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The Synergizing Principles, Dave Robinson Dr. Jan 2011

The Synergizing Principles, Dave Robinson Dr.

Dave Robinson Dr.

No abstract provided.


Collective Choice, Justin Schwartz Jan 2011

Collective Choice, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

This short nontechnical article reviews the Arrow Impossibility Theorem and its implications for rational democratic decisionmaking. In the 1950s, economist Kenneth J. Arrow proved that no method for producing a unique social choice involving at least three choices and three actors could satisfy four seemingly obvious constraints that are practically constitutive of democratic decisionmaking. Any such method must violate such a constraint and risks leading to disturbingly irrational results such and Condorcet cycling. I explain the theorem in plain, nonmathematical language, and discuss the history, range, and prospects of avoiding what seems like a fundamental theoretical challenge to the possibility …


Dispositional Factors As Determinant Of Employee Engagement In It Sector: A Study In Ncr Delhi, Ridhi Arora Research Scholar, Dr. Bhavana Adhikari Deputy Dean Academics Jan 2011

Dispositional Factors As Determinant Of Employee Engagement In It Sector: A Study In Ncr Delhi, Ridhi Arora Research Scholar, Dr. Bhavana Adhikari Deputy Dean Academics

Ridhi Arora

In the prevailing competitive environment, engaged employees are viewed as a strategic asset by both academicians and practicing managers alike. Recent research has shown that dispositional factors have a strong impetus on the engagement level of employees; organizations are now putting their thrust to appropriately map the type of personality of employees during hiring and selection process to determine the best role fit and attitude of employees. The purpose of the present study is to explore how dispositional factors act as determinant of employee engagement with special reference to IT Sector where talent retention and engagement has always been the …


Board Diversity And Firm Performance: The Indonesian Evidence, Salim Darmadi Jan 2011

Board Diversity And Firm Performance: The Indonesian Evidence, Salim Darmadi

Salim Darmadi

This paper examines the associations between diversity of board members and financial performance of the firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). Three demographic characteristics of board members—gender, nationality, and age—are used as the proxies for diversity. Using a sample of 169 listed firms, this study finds that both accounting and market performance have significant negative associations with gender diversity. Nationality diversity is found to have no influence on firm performance. In contrast, the proportion of young members is positively related to market performance, providing evidence that young people in the boardrooms are associated with improved financial performance.


Managing Nigeria’S Transformation Agenda: The Leadership Challenge, Professor Ben C Osisioma, Professor Hilda Osisioma Jan 2011

Managing Nigeria’S Transformation Agenda: The Leadership Challenge, Professor Ben C Osisioma, Professor Hilda Osisioma

Prof Ben Chuka Osisioma

Nigeria’s President won the 2011 Federal Government elections on the groundswell of popular support and the promise of a transformation agenda. Transformation is a strong word that portends a radical, structural and fundamental reappraisal of the basic assumptions that underlie our reforms and developmental efforts. The challenge before government is how to move the nation away from an oil-dominated economy, institute the basics for a private-sector driven economy, build the local economy on international best practices, transform a passive oil industry to a more pro-active one, and restructure the country along the lines of a more decentralized federalism. But beyond …


Exploring The Interplay Between Floss Adoption And Organizational Innovation, Paolo Spagnoletti, Tommaso Federici Jan 2011

Exploring The Interplay Between Floss Adoption And Organizational Innovation, Paolo Spagnoletti, Tommaso Federici

Federici Tommaso

Growing research on Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) has addressed a variety of questions focusing on aspects ranging from open source development processes and developer motivation, to economic and policymaking implications. Nevertheless, a few authors have examined the adoption of FLOSS and its impact on organizational change and innovation. Adoption studies represent a particularly promising area for information system researchers to investigate the relationship between the specific properties of FLOSS and the processes of implementation and use. The goal of this article is to contribute to this field of research by discussing a former multitargeted research agenda and by defining …


When We Trust Too Much, Martin Mathews Jan 2011

When We Trust Too Much, Martin Mathews

Martin Mathews

This paper examines questions concerning the creation of trust in mature industrial district in south-east France; notably the quality of intra-district exchanges when compared with extra-district exchanges. The consequences of trusting habits learnt and reinforced in a highly socialised environment are highlighted. Finally, a suspension mechanism, that of identity and role, that SME managers employ in order to reduce uncertainty will be discussed. Results demonstrate that managers have solid foundations on which they may base their local trust decisions. However, they frequently transfer their trusting attitudes to external partners in the absence of such solid foundations. The consequences of this …


Service-Wohnen Am Beispiel Fürstenhof In Wittlich – Ein Geschäftsmodell Mit Zukunft?, Alain Benz, Stefan Kutscheid, Philipp Osl, Hubert Oesterle Jan 2011

