This comprehensive, student friendly book is intended as a tool to achieve quality in organizations. Completing a course based on topics covered in this book will make one confident enough to implement quality management principles in a given situation. A holistic approach, practical relevance, effective learning and a compendium of A to Z of TQM distinguish this well-written text. Inclusion of the findings of research carried out by the authors in industries and educational institutions add flavour to the book. Various examples are drawn from institutional experience, which make the understanding of the concepts easy. The special feature of this book is that every chapter has a case study, in addition to a host of short questions and summary type questions. The questions for group discussion, practical exercises and net based exercises given at the end of every chapter are unique. Intended primarily as a textbook for engineering and management students, this book would also be useful for the in-house training of engineers and managers of various industries and organizations on TQM. The book may be effectively used as a resource material for quality professionals and consultants.
L. SUGANTHI, ANAND A. SAMUEL. {Emmi} QUALITY PLANNING HIGHLIGHTS
7 4.1 SWOT Analysis 4.2 Strategic Planning 4.3 Organizational Culture lanning is
an important component in every implementation process. The.
Contents CHAPTER I THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MARKETING CONCEPT 1
Acceptance of Concept by Industry 2 Need for Planning 2 Importance of
Quantitative Techniques 3 Importance of Behavioral Sciences in Management 5
Additional Readings 6 CHAPTER II EVOLUTION OF MARKETING STRATEGY
FROM MILITARY STRATEGY 9 Military Strategy as a Base for Marketing Strategy
10 Offensive and Defensive Military Strategies 1 1 Marketing Strategy 13
Adaptation of ...
Mirroring the expansion of wealth in the Middle East and Asia and a surge in Islamic self-identity, Islamic banking practices have either become the law of the land or coexist and compete with Western practices in at least six countries. A growing number of institutions and mutual funds (akin to Western ''socially responsible'' funds) have established Islamic investment and other practices to cater to this burgeoning market. Because of its prevalence, practitioners in every banking-related area must familiarize themselves with current Islamic finance practices in order to do business with Muslim clients and to engage in cross-border financing. Injunctions from the "Qur'an and the sayings of Prophet Muhammed have generated a web of interrelated norms which prohibit Islamic financiers from engaging in transactions that involve interest "(riba) and speculation "(gharar). "Islamic Law and Finance describes the dynamic set of Islamically-sanctioned ways financiers can transacat business.
But the Islamic banking and finance industry vehemently rejects such attempts,
since that industry is built, as noted above, on the idea of applying the classical law, not replacing it. THE CONTEXT FOR ISLAMIC LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS IN
ISLAMIC BANKING AND FINANCE Modern Islamic Legal Institutions We noted
earlier that the Islamic legal system was dismantled during the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries and replaced by systems drawn mainly from the West.
A selective and annotated bibliography to research on cooperative learning, a teaching strategy that addresses both the cognitive and affective domains. Extending as far back as John Dewey's work in the 1900s, but focusing on those since the late 1960s, describes books, articles, dissertations, nonprint media, curricula, and organizations dealing with elementary school through university levels. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
A selective and annotated bibliography to research on cooperative learning, a teaching strategy that addresses both the cognitive and affective domains.
