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Benefits Of Continuing Professional Development In The Visual Communications Sector In Ireland, Con Kennedy

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This research is concerned with identifying the benefits of Continuous Professional Development for the Visual Communications sector in Ireland, with the aim of establishing what benefits exist for both the employee and employer. Research is undertaken to identify CPD programmes that currently exist in other industries in Ireland for the purpose of establishing commonalities and how this may apply to the Visual Communications sector. This is achieved through a combination of literature review, desk research, surveys of employees and employers in the Visual Communications sector and a number of semi-formal interviews with representatives from various industry sectors with established CPD …

Entrepreneurial Leadership And Teamwork: The Key To Innovation In The 21st Century, Connie I. Reimers-Hild, Susan N. Williams

Kimmel Education and Research Center: Presentations and White Papers

Entrepreneurial leadership and continuous innovation are vital components of 21st century communities and organizations. Entrepreneurial leaders must realize the importance of environmental, social and global issues while creating an atmosphere of innovation designed to help followers become more entrepreneurial themselves.

Entrepreneurial individuals and teams have the ability to recognize and capitalize on opportunities, innovate, take risks, adapt to rapid change and marshal resources to achieve their goals. When individuals come together as an effective team, they can produce a synergy to meet the demands of a rapidly changing and competitive work environment. Therefore, entrepreneurial leaders must develop entrepreneurial individuals and …

Cuarto Congreso Nacional De Organismos Públicos Autónomos, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

Memorias del Cuarto Congreso Nacional de Organismos Públicos Autónomos

"El papel de los Organismos Públicos Autónomos en la Consolidación de la Democracia"

Culture As A Mitigating Factor In The Perception Of Path-Goal Leadership Styles And Workgroup Effectiveness, Alison Rampersad

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

Sustaining a competitive edge in today's global business environment depends upon highly effective levels of teamwork from within an organization. During the last few decades, there has been a continuing trend of flattening or compressing the organizational hierarchy and depending on groups of employees working together as units, or workgroups, in a variety of industries. Corporate stockholders and stakeholders tend to consider workgroups an effective way to improve various aspects of organizational performance.

With the advent of the borderless organization, the workgroup has emerged as a significant entity involved in decision-making; project planning, design and implementation; inter-departmental endeavors; and other …

Enhancing Student Learning Through Collaborative Research On Active Learning, Karen Leonard

Karen Moustafa Leonard

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Project Management Use Second Life, Collaborative Project

Dyson College- Seidenberg School of CSIS : Collaborative Projects and Presentations

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Special Edition Of Journal Of Business Ethics, Marilynn P. Fleckenstein Ph.D., Patrick Flanagan, Victoria Shoaf Ph.D., Patricia Werhane Ph.D.

Patrick Flanagan

DePaul University hosted the 14th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, at The Standard Club in Chicago, November 1–3, 2007. Academic and business leaders came together to explore the important ethical issues facing the business community in the twenty-first century. The articles in this special volume of The Journal of Business Ethics have been selected from the many presentations at this conference. Sponsored annually by the Vincentian Universities in the United States (DePaul University, in Chicago, Illinois; Niagara University in Niagara Falls, NY; and St. John’s University in Queens, NY) this conference promotes the mission of St. Vincent DePaul, the …

Organizacje Komercyjne I Niekomercyjne Wobec Wzmożonej Konkurencji Oraz Wzrastających Wymagań Konsumentów (Tom 8), Anna Ujwary-Gil

Anna Ujwary-Gil

Obszary tematyczne dotyczyły następujących zagadnień: • organizacje komercyjne i niekomercyjne jako obiekt badań naukowych, • organizacje komercyjne i niekomercyjne w gospodarce rynkowej, • organizacje komercyjne i niekomercyjne w kreowaniu rozwoju regionalnego, • współczesne narzędzia zarządzania organizacjami komercyjnymi i niekomercyjnymi, • finansowe aspekty zarządzania organizacjami komercyjnymi i niekomercyjnymi.

