relevant decision factors. Feedback from participants indicates that dilemma training has helped them to recognise the ethical dimension of leadership. They respond that the tools and concepts are highly relevant in relation to the challenges that occur in the working environment they return to after leadership training. Keywords: business ethics, leadership training, dilemma Introduction The purpose of this article is to present a pedagogical approach to dilemma training for business managers
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SALES 6 3. How sustainable is Wal-Mart’s competitive advantage in discount retailing in the USA? 6 IMITATION 6 SUSTITUTION 6 SLACK 7 HOLD-UP 7 4. With reference to Dunning’s Eclectic Paradigm of foreign direct Investment (FDI), compare and contrast Wal-Mart’s entry into the German market in 1997 with it’s subsequent entry into the UK market in 1999. Why was Wal-Mart unsuccessful in Germany, withdrawing in 2006, and relatively successful in the UK? 7 FIRM SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES 7 LOCATION
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RACE, GENDER, & LEADERSHIP Race, Gender, & Leadership: What Impact Does Race and Gender have on Leadership Advancement for Women and Women of Color? Dawn MJ Hyman University of Baltimore 2 RACE, GENDER, & LEADERSHIP Introduction Race and gender disparities in public leadership still plague the workplace despite the continued growth of a more diverse demographic landscape. For women and women of color, this presents a unique challenge in their aspirations for leadership positions as
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A Study of Mathematics Infusion in Middle School Technology Education Classes 1. CITATION. What report study is this? Record a complete reference citation. Burghardt, D. M., Hecht, D., Russo, M., Lauckhardt, J., & Hacker, M. (2010). A study of mathematics infusion in middle school technology education classes. Journal of Technology Education, 22(1), 58-74. 2. PURPOSE AND GENERAL RATIONALE. In broad terms what was the purpose of the study, and how did the author(s) make a case for its
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methodology, especially compared to research within mainstream marketing in the US. During this rather long period of time advances in other disciplines have been beneficial for our own research. One such example is the development of Effectuation theory allowing us to understand entrepreneurial decision-making and consequently, important aspects of entrepreneurial marketing behaviour. Many of the research questions,
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Great Man theory From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search [pic] [pic] Napoleon The Great Man Theory was a popular 19th century idea according to which history can be largely explained by the impact of "great men", or heroes: highly influential individuals who, due to either their personal charisma, intelligence, wisdom, or Machiavellianism utilized their power in a way that had a decisive historical impact. The theory was popularized in the 1840s by Scottish writer
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Management of marketing strategies: The study of Acer Group in business specification 1. Introduction Competition continues to develop at a bewildering pace, amount of businesses acquire unique marketing strategies to overcome the existing problem of how to sustain the core competency and maintain the market share (Doyle & Newbpuld, 1975). As the world third largest PC maker, Acer implemented a series of business models to improve its production and conduct shifting of weight on the manufacturer
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in the sustaining of these silos, showing that leadership and culture are closely aligned. It examines the challenge of applying a western business model to a collective society. The data for the report was collected from personal experiences, human resource statistics, e-journals on the area of organizational culture and behavior plus extensive research on writings by experts in this field. The main analytical frameworks used are the theories of Trompenaars and Hofstede with some reference
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see that organisation consists of many elements which built it. From the people, the system, and the goals, these 3 elements have to be integrated towards the organisation improvement and better performance. This paper will discuss about the two theories about management. The comparison, the nature, and the origin of these
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Salisbury, Topping Introduction Organizational culture encompasses the fundamental values, assumptions and beliefs that are held in common by members of an organization (Helfrich et al, 2007). Culture can be characterized as a basic implicit theory of mutual assumptions, invented, discovered, or developed by a group that determine how they think, feel and behave as they assimilate internally and adapt to the external environments of an organization (Schein, 1996). Culture is an important variable
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