global economy involving international negotiations that include various cultures and the norms that dictate interpersonal interactions such as negotiation. II. Body a. Importance of negotiation a.1 Definition of negotiation “Negotiation is a decision making process among interdependent parties who do not share identical preferences” (Neale, 1992: page 42). It is an activity in which two or more parties are involved and each one of them have their own personal goals and negotiation is the process
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Course Overview The objective of the subject is to make students conversant with a set of management guidelines which specify the firm’s product-market position, the directions in which the firm seeks to grow and change the competitive tools it will employ, the strengths it will seek to exploit and the weaknesses it will seek to avoid. Strategy is a concept of the firm’s business which provides a unifying theme for all its activities. Course Syllabus Group I: Defining Strategic
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complex in a postmodern society where absolutes have given way to tolerance and ambiguity. This particularly affects managers in HR, where decisions will affect people’s jobs and their future employment. This chapter explores some of the ethical dilemmas encountered in the workplace, discussing ethical behaviour and values that relate to HR. It looks at relevant ethical tools, such as utilitarianism and relativism in order to examine current practices in the workplace and their links to corporate social
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I. Introduction to Strategic Planning in Administration There is so much Strategic Planning that goes into Administration that many people are unaware of. Often the administration team is swept under the rug and what we do goes unnoticed because Administration is associated but not limited to filing, answering phones, making copies, coordinating meetings, putting together policies, maintain websites, paying vendors, developing academic programs, maintain reports with parents and so forth. The
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introduced in a specific formulation known as Integrative Social Contracts Theory. ISCT provides a coherent framework for resolving ethical issues arising between different communities and is therefore particularly appropriate because marketers frequently engage in boundary-spanning relationships and crosscultural activities. The application of ISCT to ethical decision making in marketing is explored through the use of bribery as a major illustrative
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C H A P T E R 1 The Nature and Scope of Managerial Economics chief of Omaha, W arren E. Buffett, the renowned chairman andstartedexecutive officerpartnership Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., an investment with $100 in 1956 and has gone on to accumulate a personal net worth in excess of $30 billion. It is intriguing that Buffett credits his success to a basic understanding of managerial economics. Berkshire’s collection of operating businesses includes the GEICO Insurance Company, Buffalo
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MGMT 591: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR COURSE PROJECT J.P.MORGAN CASE STUDY (Source: Google Image) Name: Zaheed Diwan Address: 127 Allerton Drive, Schaumburg, Illinois, 60194. Phone: (310) 357 4218 Email: zzdiwan@hotmail.com Instructor: Mae Hicks Jones Outline: Section | Description | Title Page | Leadership and Organizational Behavior in Action – J.P.Morgan case study. | Introduction | An overview of the organization and my role in it. | Problem Statement | How
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9—CRK—11 10 09 08 07 BRIEF CONTENTS PREFACE xi PART ONE THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGING NOW 1 2 3 4 MANAGING AND THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES 29 MANAGING IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT 59 MANAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION 1 1 89 PART TWO INFORMATION AND DECISION MAKING NOW 5 INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 6 DECISION MAKING NOW 144 116 116
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Business & Society http://bas.sagepub.com Corporate Social Responsibility: Evolution of a Definitional Construct Archie B. Carroll Business Society 1999; 38; 268 DOI: 10.1177/000765039903800303 The online version of this article can be found at: http://bas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/38/3/268 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: International Association for Business and Society Additional services and information for Business & Society can be found at:
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Corporate Governance Disclosures, and are they sufficient? 2 1.3 Key issues that may have impacted on the company’s corporate governance performance 3 1.3.1 Glass Ceiling 3 1.3.2 Climate Change 3 1.3.3 Petroleum Accidents 4 1.4 Potential ethical considerations impacting on the company and the industry in which it operates 4 1.4.1 Petroleum Industry 4 1.4.2 Price Fixing 4 1.5 Theoretical Frameworks supporting Caltex CSR disclosures: 5 1.5.1 Stakeholder/Legitimacy Theory 5 1.5.2 Agency
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