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Professionalism In Public Relations And Corporate Communications: An Empirical Analysis, Seema Gupta

Working Papers

PR is in evolution stage in India and the profession is gaining acceptance and recognition. The present research is an attempt to measure extent of professionalism in PR in India and how much consensus, if any exists regarding professional standards among PR professionals working in agencies and those working with corporates in the corporate communication function. It also identifies the influence of demographic factors on the standards in profession. Such empirical studies are useful in identifying dimensions of low professional standards, which would enable enforcement of corrective action. While current practices are healthy in areas of understanding roles and responsibilities; …

Barriers To Innovation And The Creation Of A Knowledge Society In India, Rishikesha T Krishnan

Working Papers

In this paper, we identify the principal societal, systemic, organizational and governmental barriers to innovation and the creation of a knowledge society in India. Societal barriers include an ambivalent attitude towards knowledge, a "knowing-doing gap", hesitation to specialize, a static view of techno logy, i.rltolerance offailure, and a declining respect for diversity and dissent. A lack of design and experimentation in engineering curricula, lack of cooperation between firms, lack of depth in different industries, absence of a culture of debate, and barriers to the founding and growth of high technology firms are systemic barriers.

Cultural Times, Multicultural Center

Newsletters

Lion Dancers

Misappropriation Fashion Show

Poetry

Diversity

Conference

Media Ethics: The Powerful And The Powerless, Elaine E. Englehardt

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Papers presented for the Center of the Study of Ethics in Society Western Michigan University.

A Treasure Of Viewing, Miranda Haddock

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Avian Influenza: Trade Issues, Toby Moore, Nancy Morgan

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

In 2003, an outbreak of a highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza (AI) in Southeast Asia, notably in Vietnam but also in Thailand, focused extensive local and international media coverage on the disease and its potential human health consequences. The media coverage has followed subsequent AI outbreaks in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan, and westward through Russia into Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Health officials remain on alert because the virus has crossed the species barrier, causing more than 100 human deaths over the last 2 years. Other deaths, most recently in …

Periodic Emergence Of Great Historians In The History Of Ancient Greece, Rome And China, Emil Páles, Miroslav Mikulecky Sr.

Comparative Civilizations Review

A periodicity of about 500 years has been discovered in the history of Graeco-Roman and Chinese historiography and documented by means of inferential statistics. Great historians emerged periodically and synchronously in both cultural areas for at least two millennia or longer, although no liaison between historians in the West and Far East is known. It is a surprising fact that this periodicity as well as the times of maximum creativity have been foretold by Babylonian priests, who knew about this rhythm already before 600 B. C. What is the cause of this periodicity and synchronicity is an open question.

Bibliographical History And Indices Of The Comparative Civilizations Review, 1-50, Michael Palencia-Roth

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Gatherings No. 37 Fall/Spring 2005-2006, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings no. 37. Edited by Laurel Grotzinger.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 2006, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Namaste 2006

Namaste: A Student Human Rights Journal

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Gender Schematicity On The Assessment Of Male And Female Pilots’ Competence Given Identical Scenarios, Jan D. Laplante

Master's Theses - Daytona Beach

Gender has been identified as one of the top three categories, along with race, and age that are subject to stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination (Fiske, 1998). With the emergence of women in stereotypical male domains, gender research has never been more important. The aviation community is a prime example of one such domain.

This study examined the presence of an existing perception that male pilots are more competent then female pilots. It suggested that there does not appear to be evidence that would explain why there should be a difference in this perception of competence. It also discussed social theories …

Review Essay On The Politically Incorrect Guide To American History By Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Rural School District Consolidation, Joe Bard, Clark Gardener, Regi Wieland

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

This paper, developed by the NREA Consolidation Task Force, provides a review of the literature on rural school consolidation, defines consolidation, addresses current research and issues related to consolidation with respect to school size, economies of scale, and student achievement, and concludes with proposed recommendations for the NREA Executive Board.

Women In The Superintendency: A Study Of Accumulative Disadvantage, Cheryl Evans

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

Through the lens of the Salieri effect (Clark & Corcoran, 1986) and accumulative disadvantage, the purpose of the study is to describe and explain the under-representation of women in the superintendency despite their over-representation in the teaching profession. The following will be accomplished: (a) a description of the stories of women’s lives and experiences that pertains to or describe a career in education administration; (b) an analysis of the stories these women tell through the lens of the Salieri effect and accumulative disadvantage; © other realities that may be revealed; (d) an assessment of the usefulness of the Salieri effect …

News From Hope College, Volume 37.5: April, 2006, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

The Independent Board Of Directors And Governance In The United States: Where Is This Heading?, Florence Shu-Acquaye

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

University Of San Diego Softball Media Guide 2006, University Of San Diego Athletics Department

Softball (Women)

28 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21.5 x 28 cm

The Demand For Power Diffusion: A Case Study Of The 2005 Constitutional Referendum Voting In Kenya, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Economics Working Papers

