Current Issue : October - December Volume : 2011 Issue Number : 4 Articles : 5 Articles
This paper describes the design, implementation and findings of a project funded by the Chartered Institute of Building(CIOB) in Australasia to investigate the evolving use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in construction projects. It describes the context provided by literature relating to ICT enabled project team performance and proposes an on-line, modified Delphi methodology based on the\r\nBlackboard educational delivery platform to facilitate the asynchronous participation of a panel of experienced practitioners in the generation of data. The paper closes by reporting the study findings and their implications for professional practice, concluding that clear leadership in the fields of ICT standardisation and ICT-mediated project procurement could foster supply chain integration. Such leadership has the potential to optimise project outcomes, but only if a clear potential for all stakeholders to increase their levels of profitability is demonstrated....
The main reason businesses need to innovate is due to its necessity to sustain and survive, and not for the matter of how brilliant and visionary the leaders of the organisation are. Innovation has known for its very significant role in the organisation progression and growth. Innovation can happen in the products, processes, and services being embarked by organisations to make more profit by reducing operational cost and making processes more efficient. The concern over the\r\nenvironment all around the world has encouraged innovation to be more tailored to the ââ?¬Å?greenââ?¬Â. ââ?¬Å?Greenââ?¬Â is a name that is being associated with anything or any action that has impact to the environment such as green building, green government and green innovation. This constructive research is a qualitative multicases study. Data collection is done via interviews, focus group discussions and document analysis. The result has been analyzed to see the themes emerging from the data before the analysis is being interpreted. This paper discusses the impact of green innovation to the top management leadership in the Government-linked Companies (GLCs) in\r\nMalaysia. The key findings highlighted that the leadership must be sensitive and must understand the green demand and situation in Malaysia and around the world with respect to the industries that these GLCs are operating. This is where the top management leadership ââ?¬Å?attributeââ?¬Â is justified to fit the green innovation implementation....
The objective of this study was to establish whether one could regard HR\nmanagement, as practised in South Africa, as a profession.\nThe researchers used a purposive sampling strategy involving 95 participants. The researchers achieved triangulation by analysing original documents of the regulating bodies of the medical, legal, engineering and accounting professions internationally and locally as well as the regulating bodies of HR management in the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (USA) and Canada. Seventyeight HR professionals registered with the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) completed a questionnaire. The researchers analysed the data using content analysis and Lawshe�s Content Validity Ratio (CVR).\nThe results confirm that HR management in South Africa adheres to the four main pillars of professionalism and is a bona fide profession.\nThis study identifies a number of aspects that determine professionalism and isolates the most important elements that one needs to consider when regulating the HR profession....
This article discusses the present status of municipal solid waste management\n(MSWM) in Malaysia. The basic situation in large municipalities in Malaysia is one in\nwhich available resources are not sufficient to provide adequate municipal services to\neither the main stream of the population, or to those residing in the slum settlements.\nEffective waste management is dependent upon achieving informed consensus amongst interested parties. The problem for data collection and planning is the lack of locally available trained personnel and the need for relevant data. Most universities and\neducational institution fails to offer curriculum in waste management, and this neglect\nresults in a serious lack of trained human resources necessary for the planning and\nimplementation of waste management systems....
The aim of this study was to investigate if leader empowering behaviour can positively impact on role clarity, psychological empowerment and work engagement, with the final outcome being the retention of talent.\nThe aim of this study was to investigate if leader empowering behaviour can positively impact on role clarity, psychological empowerment and work engagement, with the final outcome being the retention of talent.\nA survey research design was used. A convenience sample (n = 179) was taken from a business unit in a chemical organisation. The Leader Empowering Behaviour Questionnaire, Measures of Role Clarity and Ambiguity Questionnaire, Measuring Empowerment Questionnaire, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the Intention\nto Leave Scale were administered.\nLeader empowering behaviour, role clarity and psychological empowerment\npredicted work engagement. Role clarity interacted with competence to affect employees� dedication and interacted with the development of employees to affect absorption. Work engagement predicted employees� intention to leave....
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