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The concept of innovation is not new. It relates closely to the
concept of change. Both are inevitable in today's and tomorrow's
business environments. Standing still and hoping for the best is no
longer a viable option. Innovation, by itself, is not a panacea for
positive accomplishments. Of paramount importance to any business
is how successful any innovation has actually been. This book
brings together the knowledge, learning and experience from the
author's practical applications of a newly developed and
implemented Innovation Scorecard methodology to close exactly this
shortfall. Their 'one stop shop' methodology is a complete end to
end approach on how to measure the success of any innovation,
irrespective of whether this relates to projects or business as
usual work environments. This landmark methodology will provide the
reader with an applied proof of concept across a range of business
applications and a complete end to end process how to measure
success including templates and worked examples. The book offers a
starter-pack with suggested performance metrics to get the reader
on the road to measuring the success of innovation and to encourage
readers to develop how they view and feel about measuring the
success of innovation. Furthermore, the book provides the reader
with everything they need to know, ranging from a simple to follow
user-friendly process to the application of suggested performance
metrics and how to apply these in any business work environment,
which is a requisite for creating a working environment within the
reader's organisation where innovation and forward-thinking are
both encouraged and supported.
The concept of innovation is not new. It relates closely to the
concept of change. Both are inevitable in today's and tomorrow's
business environments. Standing still and hoping for the best is no
longer a viable option. Innovation, by itself, is not a panacea for
positive accomplishments. Of paramount importance to any business
is how successful any innovation has actually been. This book
brings together the knowledge, learning and experience from the
author's practical applications of a newly developed and
implemented Innovation Scorecard methodology to close exactly this
shortfall. Their 'one stop shop' methodology is a complete end to
end approach on how to measure the success of any innovation,
irrespective of whether this relates to projects or business as
usual work environments. This landmark methodology will provide the
reader with an applied proof of concept across a range of business
applications and a complete end to end process how to measure
success including templates and worked examples. The book offers a
starter-pack with suggested performance metrics to get the reader
on the road to measuring the success of innovation and to encourage
readers to develop how they view and feel about measuring the
success of innovation. Furthermore, the book provides the reader
with everything they need to know, ranging from a simple to follow
user-friendly process to the application of suggested performance
metrics and how to apply these in any business work environment,
which is a requisite for creating a working environment within the
reader's organisation where innovation and forward-thinking are
both encouraged and supported.
Research Paper from the year 2013 in the subject English Language
and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: N/A, Universidad de
Oriente in Santiago de Cuba (Faculty of Humanities), course:
English Language, language: English, abstract: The ability to teach
foreign languages effectively has become an increasingly important
skill to develop and improve the language proficiency of students.
Teachers need to develop and apply proactive and positive attitudes
to foster new levels of foreign language learning within their
students. Teaching, on its own, is not a panacea for success. This
paper investigates how teachers at the Universidad de Oriente (UO)
in Santiago de Cuba search for and apply innovative ways of
teaching foreign languages to their students within current
boundaries. The results from this research show that there is a
positive relationship between the level of proficiency in a foreign
language and the methods and approaches teachers apply to keep
students motivated and interested in the subject matter. The
literature review from this study provided supportive evidence
which was strengthened with insights from face to face interviews
and a focus group meeting. The outcomes confirmed that students,
who are exposed regularly to practical and diverse teaching
methods, are more likely to exceed the expected foreign language
proficiency levels set by the University's quality standards.