Recent studies on the history of economic development demonstrate that concentration of power on a monarch or a ruling coalition impedes economic growth and that institutional changes that diffuse power, though beneficial to the society in general, are opposed by some social groups. In November 2005, Kenyans rejected a proposed constitution primarily because it did not reduce the powers of the executive to any significant degree. Using data of voting patterns in the constitutional referendum and following the rational choice framework, I estimate a model of the demand for power diffusion and demonstrate that groups voting decisions depend on expected …

Kate 2006 Spring, Ladan Osman, Sarah Jacobson, Mac Mcgowan, Vanessa Casella, Julie Eaton, Allison Hayes, Jennifer Roberts, Christeen Stridsberg, Glenna S. Jackson, Laura Naso

Kate

Each year, kate seeks to:

• explore ideas about normative gender, sex, and sexuality
• work against oppression and hierarchies of power in any and all forms
• serve as a voice for race and gender equity as well as queer positivity
• encourage the silent to speak and feel less afraid
• build a zine and community that we care about and trust

The Cultural Context Of Research: Child Labor And Daily Life In Tanzania, Erica Bertolotto

Inquiry Journal 2006

No abstract provided.

Eksploitasi Perempuan Oleh Media Cetak Ditinjau Dari Aspek Hak Asasi Manusia:Kajian Di Sejumlah Tabloid Di Wilayah Dki Jakarta, Dwi Amalia Chandra Sekar

Jurnal Ilmu Kesejahteraan Sosial

In the end of 90’s, the circulation of mass media tend to more and more presenting women as an object of fascination to increase the amount sales. The appearance of women models in some national tabloids seem to be abundant and interrupt the society’s ethics and moral value. In the other hand, the tabloid is easy to get and sold cheaply. There are two opinions that concerning of the understanding of exploitation, First, There is no exploitation to the women in mass media, because women models do not feel exploited. It is undeniable that almost 80% women models in tabloid …

The Voice, Spring 2006: Volume 51, Issue 3, Dordt College

The Voice Archive

Future Teachers Teach for a Day; College Is a Gateway to the World; Senior Engineers Get Final Send-Off in Capstone Course; Dordt Theatre Chosen for Regional Festival; Drama Students Run an After-School Program; Women's Group Keeps Students Connected; FACT Club Helps Out; Bowling, Pool, or Foosball, Anyone?; De Mol Ends Sixth Year as Faculty Chair; Carolyn Sybesma Takes on the World; Warner Studies Local Scrips; Faculty News; Dordt AMOR Team Works in Dominican Republic; Experiencing the World Around: Still the Best Way to Learn Science; Ruter Rides on the Record Heels of his Coach; Men Earn Berth at Nationals; Indoor …

The Modern Construction Of Myth [Review], Erwin F. Cook

Classical Studies Faculty Research

The Modern Construction of Myth, by Andrew yon Hendy, is an interdisciplinary survey of the construction of myth in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The author's thesis is that modern theories of myth can be divided into three broad groups, folkloristic, ideological, and constitutive, and that they all derive from an original, romantic, construct. The survey is organized diachronically, with some attention to taxonomy and axiology. I find the author's thesis entirely persuasive: what follows is meant to serve as a guide to the overall argument and additionally to highlight various important threads that remain somewhat diffuse in …

Food Availability And Food Deserts In The Nonmetropolitan South, Troy Blanchard, Thomas Lyson

Food Assistance

Over the past thirty years, the structure of food retailing in the United States has changed dramatically. Local grocery stores that once served a small community or neighborhood are increasingly being replaced by regional or national chain grocers. In addition, big box general merchan- disers have also entered the retail grocery sector with the advent of hybrid superstores that combine groceries with a wide array of product lines. A key consequence of this restructuring is the growing uneven distribution of food retailers across rural America. For example, Kaufman reports that rural counties in the Lower Mississippi Delta average one supermarket …

Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin - Spring/Summer 2006

Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin

No abstract provided.

The Academic Workplace (Spring 2006): Learning Equity-Mindedness: Equality In Educational Outcomes, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston, John Saltmarsh, R. Eugene Rice, Estela Mara Bensimon, Melissa P. Read

The Academic Workplace

No abstract provided.

Unh: The Magazine Of The University Of New Hampshire, Spring 2006, Unh Magazine

UNH Magazine

Archived version of web content originally found at https://unhmagazine.unh.edu/pastissues.html

Faculty, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Pottow wins international award; Friedman at the U.S. Supreme Court; Schneider spotlights health care; American Journal of Comparative Law returns; White raises bar, competition for Michigan Society of Fellows; Waggoner: Wellman 'changed the legal landscape'; Chinkin wins ASIL's Butcher medal; Stein honored by Charles University and former student; Activities.

“That’S The Way We Do Things Around Here”: An Overview Of Organizational Culture, M. Jason Martin

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

Introduction

Culture permeates all aspects of any society. It acts as the basic fabric that binds people together. Culture dictates tastes in music, clothes, and even the political and philosophical views of a group of people. Culture is not only shared, but it is deep and stable. However, culture does not exist simply as a societal phenomenon. Organizations, both large and small, adhere to a culture. Organizational culture determines how an organization operates and how its members frame events both inside and outside the organization. This paper explores the basic concepts of organizational culture. It describes what organizational culture is, …