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Personal And Corporate Transformations Through Self-Renewal, Gloria Gordon Phd Jan 1998

Personal And Corporate Transformations Through Self-Renewal, Gloria Gordon Phd

Gloria Gordon PhD

In this paper I argue for deep-structure ‘life inquiry’ management learning through sharing the dynamic five process model for individual transformation conceptualised as I sought to transform my own professional and life perspectives. The model is offered both as a guide and an example of how to engage in the deep-structure learning required to achieve the type of personal and professional transformations which contribute to corporate learning, transformations and ultimately self-renewal. I draw on my own learning experience to show how a clarified sense of purpose and vision, raised awareness of personal and social responsibilities, enhanced creativity and the realisation …


Enhancing Organizational Goal Congruence: A Solution To Organizational Politics Jan 1998

Enhancing Organizational Goal Congruence: A Solution To Organizational Politics

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.


Where The Safety Rubber Meets The Shop Floor: A Confirmatory Model Of Management Influence On Workplace Safety Jan 1998

Where The Safety Rubber Meets The Shop Floor: A Confirmatory Model Of Management Influence On Workplace Safety

L. A. Witt

No abstract provided.


Domestic Partnership And Same-Sex Relationships: A Marketplace Innovation And A Less Than Perfect Institutional Choice, Nancy J. Knauer Jan 1998

Domestic Partnership And Same-Sex Relationships: A Marketplace Innovation And A Less Than Perfect Institutional Choice, Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer

The struggle for the recognition and protection of same-sex relationships is at the forefront of the contemporary gay and lesbian civil rights agenda. Whereas the push for same-sex marriage and parenting rights has met with mixed results in the courts and the legislatures, an impressive array of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, colleges, nonprofit corporations, and municipalities, now extend benefits to the same-sex partners of their employees. This level of success raises a provocative question regarding the potential role of institutional employers in the larger on the agenda for progressive social change. Domestic partnership benefits are a creature of the …


Themes That Thread Through Society: Racism And Athletic Manifestation In The African-American Community, Keith Harrison Dec 1997

Themes That Thread Through Society: Racism And Athletic Manifestation In The African-American Community, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

The purpose of this article is to examine and critically analyze the impact of sport in the African-American community. This critique of the social and behavioral outcomes of sport in the African-American community will include philosophical, historical, and sociological inquiry most affecting the plight of the African-American male in academics and athletics. Data on the perceptions of contemporary African-American men participating in sport in higher education will also add more support to the conclusion that race and sport are socially constructed in society.