the globalized world with crucial technological changes, leaders are facing unforeseen opportunities as well as challenges while striving to reach their objectives. Such changes have led to organizational restructurings and implied rethinking of leadership functions and practices. Changing organizational structures, from traditional hierarchical towards lower and more flexible ones, have made leaders organize work in new ways. Teams account for one new way of organizing work and reaching organizational
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31 courses – 9 Fundamental Courses – 2 Language Course = 20 Courses Accounting and Mgmt Control | Public and Private Policy | Economics | CPTC 31080: Pré-MSc Comptabilité (DONE) | DEVC 31110: Acteurs Publics | ECOA 31123: Macroeconomic Theory and Development | CPTC 31081: Pre-MSc Accounting (DONE) | DEVC 31112: Les enjeux de l’economie sociale | ECOA 31129: Asian Economies | CPTC 31124: Informations Comptables et Financières (CORE) | DEVC 31114: Economie urbaine et régionale | ECOA 31157:
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CONFERENCE PAPERS 165 What is the Impact of Corporate Governance on Organisational Performance?* Loizos Heracleous** Research on the importance of generally accepted ``best practices'' in corporate governance has generally failed to find convincing connections between these practices and organisational performance. We discuss research outcomes on the relationship between two such ``best practices'' (CEO/Chair duality and insider/outsider composition) and organisational performance, and
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Constructing Vision with Scenario Planning Terry R. Schumacher Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Engineering Management Dept., Terre Haute, IN 47803 USA Abstract Strategic vision is often included as an important component of leadership. Yet there is relatively little guidance offered in the management literature on how to acquire vision. This paper describes practices that facilitate scenario planning so that it becomes a process for creating shared vision. Most of the work on scenarios addresses
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Islamic Impact on City/Town Planning Course : Muslim Heritage and its Global Impact (Spring 2013) sec. 02 Date : 3/19/2013 Table of contents 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE CITY 2.1. PRE-ISLAMIC PRECEDENTS 2.2. FORMATION OF URBAN MODELS 3. DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF THE ISLAMIC CITY 3.1. NATURAL LAWS 3.2. RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL BELIEFS 3.3. DESIGN PRINCIPLES STEMMED FROM SHARIAH LAW 3.4. SOCIAL PRINCIPLES 4. MORPHOLOGICAL COMPONENTS OF THE ISLAMIC CITY 4.1. THE MAIN MOSQUE 4.2. SUQS 4.3. RESIDENTIAL
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| Transformational Leadership: Characteristics and Criticisms Iain Hay School of Geography, Population and Environmental ManagementFlinders University A prime function of a leader is to keep hope alive. (John W. Gardner)Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means. (Albert Einstein) Collectively, these three short quotations capture some of the key characteristics of transformational
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Process Evaluation DRAFT Report School Community Liaison and Security Programme Prepared for the National Committee for Families and Children (NPA M&E Sub-Committee);and Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports John D. Flowers Table of Contents Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.0 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.1.3 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3
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An analytical framework for evaluating e-commerce business models and strategies Chung-Shing Lee The author Chung-Shing Lee is Director of Electronic Commerce Resource Center and an Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management in the School of Business at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, USA. Keywords Internet, Economy, Innovation, Strategy Abstract Electronic commerce or business is more than just another way to sustain or enhance existing business
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The Wellbeing Programme To what extent is a well-being programme a good investment for an organisation to make? Psychology at Work 09677358 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………… 3 STRESS AND WELLBEING……………………………………………......... 4 - 9 MEASURING AND COPING WITH STRESS………………………………. 10- 11 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………… 12 RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………….......... 13 REFERENCES ………………………………………………………………
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The Wellbeing Programme To what extent is a well-being programme a good investment for an organisation to make? Psychology at Work 09677358 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………… 3 STRESS AND WELLBEING……………………………………………......... 4 - 9 MEASURING AND COPING WITH STRESS………………………………. 10- 11 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………… 12 RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………….......... 13 REFERENCES ………………………………………………………………
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