Personnel Motivation Research in Russian Organizations of Construction Industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 76-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Субочева ◽  
A. Subocheva ◽  
Соболь ◽  
O. Sobol ◽  
Красова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Personnel Management ◽  
Current System ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Staff Satisfaction ◽  
Current Economic Climate ◽  
Diffi Cult ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Research Problems

The diffi cult socio-economic conditions, the problem of motivation in Russian companies has deteriorated, and its solution required by most organizations active search for new approaches to the personnel management. A special role in the current economic climate plays construction industry, which is characterized by a specifi c approach to the management of personnel in connection with specifi c activities. This is due to the relevance of research problems of staff motivation organizations whose activities are related to the construction, in the new socio-economic conditions. In the article the modern approaches to the interpretation of the term “motivation”. The paper includes analysis of the level of staff satisfaction material and non-material motivation as an example of a Russian organization specializing in construction. Authors considered the company’s existing system of benefi ts and rewards incentive and compensatory nature. The article presents the obtained data in the survey on the assessment of the employees of the current system of material and non-material motivation.

Modern problems and challenges of human resources management in international organizations

2021 ◽  
pp. 86-90
Author(s):  
M.S. Safarli ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Personnel Management ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
International Organization ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Research Challenges

Researched is the problem of management of human resources in international organization, that is significantly different from human resources’ management in own country. The article discusses issues, related to personnel management in international enterprises. The purpose of the article is to identify factors that influence personnel management in the international aspect, and also to research challenges and problems, associated with them. On results of the analyses, offered are measures, as to solution of showed up challenges and problems, and also point out the special role of cadre departments in solution of this problem.

scholarly journals Standardized design in Western Siberia late in the 1950–60s

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-33
Author(s):  
S. S. Dukhanov
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Western Siberia ◽  
Engineering Industry ◽  
Adverse Impact ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Regional Factors ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
Design Projects

The paper deals with the problems of standardized design in civil construction in the cities of Western Siberia during the architectural reform late in the 1950–60s and is based on archival sources.First, the development continuity of design and civil engineering industry was broken that time, thereby reducing to nothing the accumulated positive experience in standardized design and sharply limited the adaptation of design projects to regional conditions. Second, the methods of standardizing generated by the architectural reform were based on the universal factors and numerical criteria. That approach was aimed at centralizing the management of the design and construction industry, but did not take into account the leading regional factors and sharpened their adverse impact. It was impossible to develop projects on this basis that would meet local climatic and socio-economic conditions. Large local design organizations created during the architectural reform were forced to develop standardized projects for the conditions of Western Siberia, contrary to the main trends of the architectural reform. As a result, research and development played catch-up the civil construction and prolonged until the early 1970s.

Sustainability for SMEs

2013 ◽  
pp. 133-149
Author(s):  
Kaushik V. Pandya
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Organization Of Work ◽  
The Past ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
Current Economic Climate ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Potential Benefits

In the past decade, or so, sustainability has become important for businesses. It is not just the preserve of the private sector anymore. Sustainability has been followed by organizations in all industrial sectors. This is not because it is a buzzword, but because it offers genuine competitive advantage to private organizations and green credentials to other. This is true especially to SMEs where, in the current economic climate, their survival relies on any advantage they get, no matter how small. In this chapter on sustainability, various definitions are offered. A discussion is undertaken on the consequences of not considering sustainability as part of strategy and/or operations in an SME. These are not just green, but extended to economic as well. It is proposed that sustainability be part of SME’s strategy, with details of potential benefits. A discussion on the performance indicators for the implementation is shown. It is considered that an agent would be most appropriate to lead the implementation as s/he would be ideal in considering the stake holders requirements. In the chapter, regular questions enable the readers to link the issues in the paper to their organization of work or an organization they are familiar with.

Understand Complex Design Problems Using Systems Thinking

2011 ◽  
pp. 379-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Huang ◽  
Eric E. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Current System ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Evolving Systems ◽  
Complex Design ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Dynamics Models ◽  
New System

This chapter provides a brief overview of systems theory and suggests that product designers could use systems theory and systems dynamics models to improve our understanding of complex Product Design research problems, to anticipate how and where changes in these dynamically evolving systems might occur and how they might interact with the current system to produce a new system with new behaviors, and to identify leverage points within the system where potential policy or design process changes might be introduced to produce effective solutions to these problems with minimum policy resistance. By investigating the current and future trends of the application of systems theory in Product Design research, this chapter invites multidisciplinary discussions of these topics.

