examines the views of male employees working under female heads in selected organizations in Ghana. The research is significant because it testifies how male negatively regard female heads despite series of both international and national conferences and platforms that advocate for women to assume managerial positions at the workplace. The study employed a case study and descriptive research design. The sample size was 122 respondents from 17 organizations. A purposive random technique was used to select
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Ethics Individual and Organizational Ethics Learning Goals After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1 Describe the stages of moral and ethical development. 2 Explain and apply the core concepts used by individuals and organizations to make ethical decisions. 3 Describe some ethics-based initiatives for fostering diversity in organizations. 4 Explain the nature of stakeholder responsibility and its ethical basis. Individual Differences and Ethics Ethics Competency Anne Mulcahy’s Ethical
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Cooperative Strategy ‘The authors have provided an ambitious overview of the cooperative strategy literature. The book will be welcomed by serious students and scholars focussed on this important phenomenon.’ Paul W. Beamish, Canada Research Chair in International Business, Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario ‘This book provides a comprehensive, well-organized and richly illustrated analysis of inter-firm cooperation. While relevant for managers and business students, it extensively
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Coleman, Texas, some 53 miles from Abilene. They are engaging in as little motion as possible, drinking lemonade, watching the fan spin lazily, and occasionally playing the odd game of dominoes. The characters are a married couple and the wife’s parents. At some point, the wife’s father suggests they drive to Abilene to eat at a cafeteria there. The son in-law thinks this is a crazy idea but doesn’t see any need to upset the apple cart, so he goes along with it, as do the two women. They get in their
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TEACHER’S MANUAL to accompany CASES AND MATERIALS ON TAXATION OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISES Second Edition By Glenn E. Coven Mills E. Godwin Professor of Law College of William and Mary Robert J. Peroni Robert Kramer Research Professor of Law The George Washington University Richard Crawford Pugh Distinguished Professor of Law University of San Diego AMERICAN CASEBOOK SERIES® ® WEST GROUP A THOMSON COMPANY ST. PAUL, MINN., 2002
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than when using the telephone. F 2. There is often considerable scientific disagreement both about available reserves of natural resources and about the extent of environmental damage caused by particular pollutants. Even where the scientific evidence is incontrovertible. There may be political conflict, based on different vested interests, over the degree to which particular environmental controls should be accepted. Governments may, for example, refrain from introducing effective control if they
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Introduction 1.1 Problem definition Any discussion of higher Education in different countries needs to be conducted within the context of the overall perception of a country’s culture, society, history, salary and intellect. These influences are the foundation of the education in a country. Due to these different influences every country has a different understanding of education. I will also concentrate on the influence of culture on education in China and in the United States (U.S.) with special
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Personality Theory Course : Organizational Behaviour Course Code: MBA507 Section: 1 Submitted To: Dr. Nasreen Wadud Adjunct Faculty, Business Administration Department East West University Submitted By: Md. Faysal Ahmed ID: 2013-1-95-110 Mahmudul Hasan ID: 2013-1-95-031 Niaj Mahmud ID: 2013-1-95-055 Md. Samiul Islam Chowdhury ID: 2013-1-95-076 Submission Date: 24.08.2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Front Matter 2-5 Preface 2 Learning
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Chapter 1: The World of Human Resources Management • Human Resources Management (HRM) – The process of managing human resources or talent (human capital and intellectual assets) to achieve an organization’s objectives. • “Why Study HRM?” – Staffing the organization, designing jobs and teams, developing skillful employees, identifying approaches for improving their performance, and rewarding employee successes—all typically labeled HRM issues—are as relevant to line managers as they are
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