EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hariri Canadian University (HCU) was established in September 1999 with the College of Business Administration, according to Presidential Decree 1947. HCU was founded by former PM Rafik Hariri and funded by the Hariri Foundation (a nonprofit institution supported by Hariri family to provide charity funds) was established with the vision of offering quality affordable higher education to all Lebanese. Its mission is to foster personal and professional excellence and the development
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Computers continue to change every aspect of our lives from entertainment to shopping, from the work we do and where we do it, to how we communicate with friends, relatives, and business associates. As you can see from the opening vignette in the text, many businesses are remodeling their products and services to take advantage of expanded channel outlets such as the Internet, cell phones, and even iPod devices. This chapter gives you an overview of many of the subjects we’ll touch on in this
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, AND ADMINISTRATION VOLUME 15, NUMBER 1, 2012 Power and Leadership: An Influence Process Fred C. Lunenburg Sam Houston State University ABSTRACT Power is the ability to influence others. One of the most influential theories of power comes from the work of French and Raven, who attempted to determine the sources of power leaders use to influence others. French and Raven identified five sources of power that can be grouped into two categories:
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Think Strategically This page intentionally left blank T H I N K STRATEGICALLY Xavier Gimbert Associate Professor, Business Policy Department, ESADE Business School © Xavier Gimbert 2011 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, VOL. 49, NO. 1, FEBRUARY 2002 59 R&D Project Selection Using the Analytic Network Process Laura M. Meade and Adrien Presley Abstract—The analytic network process (ANP) is presented as a potentially valuable method to support the selection of projects in a research and development (R&D) environment. This paper first discusses the requirements of the R&D project selection problem, which requires the allocation of resources to a set of competing and
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organization and its goals, & wishes to maintain membership in the organization a. Job involvement b. Terminal value c. Attitude d. Value a. Job involvement 2. _________ means moving information from the hidden area to the open area a. blind area b. unknown area c. public area d. self disclosure d. self disclosure 3. An approach in which the goals of one party are in direct conflict with the goals of the other party a. Negotiation b. Distributive bargaining c. Stress d. None
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should be done on the firm that is seeking to move operations abroad, the countries that the firm is considering expanding to, and firms competing for the same market around the world. An analysis of the target firm will reveal its core competencies, areas of vulnerability where breakdowns could occur, opportunities for expansion, and threats
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Iddir, metaphor for solidaity in Ethiopia Solomon Dejene The aim of this paper is to gain insight into the relation between iddirs and sustainable development in Ethiopia. The material to achieve the aim is gathered through literature review and field work. The method of analysis is inspired by Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis (henceforth CDA). CDA focuses on the relation between language use and social reality. It combines three forms of analysis. The first is linguistic analysis
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Lessons Learnt Report First National Bank, Ohio MIS Project Management CONTENT Title Page 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. SUMMARY 4-5 3. STAKEHOLDERS 6-7 4. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO FAILURE 8 5. MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY 9-11 6. PROJECT COST MANAGEMENT 12-14 7. RECOMMENDATIONS 15-17 8. CONCLUSION 18 I. BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES 19 1. INTRODUCTION The following document is a comprehensive ‘Lessons LearntReport’ on the First
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industry? Are there any organizations that need not implement ERM? What are the regulatory mandates for implementing ERM? Are standards for implementing ERM different for private and public companies? Must companies have sophisticated processes in all areas of risk management to realize the benefits of ERM? 1 3 3 5 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 The COSO Enterprise Risk Management – Integrated Framework 25. 26. 27. 28. What is COSO? Why was the COSO Enterprise
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