contextualized, nor do the dynamic and critical issues facing leaders drive their construction. Alternatively, practitioners too often approach leadership problems using trial and error tactics derived more from anecdotes and popular fads than validated scientific data and models. Yet, while this gap between theory and research has bedeviled the leadership community for much of its history, there have been few if any systematic examinations of its causes. In this review, we have sought to highlight the
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/2046-9012.htm EJTD 36,1 Employability and talent management: challenges for HRD practices Staffan Nilsson Centre for Policy Studies in Higher Education and Training, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, and HELIX VINN Excellence Centre, ¨ Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linkoping University, ¨ Linkoping, Sweden, and 26 Received
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practice is a way of studying your own experiences to improve the way you work (Deakin, 2010) Reflective practice highlights the importance of learning from experiences after thinking about it and relates the practical experiences to the theoretical learning approaches (Oxbridgewriters, 2011). Definition Cont’d It is a process by which practitioners focus on how they interact with their colleagues and environment in order to obtain a clearer picture of their own behaviour, thus building
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techniques in critical chain scheduling Oya I. Tukel a a,* , Walter O. Rom a, Sandra Duni Eksioglu b College of Business Administration, Cleveland State University, 1860 East 18th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA b Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA Received 24 April 2004; accepted 28 October 2004 Available online 1 January 2005 Abstract In this paper, we introduce two methods for determining feeding buffer sizes in critical chain project
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Innovation and project development: an impossible equation? Lessons from an innovative automobile project development Franck Aggeri and Blanche Segrestin Ecole des Mines de Paris, 60 Boulevard Saint Michel, 75272 Paris cedex 06, France. Franck.Aggeri@cgs.ensmp.fr; Blanche.Segrestin@cgs.ensmp.fr Product development performance has become a key issue for car manufacturers. But innovation seeks to outperform dominant design, whereas project development targets welldefined areas (costs, lead
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Abstract Enhanced quality control methods are increasingly critical for IT projects, often plagued with failure as performance objectives do not align with traditional measures. This study provides theoretical and practical implications for information technology (IT) project quality control, particularly within the domains of project management and performance measurement. The data provided qualitatively and quantitatively demonstrates the criticality of enhanced project quality control in the
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Cost Economics Sophia Ruester1 Abstract This working paper provides a summary on transaction cost economics (TCE) and recent developments thereof. After an introductory discussion of TCE’s role within the field of New Institutional Economics, a critical analysis of the contribution of the existing body of empirical literature is conducted. In recent years, researchers have continued to develop and extend TCE. Williamson (1991b) introduces the shift parameter framework which investigates how the
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thuyhang032003@gmail.com Received: July 27, 2013 doi:10.5430/wjss.v1n1p20 Accepted: August 12, 2013 Online Published: August 13, 2013 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/wjss.v1n1p20 Abstract This article reviews major theoretical perspectives to US foreign policy as well as on how these theoretical perspectives explain foreign policy decision making and conducting of the US. First, the paper will discuss the process of making foreign policy to sustain US core values and interests which are determined
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International Human Resource Management product: 4273 | course code: c252|c352 International Human Resource Management Centre for Financial and Management Studies, SOAS, University of London First Edition 2008, 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this course material may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, including photocopying and recording, or in information storage or retrieval systems, without written permission from the
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THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION AND THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCES. Muhammad Aminu Bawa (1) Dr Juhary Ali (2) ABSTRACT The current financial crisis, which has engulfed East Asia since July 1997 and has subsequently spread to Russia and Brazil, is one of the most pressing challenges facing countries and businesses in today's global business environment. Globalization represents the structural making of the world characterized by the free flow of technology and human resources across national
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