Research Paper from the year 2013 in the subject Business economics
- Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: -, Universidad
de Oriente in Santiago de Cuba, language: English, comment:
Research into the practical application of influenicng and
persuasion skills in today's business environments., abstract: The
ability to influence and persuade others at work has become an
increasingly important managerial skill to achieve work goals and
objectives to drive businesses forward in today's demanding and
competitive work environments.This paper investigates and provides
a deeper understanding of what positive effects knowledge and
application of the concepts of influencing amd persuasion can have
on managers, the people they manage and the organisations they work
for. The results show that the performance of managers is
positively influenced by how they influence and persuade people at
work. The outcome of a literature review suggests that there is no
conclusive evidence of what makes an effective manager at work that
is good at influencing and persuading others. Outputs from face to
face and a focus group meeting with final year social psychology
students from the Universidad de Oriene in Santiago de Cuba closed
this gap by suggesting an effective influencing and persuasion
skills set that, when applied appropriately, could guide managers
how to influence and persuade others successfully.The outcome of
this research is applicable and relevant to managers in any working
environment such as Telecommuncations, Utilities, Banking or
Automotive. The proposed skills set of what makes an effective
influencing and persuading manager at work can be applied globally
although the prevailing cultural diversities in different countries
should be considered. Keywords: Influencing, persuading, attitudes,
work performance, managing people Authors: 1,2Eddie Fisher and
Yorkys Santana Gonzalez1 1Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad
de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 2Un
Presentation (Handout) from the year 2007 in the subject Sociology
- Work, Profession, Education, Organisation, course: Project
Management Seminar, Ramzova, Czech Republic, September 2007, 4
entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Many
companies already operate in a number of foreign countries. More
are following each year. The concept of 'global working' has become
an accepted modus operandi for more and more companies both in the
United Kingdom and other countries. As a result, people at all
levels within their organisations have opportunities to work with
people from other countries. This is not an easy task and brings
with it some cultural difficulties. These need to be managed
carefully and with due consideration to everyone involved. Working
with people whose values and beliefs are different from your own,
can often lead to costly misunderstandings and even business
failures. However, when successfully managed, differences in
culture can lead to innovative business practices and faster and
better learning within the organisation. People will get on better
with their colleagues from other countries once they have learned
more about cultural differences. They will learn that their own
views are not the only ones, and that the variety of views coming
from the different cultures can actually lead to better business
solutions that are good for the benefit of everyone.
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 1999 in the subject Sociology - Work,
Profession, Education, Organisation, grade: Pass, Lancaster
University, language: English, abstract: This dissertation
discusses the importance of strategic people project management in
critical cultural change projects. Appropriate people management in
projects is as important as the application of tools and
techniques. People make things happen. Their input into the
delivery of goals and objectives is essential. These can be
achieved by sharing knowledge, good communications and working as
one team. I argue that nobody is perfect but a team can be. People
in projects really matter. Tools and techniques assist project
managers to manage their projects better but they are not a panacea
to successful project management. They are simply there to be used
as means to assist the project manager to manage his projects
better. My approach to strategic people project management proved
highly effective to bring together the people elements of this
project. Project Managers should familiarise themselves with and
adopt the learning outcomes of this dissertation and consider
applying these in their projects in future.
Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2006 in the subject
Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, The
Open University (Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom),
235 entries in the bibliography, language: English, comment: Diese
Dissertation hat eine internationale Auszeichnung bekommen fur die
Forschung im Bereich der Projektleitung, vergeben von der
Association for Project Management (APM), abstract: The growing
penetration of projects as a way of organising work in many
organisations has created a shortcoming between what companies
expect in terms of project delivery and the way in which their
project managers execute projects. The constantly changing demands
have created a need for project managers to manage the people in
their projects more effectively to meet these expectations. A
review of the general and project management literature has
revealed that a shortcoming exists and the nature of this
shortcoming. What used to be appropriate skills in working with
people are no longer adequate now that working practices are
changing in response to increases in pressures to achieve better
results. This thesis has developed a competence and behaviour model
for skills in working with people for project managers that
provides the means to fill the shortcoming. The exploration to
develop this model has taken place mainly through interviews with
project managers from the community of practice in United Kingdom
organisations, supplemented by the participatory research
observations of the researcher as a practising project management
professional. The research focus was on the impact humans make in
the activities of project management, within a socially constructed
world. The research considered competences and behaviours of skills
in working with people for project managers and, therefore, had to
deal with the meaning that people put on their observations. As a
consequence, their descriptions have been collected, analysed and
interp
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