Saturday, June 2, 2007

Prperty News

Dubai: 6 May, 2007 – Dubai Properties will focus on how companies from across the region can drive growth and stay competitive during the first-ever Management Innovation Forum, taking place from 8-10 May, 2007 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Yaqoob Al Zarouni, Chief Officer Human Capital of Dubai Properties, the headline sponsor of the forum, will highlight the company’s innovative management practices and the role organisations can play in attracting and retaining innovative employees during a panel discussion at the forum.

Al Zarouni said: “Knowledge-based economies create value-added products, services and relationships that can pave the way for innovation and entrepreneurship. The key to innovation lies not in creative thinking alone but in creative practices and generation of opportunities in the industry.

“At Dubai Properties, we have implemented an innovation management solution by adding value services, increasing and maintaining market share, reducing cost through improved internal structure and processes, and sustainable brand value.”

Dubai Properties’ aims to be at the forefront of innovation and customer service, by providing value-added and economical services to its customers.

The master developer also provides a competitive and growth-oriented environment for its employees whose number has grown to 1,100 in 2007.

In 2007, Dubai Properties introduced ‘Afaaq’, the employee innovations scheme and Ijada, the employee reward programme, designed to encourage outstanding contributions to the company’s tremendous growth and business success. Dubai Properties recently received the ISO 9001:2000 for excellence in quality and customer service.

Innovation is a key driver across all the major functions of the region’s leading companies. It is being implemented across the Arab world through strategic partnerships and developing flexible, responsive, customer-centric business processes and personnel.

Organised by Leaders in Dubai, the Management Innovation Forum will feature eminent speakers in business innovation. Among those participating are Tom Peters and Ram Charan. Both are testimonies to the creative spirit that business leaders will need to meet the competitive challenges of tomorrow.

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