Human resources functions are significantly different from HR practices. Functions are comprised of transactional activities that can be handled in-house or easily outsourced. Practices are part ...

The conventional view of a manager is someone who controls and directs his employees. Management theorists still cite controlling as one of the four management functions. Despite this label, ...

Equipment management is a complex and difficult task that affects almost every aspect of a company’s operations. The skills required vary from the master mechanic to the finance specialist and ...

When I ask leaders and teams to concisely summarize their company’s management approach, the pause I get hangs in the air like a frisbee tossed on a windy day. No one seems to know which direction the ...

Every organization, no matter its size, has an abundance of moving pieces. Ensuring that all those pieces move in perfect ...

Organizations use strategic issue management (SIM) systems to enhance their capacity to adapt. Despite increasing prominence, very little is known about the design and use of these systems. This paper ...

Shortly after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was formed, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) designated implementing and transforming DHS as a high-risk area to the federal ...

Smith College today announced that it would shift from outsourcing its endowment management functions to establishing its own in-house investment office. The decision, which follows more than a year ...

Beirut, February 15, 2024 – The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved yesterday a US$34 million project to help Lebanon restore core fiscal management functions of the public ...

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