scholarly journals South African Construction Craftsmen’s Perceptions of Effective Personnel Management Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 266 ◽  
pp. 03020
Author(s):  
Douglas Aghimien ◽  
Clinton Aigbavboa ◽  
Ayodeji Oke ◽  
Mbavhalelo Makhwathana
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
South African ◽  
Personnel Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Item Score ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Survey Approach ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Area Data

The recent skill shortage within South Africa has raised the need for proper management of the available craftsmen in the construction industry, as a large portion of work executed within the industry is done by this set of workers. It is based on this knowledge that this study assessed South African construction craftsmen’s perception on how effective personnel management can be achieved. A survey approach was adopted and a structured questionnaire was used in harnessing information form craftspeople within the construction industry in Johannesburg metropolitan area. Data analyses were done using percentage, mean item score and standard deviation. The reliability of the questionnaire was also tested using Cronbach alpha test. The study revealed that provision of competitive pay, effective leadership, recruiting the multi-skilled workers, the reward for dedicated workers, and paying attention to employee’s needs were the key measures for improving the management of personnel. The study further recommends that managers of construction organisations should give attention to the identified measures of improving management of employees and implement them to recruit and retain employees within their organisations. The study adds to existing knowledge on the theme of measures for effective personnel management in the construction industry.

scholarly journals A METACOGNITIVE DECISION MAKING BASED-FRAMEWORK FOR BANK CUSTOMER LOYALTY MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando A. F. FERREIRA ◽  
Marjan S. JALALI ◽  
Ieva MEIDUTĖ-KAVALIAUSKIENĖ ◽  
Bianca A. C. P. VIANA
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Cognitive Maps ◽  
Current Economic Climate ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
Front Office ◽  
Office Employees

Bank customer loyalty is becoming a priority concern for banking institutions, as a means of gradually increasing complementary margins and eliminating the lack of liquidity caused by the current economic climate. Following a top down process, this focus culminates at the branch level, where banks’ front office employees are seen as a driving-force for building customer loyalty. At the same time, however, the difficulty in identifying and operationalizing the factors or determinants that most contribute to creating and maintaining bank customer loyalty has long been recognized. In this sense, based on the integrated use of cognitive maps and measuring attractiveness by a categorical based evaluation technique (MACBETH), this study proposes a multiple criteria framework for bank customer loyalty measurement and management. The results show that our framework allows bank customers with higher rates of customer loyalty to be identified and, from a benchmarking perspective, indicates what best practices should be followed to boost long-term relationships. Implications for scholars and practitioners are discussed.

Describing and measuring the value of public libraries: The growth of the Internet and the evolution of library value

First Monday ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul T. Jaeger ◽  
John Carlo Bertot ◽  
Christine M. Kodama ◽  
Sarah M. Katz ◽  
Elizabeth J. DeCoster
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Begging The Question ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Current Economic Climate ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Library Value ◽  
Critical Social

In the current economic climate, public libraries find themselves in the position of defending and justifying their funding and continued existence to their stakeholders. Many of these public libraries seek to prove their worth to their community through the use of different measurements and metrics to demonstrate quantifiable contributions and different understandings of the concept of value as part of showing a contribution. As libraries need to justify their value to policymakers, library usage is skyrocketing, begging the question: how can public libraries effectively demonstrate their value as critical social institutions to the communities that they serve and the policy-makers that allocate their funding? By examining varied concepts of value, this paper explores different understandings of public libraries as places and their contributions to society. The paper also discusses various approaches public libraries have taken to illustrate, articulate, and demonstrate their value. After detailing several value demonstration approaches that public libraries are taking currently or could take, this paper discusses the implications of value demonstration approaches for libraries in social and policy contexts.

Proposal for an innovating business model for supporting biotechnology companies, ecosystem and their founders

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrice Heitzmann
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Market Growth ◽  
Current Economic Climate ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Biotechnology Companies ◽  
The Right

The pharmaceutical industry has been revolutionized by the new biotechnology companies during the last years. Facing patent expirations, lack of innovation and depleting product pipelines, the important structures turned to the funding of small biotechnology companies aimed at research and intellectual property securization. Alliances are primordial in the current economic climate. The market growth was questioned for years, but biotechnology companies shifted to product-driven strategies and the market performance has been verified during the last decade. Researchers still face challenges in transforming their science into businesses. They need to be fully equipped, and accompanied towards the right objectives to ensure the sustainability of the market as a whole.

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