Entrepreneurial Leadership Raven N. Owens Dr. Katrina Anthony BUS 508 October 17, 2011 Introduction: The focus of this paper is to analyze the entrepreneurial approaches of profit oriented businesses and social oriented businesses. This paper will focus on the American Red Cross whose goals are more socially oriented and Amazon.com whose goals are more profit oriented. American Red Cross: Clarissa Harlowe Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881. A true pioneer, Clara
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LEARNINGS Entrepreneurship and Innovation: How Leadership Style Makes the Difference ? Satyabir Bhattacharyya A n entrepreneur is often defined as one who starts his own, new, and small business. But, not every new small business is entrepreneurial or represents entrepreneurship. For instance, the husband-and-wife team which opens another Mexican restaurant in the American suburb surely takes a risk. But, are they entrepreneurs? What they do has been done many times before. They gamble on
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configeration and their management styles are beginning to merge. Management Styles: American vis-a-vis Japanese Charles Y. Yang THE JAPANESE STYLE of management has in recent vears been drawing a great deal of attention from American managers because of its apparent ability to insure organization stability in the face of unexpected external changes. At the same time, a slower rate of economic growth in Japan is compelling Japanese executives to .search for improvement iu management efficiency by
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J.B.M. Vol. 17 No. 1 Journal of Business and Management Editors Cristina M. Giannantonio, Ph.D. Amy E. Hurley-Hanson, Ph.D. Published by Chapman University’s Argyros School of Business and Economics Sponsored by the Western Decision Sciences Institute WDSI WDSI WESTERN DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE The Western Decision Sciences Institute is a regional division of the Decision Sciences Institute. WDSI serves its interdisciplinary academic and business members primarily through
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School of Policy, Planning and Development University of Southern California PPD 515: Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations Intensive Semester |Session I: June 5 through 8, 2008 |Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM | |Session II: June 23 and 24, 2008 | | |Session III: July 14 and 15, 2008
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Seattle University 900 Broadway Seattle, Washington 98122-4340 Department of Educational Leadership SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ORGANIZING THEME: Preparing Ethical and Reflective Professionals for Quality Service in Diverse Communities DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP MISSION STATEMENT: Preparing Effective Leaders for an Interdependent World COURSE INFORMATION Course Prefix and Number(s): EDLR 631, 632, 633 - 9 Credit Hours Meeting Place: Loyola Hall, Room 202/203 Meeting Date(s)
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University ePublications@SCU Theses 2004 The contribution of business/management education, to small enterprise solvency Peter Ellis Southern Cross University, PeterEllis@YSP.com.au Suggested Citation Ellis, P 2004, 'The contribution of business/management education, to small enterprise solvency', DBA thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. Copyright P Ellis 2004 For further information about this thesis Peter Ellis can be contacted at peterellis@ysp.com.au ePublications@SCU is
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