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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 | | | | |  | Paths to the Top Tony Osude, head of learning and development at ACCA, says that leadership development for finance professionals cannot be left to chance.A recent survey by ACCA of 3,500 of its members from 116 countries, revealed that global organisations need to More » | | |  | Certified Public Accountant. National credential. Global asset. Where will your CPA take you? If anyone ever asks you where you think your CPA credential will take you, give them the two word answer. The world. It’s short and sweet. And it’s literally true. With global business a fact of life and the initials CPA More » | | | | Business Etiquette | | | | |  | Corporate Business Etiquette In today’s world, business demands more than keeping your nose to the grindstone and your ear to the ground. You need business savvy and the ability to establish yourself in a credible manner. A faux pas at the wrong time can damage your career. If More » | | | | Business Planning | | | | |  | Just because it’s common sense, doesn’t mean it’s common practice! The Business Planning Process is at the core of all business. Or is it?Commonly, substitutes exist. Lists of prioritised action plans, documented reorganisations or a set of goals or highly-organised budgeted figures have been interpreted More » | | | | Customer Service | | | | |  | Professional Opinion on Customer Service in Dubai Do your customers come first?Forwarding thinking organisations are being presented with a fantastic opportunity to showcase their main competitive edge that cannot be replicated – their people.Sales and Service delivery have become increasingly More » | | | | Health & Safety | | | | |  | Safety Management – Why? 1. IntroductionEveryday in the Gulf Region the newspapers brings stories about fires and personal accidents in industrial companies, hotels, warehouses, offices, institutions etc. and very often linked with death, serious injuries, fines, loss of More » | | | | Human Resources | | | | |  | Development Centres – Individualising Development Plans Ensuring development plans are personalized is critical in enhancing the effectiveness of learning and development for the individual and the organisation. Development centres are an evolution of the assessment centre technology and provide a More » | | | | International Business | | | | |  | Foreign investment in India’s retail sector: virtue or vice? India is one of the world’s fastest emerging markets. And the retail sector, growing at 8%, and accounting for 10% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, has a share in it. Economic growth is both cause and consequence of foreign investments. The More » | | | | Languages | | | | |  | Advice for Language Learners قوّة الإنسان فى عقله و لسانه(qūwatu l-ʾinsāni fi ʿaqlihi wa lisānihi)The stength of a More » | | | | Leadership | | | | |  | Keeping up with the MBAs MBAs continue to evolve to meet the needs of busy executives, says Nigel Banister, CEO, MBS Worldwide. The MBA is well established as the leading business qualification in the world. To maintain this position, it has become a very multi-faceted More » | | |  | How to kill the spirit In the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific some villagers practice a unique form of cutting trees down. If a tree is too large to be cut with an axe, the natives cut it down by shouting at it. Men with special powers climb onto the tree just before More » | | |  | Leaders for a Global Economy Do a web search on “leadership” and you’ll get millions of hits. Do the same search on Amazon.com and you still get enormous numbers: more than 200,000 books on leadership. It would be safe to conclude, then, that this is a subject of considerable More » | | | | Management | | | | |  | The Decision Maker From a traditional Opportunity to See (OTS) measure of exposure to the target market segment, marketers are now moving towards more experiential marketing platformsThe famous economist Adam Smith once noted “having money gives one the ability to More » | | | | Project Management | | | | |  | Implementation of Dubai Government Excellence Program Dubai has placed itself as one of the most important business hubs in the world, and continues its efforts implementing the highest quality standards across various disciplines in search for a sustainable competitive advantage. This fact is evident More » | | |  | The Construction Boom In a place like Dubai, Jeddah, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Manama, and many other places along the Middle East we see a major boom. Construction cranes are everywhere dominating the skylines. Buildings are appearing like a forest growing rapidly of our fertile More » | | | | Sales | | | | |  | ACQUIRING SKILLS FOR EFFECTIVE SELLING Selling: An Art or a Science?The ability to sell is often seen as something that is innate, or at least part of the individual’s personality: you either have it or you do not. People who are good at selling are often perceived as having natural More » | | | | Schools | | | | |  | PPP in Abu Dhabi In September 2006, the PPP pilot project was officially launched in 30 K-5 Schools of which 12 are located in Al Ain, 12 in Abu Dhabi and 6 in Al Gharbiya. “How do we fulfill our objectives? Is it by privatizing schools? Do we create independent More » | | | | Vocational Training | | | | |  | Vocational Education Training to support the industrial growth in the UAE and GCC countries The UAE and neighboring countries have seen years of tremendous growth, economic diversification and social transformation, including infrastructure investment, trade and Foreign Direct Investment. Many of the oil-led countries are moving towards an More » | | | | Work Life Balance | | | | |  | Making Work Life Balance Happen Work Life Balance has been discussed much over recent years, but just how important an issue is it for organisations? Does it really justify being on the strategic agenda or is it just another fad? In this article we’ll look at what Work More » |
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