Investigation of Irregular Classes in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenneth L. Wainstein A. Joseph Jay III Colleen Depman Kukowski October 16, 2014 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 1 II. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................
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Table of contents Introduction 2 The Concept of Competitiveness 3 Created versus inherited prosperity 3 Indicators and enablers of competitiveness 5 Determinant of Competitiveness 6 EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON RUSSIA’S OIL PRICE , DEPENDENCE AND THE RISK OF THE DUTCH DISEASE 10 THE ROLE OF RAW MATERIALS IN RUSSIA’S EXPORTS 10 THE ROLE OF RAW MATERIALS IN DOMESTIC PRODUCTION 12 IS RUSSIA SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF THE DUTCH DISEASE? 15 2008 Economic Crisis 18 Conclusion 22 Introduction
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“Halo Effect” has several definitions. In conducting business research, it is important to understand which definition is to be used and apply that definition to the problem at hand. In this paper, we will attempt to define the correct version of the halo effect as it applies to this literature review. This paper will then look at the history of the halo effect in business and define how it is being used today. During the writing, examples and studies regarding the halo effect that have already been
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Restructuring and change management Toolkit for PSA organisers and delegates April 2009 To contribute resources or suggested changes contact the PSA Policy Team Restructuring and change management Toolkit for organisers and delegates This kit contains information and resources to help PSA organisers and delegates plan and organise around change. The first section of the kit provides guidance on the PSA approach to change and how we organise our activity. The second section brings
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Responsibility (CSR) is now prominent and evident more than ever due to the emphasis laid on businesses regarding environmental, social and ethical issues. The level of CSR activities of the firms is made known to public only through the disclosures. This paper reviews the literature on CSR disclosures and the effect of these disclosures. There are various factors which determine the extent of disclosures like the size of the firm, industry, high visibility, etc. Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility
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Strategic leadership capabilities Hitt et al. (1998) and Ireland and Hitt (1999) described the capabilities needed for effective strategic leadership in the new competitive landscape expected for the 21st century. They argued that effective strategic leaders had to: (1) develop and communicate a vision, (2) build dynamic core competencies, (3) emphasize and effectively use human capital, (4) invest in the development of new technologies, (5) engage in valuable strategies, (6) build and maintain
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Sullivan College, Lexington, KY, where he has taught such classes as Legal Research, Advanced Legal Writing and Appellate Practice, and Wills and Estates. He was given the “Teacher of the Year” award in 1997. Mr. Wilson has also had a number of papers published on legal topics in both scholarly and popular journals. About the Reviewer Brian Bastyr is a senior attorney editor for West Group, a legal publishing company. He earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois, and a Juris
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classical management school of thought. In marked contrast to his traditional portrayal, this study uncovers traces of ideas and concepts that anticipated aspects of the human relations movement, systems-based contingency theory, the movement towards greater employee involvement in decision-making and elements of knowledge management. Henri Fayol, the French industrialist and management thinker of the early twentieth century, has long been acknowledged as a founding father of the classical management
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University of Glasgow, Jo Danbolt, University of Edinburgh, Lei Chen, University of Keele. John Holland, University of Glasgow, The Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, Main Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland Abstract: This paper develops a model of the information intermediation role of analysts in the ‘market for information’ (MFI). It illustrates how the same type of ‘soft’ intangibles information changes as it progresses through analyst information intermediation processes
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Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan Email : ashraf_1963@yahoo.com Aqsa Iram Shahzadi Khan Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan Email : mrsaqsairam@yahoo.com Abstract This paper focuses on the theory of adoption of cellular phone as an innovation and its diffusion and penetration in the Pakistani society and to confirm Roger’s theory of diffusion of innovation. More specifically, the study aims to test if five categories of
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