leaders that included self-assessments and assessments by subordinates. This research became the foundation for most of the future research about leadership behavior, attitudes, and styles. Two dimensions (as identified by factor analysis) accounted for 85 percent of the variance in descriptions of leadership behavior. Consideration is the degree to which the leader creates an environment of emotional support, warmth, friendliness, and trust. Leaders who score high on the consideration factor typically
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economic and political interests. I propose to examine ethnographically and in depth the process of identity switching – that is, how people negotiate between multiple ethnic identities in everyday contexts – among Latinos in Queens, NY. Methods and analysis: From January to July, I will collect ethnographic data about ethnic identity invocation trends in the research communities, train a research assistant, select twelve participants for continuous monitoring and work closely with them for two weeks
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Journal of International Business Studies (2006) 37, 285–320 & 2006 Academy of International Business All rights reserved 0047-2506 $30.00 www.jibs.net PERSPECTIVE A quarter century of Culture’s Consequences: a review of empirical research incorporating Hofstede’s cultural values framework Bradley L. Kirkman1, Kevin B. Lowe2 and Cristina B. Gibson3 1 Department of Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; 2Department of Business Administration,
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When investors require higher rates of return for investments that demonstrate higher variability of returns, this is evidence of risk aversion. a. True b. False (2.3) CAPM and risk Answer: a Diff: E [vii]. One key result of applying the Capital Asset Pricing Model is that the risk and return of an individual security should be analyzed
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING UNIT – I MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING – SCOPE- STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE – NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM “The accounting people are expected to do things that are much more strategic and much more forward looking than they have been expected to do in the past”. INTRODUCTION1 Mission of Disney – “To offer quality entertainment that people seek out”. The Walt Disney Company has long been widely admired as visionary and well-managed
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| 1. Do discriminatory attitudes to older workers at work affect their retirement intentions? Type: Research paper Author(s): Pierre-Jean Messe Source: International Journal of Manpower Volume: 33 Issue: 4 2012AbstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether employers’ attitudes towards older workers, especially regarding promotions, really affect their retirement intentions, distinguishing between men and women. Design/methodology/approach – First, the author uses the 1992
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European Journal of Marketing Service behaviors that lead to satisfied customers Kathryn Frazer Winsted Article information: To cite this document: Kathryn Frazer Winsted, (2000),"Service behaviors that lead to satisfied customers", European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 34 Iss 3/4 pp. 399 - 417 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090560010311920 Downloaded on: 16 September 2014, At: 19:29 (PT) References: this document contains references to 72 other documents. To copy
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Debt and Value: Beyond MillerModigliani Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business Aswath Damodaran 1 The fundamental question: Does the mix of debt and equity affect the value of a business? Assets Existing Investments Generate cashflows today Includes long lived (fixed) and short-lived(working capital) assets Expected Value that will be created by future investments Assets in Place Debt Liabilities Fixed Claim on cash flows Little or No role in management Fixed Maturity Tax
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd.Oxford, UK and Malden, USAIJTDInternational Journal of Training and Development1360-3736Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 20062006 4252268Original ArticlesTransfer of learning from 10 management development programmesInternational Journal of Training and Development International Journal of Training and Development 10:4 ISSN 1360-3736 Transfer of learning from management development programmes: testing the Holton model Cyril Kirwan and David Birchall Transfer of learning
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