Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Volume 30, Issue 6, Pages 563-576 This article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/index.jsp). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited. www.emeraldinsight.com A Dynamic Theory of Leadership Development Abstract Purpose
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Open Source and Business Model Innovation. The Funambol case Alberto Onetti Department of Economics - Insubria State University Varese, Italy aonetti@eco.uninsubria.it Abstract – A comprehensive theoretical framework about open source business models is still missing, notwithstanding a growing number of contributions. This lack of literature is mainly due to the relative newness of the phenomena. This paper aims at giving a contribution to the ongoing discussion about open source business implications
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Small business social responsibility: Expanding core CSR theory Laura J. Spence Abstract This paper seeks to expand business and society research in a number of ways. Its primary purpose is to redraw two core CSR theories (stakeholder theory and Carroll’s CSR pyramid), enhancing their relevance for small business. This is done by the application of the ethic of care, informed by the value of feminist perspectives and the extant empirical research on small business social responsibility. It is
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COMPLEMENTING TRADITIONAL LECTURE-BASED TEACHING WITH E-LEARNING: A CASE STUDY Nicholaus Thomas Andrade Hall Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield Western Bank,, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom José Miguel Baptista Nunes Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom ABSTRACT The objectivist nature of lecture -based teaching is often perceived to be unsuited to encourage deep learnin g and the acquisition
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how these studies should be conducted, or what the outcomes should be. Before we can begin to study marketing, we need to understand something about this history and the debates and controversies that have shaped the field. In this chapter, we shall review the origins of marketing thought, examining when the term ‘marketing’ was first used, its subsequent development, and provide an overview of the development of marketing thought and practice. Marketing, clearly, is probably as old as human civilisation
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reference to their application in the local context. Students will critically assess the relationship between strategy and the core HRM activities such as recruitment, selection, appraisal and pay systems, planning, training and development, and approaches to the quality of working life. This subject contributes to the achievement of the BBA (Hons) Programme Outcomes by enabling students with an understanding of human resource management functions within organizations and to apply such concepts
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values and behaviours is the essential part of the multinational corporations' success within the global competition. With a good use of national culture, the company can have a better and deeper understanding of the local circumstances which is a critical ability for a managers who want to enter into the international markets (Esterby-Smith,1997). This report will compare three core cultural dimensions between Chinese and Australia national cultures. It will focus on how the national culture influence
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ECOM90009 Quantitative Methods for Business SUBJECT GUIDE Second Semester, 2012 Prepared by: Dr. Michael Coelli Department of Economics Faculty of Business and Economics Contents Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Subject Outline ........................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ..........
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FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA BY MAURICE MUIRURI KAARIUKI A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, DEGREE OF KENYATTA UNIVERSITY. JULY, 2014 DECLARATION Declaration by the Researcher This research is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other University. No part of this study may be reproduced without prior authority
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Research Proposal Brand and Consumer Behaviour of Innocent Module title: Research Methods Module number: M25BSS Module Leader: Dr Steve Jew By: Mahdieh Mehrabi Moezabadi (SID: 3576238) MBA MARKETING 1. Title 2. Background 3. Preliminary Review of Literature 4. Research Questions and Objectives 4.1. Questions 4.2. Objectives 5. Research Plan 5.1. Research Perspectives 5.2. Research Design 5.3. Data collection 5.3.1. Methods 5.3.1.1. Secondary Data 5.3.1.2. Primary data 5.3.2. Use of primary
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