Journal of Organizational Behavior, J. Organiz. Behav. 32, 1062–1083 (2011) Published online 7 September 2010 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/job.724 Diversity and organizational innovation: The role of employee involvement YANG YANG1* AND ALISON M. KONRAD2 Management Department, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Department of Organizational Behavior, Richard Ivey School of Business, U. of Western Ontario, London
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MGMT 371 – Test 1 (9,1,2,4,7,8) Chapter 9: Managerial Decision Making Decision: a choice made from available alternatives Decision-making: the process of identifying problems and opportunities and then resolving them Programmed decisions: involve situations that have occurred often enough to enable decision rules to be developed and applied in the future Non-programmed decisions: are made in response to situations that are unique, are poorly defined and largely unconstructed, and have important
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Maurice S. Butler Math533—Applied Managerial Statistics Course Project: Part A Introduction This project is based upon statistical data compiled concerning AJ Davis Department Stores, specific to a sample of its customer base. It is with intent of establishing relationship between location, gross income, and credit balances carried by customers that the following statistical analysis has been performed. It is assumed that information obtained as well as the interpretation of statistical analysis
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time and the term results of operations to describe its financial activities during the year. Financial Accounting encompasses the record-keeping aspect of accounting and therefore provides much of the data to which accounting principles are applied in the preparation of financial statements and other financial information. Personal record keeping often uses a simple single-entry
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Changes in the fifth edition Companion websites Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction to research What is research? Business research Types of business research: applied and basic Managers and research The manager and the consultant–researcher Internal versus external consultants/researchers Knowledge about research and managerial effectiveness Ethics and business research Summary Discussion Questions Chapter 2: Scientific investigation The hallmarks of scientific research Some obstacles
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Communication Climate and Organizational Performances: A Comparison Studies Between Two Public Organizations. Rosli Mohammed Faculty of Communication and Modern Languages University Utara Malaysia Adnan Hussein School of Communication University Science Malaysia Introduction: Organization, whether it is a profit making or a public service organization needs to create a climate which would facilitate effective
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starting from definition of it, followed by the data collection in order to strengthen the research topic. Data shows that women continue to increase their share of managerial positions but unfortunately the rate of progress is slow and uneven. Therefore, I decided to examine the barriers experienced by a woman leader and how a woman managerial approach, such as transformational leadership style, can be effective for organization to reach their goals. It is so obvious that leadership is normally dominated
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COST OF EQUITY CAPITAL AND ITS EFFECTS TO THE MANAGEMENT Introduction This paper investigates the cost of equity capital and its effects to the management which intends to hinder shareholders right. The purpose of which is to investigate whether managerial ownership affects the associations between the shareholders rights and the cost of equity capital. There are two variables in the article which can be clearly identified. The variables are; 1) The shareholders rights and 2) The cost of the equity
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model the innovativeness of Canadian mutual fund companies as a function of their geographic location—inside or outside the industry cluster of Toronto—and of their centrality in networks of managerial and institutional ties. I find that locating in the industry cluster as well as centrality in the managerial tie network enhances firm innovation, while centrality in the institutional tie network does not. Copyright 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. INTRODUCTION Industry clusters—groups of geographically
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Journal of Applied Psychology 2007, Vol. 92, No. 4, 909 –927 Copyright 2007 by the American Psychological Association 0021-9010/07/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.4.909 Trust, Trustworthiness, and Trust Propensity: A Meta-Analytic Test of Their Unique Relationships With Risk Taking and Job Performance Jason A. Colquitt, Brent A. Scott, and Jeffery A. LePine University of Florida The trust literature distinguishes trustworthiness (the ability, benevolence, and integrity of a trustee) and
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