg; [2014]
    Keywords : School leadership; Goal-Setting; Leadership behavior; Principal actions.; Skolledarskap; Målsättning; Ledarskapsbeteende; Rektorers ageranden;

    Abstract : Abstract: Large amounts of research have been performed regarding goal-setting and leadership and its effect on organizational performance. However, in school settings, the amount of performed research about leadership performance in relation to goal-setting is limited. READ MORE

  2. 37. What do you know about knowledge? : perspectives on knowledge and knowledge communication at ICA´s department for social and environmental responsibilities

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Helena Berglund; [2014]
    Keywords : knowledge; competitive advantages; cultivated communities of practice; post positivistic; knowledge management;

    Abstract : This thesis presents two ways of perceiving knowledge, the post positivistic or knowledge as a “thing” and the social constructivist way with cultivated communities of practice. The post positivistic school of thought views knowledge as a thing that is more or less static and movable. READ MORE

  3. 38. Quality Improvement in a Maternity Ward and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. What are staff and patients' experiences of Experience-based Co-design? : Part 1: A qualitative study

    University essay from HHJ. Kvalitetsförbättring och ledarskap inom hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Carolina Bergerum; [2012]
    Keywords : Quality Improvement; Maternity Care; Neonatal Intensive Care; Experience-based Co-design;

    Abstract : Background: Recent focus on quality and patient safety has underlined the need to involve patients in improving healthcare. “Experience-based Co-design” (EBCD) is an approach to capture and understand patient and staff (i. e. users) experiences, identifying so called “touch points” and then working together equally in improvement efforts. READ MORE

  4. 39. Quality Improvement in a Maternity Ward and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit : What are staff and patients´ experiences of Experience-based Co-design? Part 1: A qualitative study

    University essay from HHJ. Kvalitetsförbättring och ledarskap inom hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Carolina Bergerum; [2012]
    Keywords : Quality Improvement; Maternity Care; Neonatal Intensive Care; Experience-based Co-design;

    Abstract : Background: Recent focus on quality and patient safety has underlined the need to involve patients in improving healthcare. “Experience-based Co-design” (EBCD) is an approach to capture and understand patient and staff (i. e. users) experiences, identifying so called “touch points” and then working together equally in improvement efforts. READ MORE

  5. 40. The Practice of project management in new product development : A study of Microfinance Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Monica Ampomah; [2011]
    Keywords : Microfinance institutions; new product development; project management; Sub-Saharan Africa.;

    Abstract : Microfinance is the provision of credit/loans to poor individuals for the purpose of income generation. The Sub-Saharan African region which is among the poorest areas in the world is thought to be one of the regions where the microfinance industry is dynamic and growing in terms of acceptance and patronage. READ MORE