Kapitał Intelektualny A Wartość Rynkowa Przedsiębiorstwa, Anna Ujwary-Gil

Anna Ujwary-Gil

Czytelnik poszukujący gruntownej wiedzy z zakresu kapitału intelektualnego i jego relacji z wartością rynkową przedsiębiorstw, w niniejszej książce znajdzie odpowiedź na następujące pytania: czy przedsiębiorstwo tworzy, czy też niszczy wartość dodaną wytworzoną z kapitału fizycznego i intelektualnego, czy efektywności wykorzystania kapitału intelektualnego towarzyszy wyższa wartość rynkowa porównywanych przedsiębiorstw oraz czy stosowanie mierników, pozwalających zmierzyć kapitał intelektualny i efektywność jego wykorzystania, daje przedsiębiorstwu możliwość lepszego zarządzania i jest istotną informacją dla oceny pozycji przedsiębiorstwa na rynku kapitałowym.

Koncepcja Zasobowej Teorii Przedsiębiorstwa - Całościowe Ujęcie I Kierunek Dalszych Badań, Anna Ujwary-Gil

Anna Ujwary-Gil

Artykułu przedstawia koncepcję zasobowej teorii przedsiębiorstwa, w której nawiązano do poglądów reprezentantów tej teorii, którzy wnieśli największy wkład w jej rozwój oraz charakterystykę. Zwrócenie uwagi na efektywność przedsiębiorstwa z perspektywy podejścia zasobowego. Ponadto autorka zawarła rozważania na temat rozumienia wartości i przewagi konkurencyjnej w tym właśnie ujęciu. Artykuł kończy refleksja nad koniecznością rozwinięcia tego podejścia w kierunku zbadania wpływu wykorzystania zasobów niematerialnych na wzrost wartości rynkowej przedsiębiorstw oraz kierunki rozwinięcia tej teorii.

Special Edition Of Journal Of Business Ethics, Patrick Flanagan, Marilynn P. Fleckenstein Ph.D., Victoria Shoaf Ph.D., Patricia Werhane Ph.D.

Patrick Flanagan

The articles in this special volume of Journal of Business Ethics have been selected from the many presentations at this conference and represent a cross section of the topics and issues covered at the Vincentian Business Ethics Conference at the Manhattan campus of St. John's University in the fall of 2009. Sponsored annually by the Vincentian universities in the United States (DePaul University, in Chicago, Illinois; Niagara University in Niagara Falls, NY; and St. John’s University in Queens, NY), this conference promotes the mission of St. Vincent DePaul, the seventeenth-century Roman Catholic saint who serves as the patron of these …

Special Edition Of Journal Of Business Ethics, Patrick Flanagan, Marilynn P. Fleckenstein Ph.D., Patrick D. Primeaux Ph.D., Victoria Shoaf Ph.D., Patricia Werhane Ph.D.

Patrick Flanagan

Niagara Falls, New York was home to the 13th Annual Vincentian International Conference Promoting Business Ethics sponsored by DePaul University (Chicago, IL), Niagara University (Niagara, NY), and St. John’s University (New York, NY), the three American universities sponsored by the Congregation of the Mission (the Vincentians). Conferences in the past had specific themes and corresponding paper presentations focused on a particular topic. This one intentionally did not have a central organizing subject matter to allow for greater diversity. Leaders from the academic and corporate sectors, representing 30 countries, submitted excellent papers on a broad range of ethical issues. This rich …

Corporate Social Responsibility Of Architectural Design Firms Towards Sustainable Built Environment In South Africa, Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman

Architectural Engineering

The construction industry makes a vital contribution to the social and economic development of every country. Buildings provide their users with places for housing, education, culture, medication, business, leisure and entertainment. None of these buildings will perform its function unless supported with efficient road networks, superlative telecommunications facilities, water and electricity. On the other hand, the construction industry has major impacts on the environment. It is a very large consumer of non-renewable resources, a substantial source of waste, pollution, land dereliction and energy consumption. This highlights the responsibility of present generations to use the available resources in a way that …