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Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV) Partner Development Management (PDM) are pleased to share with you issue 9 of DKV Experts Channel. This initiative extends to a wider audience, the large pool of knowledge and expertise resident within the community.
As a leading contributor to the knowledge economy of Dubai and the Gulf, DKV is committed to supporting economic growth by enhancing the regional quotient of skills and knowledge.
Our Business Partners, who have contributed to the DKV Experts Channel are leaders in their own right, bring with them years of experience, specialized skills and knowledge of best practices that can potentially enrich the standard of corporate performance in the region.
You can leverage this platform to identify specific solutions to business issues, identify relevant resources and industry experts and gain insight into business challenges and share knowledge and best practices among other key benefits. | | | Accounting | | | | |  | CMA's Significance in the Middle East The number of people enrolling in the Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) program in the Middle East (particularly the Gulf region and North Africa) has increased significantly in the past five years. A number of factors have contributed to More » | | | | Financial Markets Intelligence | | | | |  | Regional Stock Markets - Opportunity Knocking? The daily headlines post doom and gloom-- the newspapers sell more copies. A photo of a despairing trader is seen from Jakarta, New York, or Dubai --- the brokerage firms still make commissions on the trade executions.
When US President More » | | | | Health & Safety | | | | |  | The importance of accreditation and complying with Health & Safety Law in the Middle East. As health & safety regulations in the Middle East become increasingly complex along with the growing desire for a career in this popular sector, the need for accredited qualifications has never been greater.
In this competitive environment More » | | | | Human Resource, Leadership Development, Coaching | | | | |  | It’s what’s on the Inside that Counts As we face our most difficult financial times yet, companies can benefit from turning their focus internally, to maximizing the potential of their existing employees. Employees are looking for opportunities to develop themselves and take their More » | | | | Human Resources | | | | |  | Diversity Diversity strategies can pay dividends
Companies throughout Asia and the Middle East are recognising the value of implementing comprehensive diversity strategies. Instead of being seen as yet another cost of doing business, such More » | | |  | The Role of HRM in an Organisation’s Strategy It seems the world economy and financial markets are gearing up for a long and devastating battle with the financial crunch which, if not worse than, is as bad as the great recession of 1930’s and the ASIAN financial crises of 1990’s. Many More » | | |  | Managing the entire Employee Lifecycle: Attracting and Keeping Talent Managing the entire Employee Lifecycle: Attracting and Keeping Talent
In today’s business environment, there is an increasing importance in managing the entire employee lifecycle, from attraction and recruiting through development and More » | | |  | Stop Wasting Your Time With a Competency Matrix The eternal challenge for HR and training departments is to find a coherent way to describe the skills needed by people in different roles across their organisation. Enter the ‘competency matrix’ which allows us to create a list More » | | |  | Competency and Human Capital Competency (skills, behaviour, knowledge, experience and values) statements are a highly descriptive language that communicates strategy and performance improvement required of people in an organisation. They convert potentially disaffected More » | | |  | Employees Motivational in Recessionary Times Recessionary times are a very difficult period for individual, families, companies and community.
In such an atmosphere motivation is much needed. Motivation is also considered to be the software of our soul. One successful tool is motivational More » | | | | IT | | | | |  | Managing IT in a Recession The current financial crisis, and looming recession, will no doubt cause many companies to rethink their business plans and budgets for 2009 and beyond. The IT function will not be immune, and a big challenge will be how companies can better More » | | | | Leadership | | | | |  | Nature and Manager Introduction to Nature and Manager
Like Nature like Manager. It means an integration of purpose of work for the fulfillment of a mission that is in harmony with Nature. Anything contrary would mean what Wordsworth said in the Sonnet ‘The world More » | | |  | Employee Satisfaction directly impacts Employee Performance Redefining Employee Satisfaction: Business Performance, Employee
Fulfillment, and Leadership Practices
Executive Summary
Now, more than ever, organizations need to engage employees. Rapid market change, disruptive technologies, and More » | | | | Project Management | | | | |  | Good Project Management gives your Company a Competitive Edge “If you cannot bring products to market quickly or ensure a merger and acquisition is on time and in budget, you compromise the survival of your business” More » | | |  | Understanding the Project Environment In previous articles about project management and the construction industry in the UAE (and the Region) we poised many questions for the reader to explore. In the most recent articles we closed with the following: “Delays, quality challenges, fires More » |
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