Service-Wohnen Am Beispiel Fürstenhof In Wittlich – Ein Geschäftsmodell Mit Zukunft?, Alain Benz, Stefan Kutscheid, Philipp Osl, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

Der Fürstenhof in Wittlich ist eine Komfortwohnanlage für ältere Menschen, in der Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner ein breites Spektrum an Dienstleistungen beziehen können. Der Beitrag stellt das Geschäftsmodell des Fürstenhofs vor und leitet Treiber und Erfolgsfaktoren für das Service-Wohnen ab. Unternehmen der Wohnungswirtschaft erhalten Einblick in ein bereits funktionierendes Geschäftsmodell und in die Erfolgsfaktoren des Umsetzungsbeispiels. Pflegeanbietern und anderen Dienstleistern wird aufgezeigt, ob sich die Beteiligung an Service-Wohnen lohnt und welcher Nutzen aus einer Kooperation mit der Wohnungswirtschaft resultiert.


21st Century Learning Partnerships: Using Community Data For Management Decisions, Kelly Visnak Jan 2011

21st Century Learning Partnerships: Using Community Data For Management Decisions, Kelly Visnak

Kelly Visnak

No abstract provided.


Skuteczne Doradztwo Strategiczne: Metoda Action Research W Praktyce, Aleksander Chrostowski, Dariusz Jemielniak Jan 2011

Skuteczne Doradztwo Strategiczne: Metoda Action Research W Praktyce, Aleksander Chrostowski, Dariusz Jemielniak

Dariusz Jemielniak

Książka omawia zastosowania i oceny metody Action Research w doradztwie strategicznym. Dzięki niej Czytelnik powinien zrozumieć, w jaki sposób stosować metodologię Action Research w doradztwie strategicznym, aby rozwiązać praktyczne problemy firmy i dokonać gruntownej zmiany organizacji oraz stworzyć warunki do uczenia się organizacji. Od połowy lat 90. XX wieku metoda Action Research przeżywa prawdziwy boom w zachodniej praktyce konsultingu dzięki dostrzeżeniu wielu możliwości jej wykorzystania, szczególnie przy rozwiązywaniu problemów organizacyjnych i branżowych. Pomimo to metoda ta ma nadal relatywnie małe zastosowanie w polskiej praktyce, a badania Action Research w zarządzaniu są rzadko spotykane. Wynika to z ich długotrwałego i ryzykownego …


Measuring Intellectual Capital In Corporations, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Measuring Intellectual Capital In Corporations, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Mixed Reality Environment For Web-Based Laboratory Interactive Learning, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Mixed Reality Environment For Web-Based Laboratory Interactive Learning, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Modeling An Interactive Fms Scheduler Using Colored Petri Nets, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Modeling An Interactive Fms Scheduler Using Colored Petri Nets, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Studies On Taxonomy And Ecology Of Some Fish Larve From The Gulf Of Aqaba, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Studies On Taxonomy And Ecology Of Some Fish Larve From The Gulf Of Aqaba, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


تلخيص ونبذة عن كتاب الجراحة التجميلية في الجوانب القانونية والشرعية, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

تلخيص ونبذة عن كتاب الجراحة التجميلية في الجوانب القانونية والشرعية, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Quality Evaluation Of Reconstructed Biological Signals, American Journal Of Applied Sciences, 6 (1): 187-193, 2009., Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Quality Evaluation Of Reconstructed Biological Signals, American Journal Of Applied Sciences, 6 (1): 187-193, 2009., Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Guidelines For Teaching These Speech Acts, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Guidelines For Teaching These Speech Acts, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Exploration And Impacts Of Utilizing Computerized Information Systems Field Study: At The Headquarters Of Jordanian Ministry Of Education, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Exploration And Impacts Of Utilizing Computerized Information Systems Field Study: At The Headquarters Of Jordanian Ministry Of Education, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Spatial Organization Of The International Tourism Flows In Jordan, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Spatial Organization Of The International Tourism Flows In Jordan, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Sport Sovereignty At Bay: The Impact Of Globalization And The Multi-National Sport Enterprise On The Westphalian-Based International Sport Structure, Rick Burton, Matthew Robinson, Emir Turam Jan 2011

Sport Sovereignty At Bay: The Impact Of Globalization And The Multi-National Sport Enterprise On The Westphalian-Based International Sport Structure, Rick Burton, Matthew Robinson, Emir Turam

Rick Burton

The existing framework for international sport is based on the guiding principles of the Peace of Westphalia of 1648. The Peace of Westphalia promoted sovereignty, self-determination, equality between states, and non-intervention of one state in the internal affairs of another state, and it has served as the basis for international relations for several centuries. Vernon observed that “the advanced world, carried ebulliently on the crest of a technological revolution in transportation and communication, has absentmindedly set up a virile system of international institutions and relationships that sit alongside the system of nation-states.” Vernon’s observation captures the essence of the existing …