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Training planning skills: A comparison of case-based and principle-based methods.
(2004)
Leaders must have good planning skills in order to be successful. In this paper, we administer training of planning skills that addresses two major considerations. First, what are the key processes involved in planning. ...
Capturing strategic orientation toward inpatriation in management staffing policies of global organizations.
(2001)
This dissertation examines the judgment of international human resource managers in global organizations entering emerging markets about the appropriateness of inpatriation practice. First, the strategic drivers and the ...
Followership: Leadership styles.
(2000)
The prediction was that participants' supervisors' leadership styles would be significantly related to all dimensions of followership measured by the followership survey. As determined by factor analysis of responses to ...
An examination of new ventures going through the initial public offering: The impact of firm capabilities and characteristics on performance.
(2004)
Entrepreneurship as a field of study generally focuses on the pursuit of new opportunities and the activities of firms engaged in bringing new ideas to financial fruition. Due to their liability of newness, growth and ...
Effects of moral intensity and self-evaluation on ethical propensity: A cross-level analysis.
(2004)
An empirical study examined the relationships between Jone's (1991) moral intensity and self-evaluation bias with ethical propensity. Results suggested that individuals with a self-enhanced tendency in their own ethical ...
Technological readiness and strategic interactive fit: Dynamic capabilities impacting logistics service competency and performance.
(2003)
In today's business environment, retailers and manufacturers face increasing complexity when it comes to managing the supply chain. As complexity increases, these retailers and manufacturers often look to technology as a ...
Exceptional leaders and their followers: An in-depth look at leader-follower interactions.
(2004)
In recent years there has been an increase in the study of outstanding leaders and the differences between outstanding leaders of different types and orientations. Very few studies, however, have been performed regarding ...
Training articulation of key causes, key resources, and key goals: Content-based training as an alternative to improving planning performance.
(2005)
In organizational settings, effective planning is critical in obtaining a broad range of outcomes ranging from profitability to teamwork. However, this process is extremely complex and loaded with potential hazards. ...
Organizational civility: Issues, problems and solutions to creating environments of civility in the workplace.
(2001)
Scholars have just begun to research the issue of incivility in the workplace. The research focusing on a proactive approach of creating civility is even more sparse. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine ...
Assessing minority entrepreneurship: An analysis of Black-owned businesses in 274 metropolitan statistical areas.
(2001)
The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the state of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. Specifically, the goal of this project is to describe and explain variation in business success in Blackowned firms located in ...