Cross-Cultural Communication Theory and Practice Barry Tomalin; Brian J. Hurn ISBN: 9780230391147 DOI: 10.1057/9780230391147 Palgrave Macmillan Please respect intellectual property rights This material is copyright and its use is restricted by our standard site license terms and conditions (see palgraveconnect.com/pc/connect/info/terms_conditions.html). If you plan to copy, distribute or share in any format, including, for the avoidance of doubt, posting on websites, you need the express prior
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Journey: Introduction of myself If there’s a will, there’s a way. And if there is a way, Dan Hong has the will. Ever since I was born, I was curious about the world. I always said yes to trying new foods, taking mental and physical risks, and learning new skills when possible. I was born and raised in Queens, New York where I hustled on the daily; interacted with people of all kinds and developed a New Yorker mentality of “time is money” and acquired a taste for Italian, Korean, and Indian food
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least an interesting historical curiosity to Guardian Martial Artists that there may be some hugely distant relationship between Musashi Miyamoto (whom all should remember was born in 1584 - so it was a very long time ago) and the founder of their style. TRANSLATOR’S INTRODUCTION Musashi killed his first opponent at age 13, and another at 16. He became known as the invincible swordsman, and he is regarded to this day as the greatest, or at the very least one of the greatest, swordsmen Japan has
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JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION A Publication of the Society for Scientific Exploration Instructions to Authors (Revised February 2013) All correspondence and submissions should be directed to: JSE Managing Editor, EricksonEditorial@gmail.com, 151 Petaluma Blvd. So., #227, Petaluma CA 94952 USA, (1) 415/435-1604, fax (1) 707/559-5030 Please submit all manuscripts at http://journalofscientificexploration.org/index.php/jse/login (please note that “www” is NOT used in this address). This
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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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HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTISE EFFICIENCY IMPACT OF IMPLEMENTATION HRMS IN TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD (TNB) -THE CASE STUDY- Abstract Although there is no official link connecting organizational performance and HR practices, there is still that link. It does not matter the lack of a physical connection, so as long as the connection does exist. Firstly, managing people the right way helps any organization achieve improved performance over time. When organizations manage their people well, the organization's
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Organizational Development and Change The organizational development (OD) tradition is a practitioner-driven intervention-oriented approach to effecting organizational change via individual change, with view to increasing effectiveness. It is implemented within a problem-solving model, places a heavy accent on survey-based problem diagnosis and subordinates people to a vision of the future. Commitment-based strategies of effecting change assume that the impetus for change must come from the
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CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES In this chapter, we will address the following questions: 1. What is the business market, and how does it differ from the consumer market? 2. What buying situations do organizational buyers face? 3. Who participates in the business-to-business buying process? 4. How do business buyers make their decisions? 5. How can companies build strong relationships with business customers? 6. How do institutional buyers and government agencies do their buying? CHAPTER SUMMARY 1
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The CrossFit Level 1 Training Guide is a collection of CrossFit Journal articles written since 2002 primarily by CrossFit CEO and founder Coach Greg Glassman (“Coach Glassman”) on the foundational movements and methodology of CrossFit. The Level 1 Certificate Course is CrossFit’s cornerstone seminar, which has allowed thousands to begin their careers as CrossFit Trainers. This Guide is designed to be used in conjunction with the Level 1 Course to develop the participant’s knowledge and trainer
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Fundamentals of Business Process Management Marlon Dumas r Marcello La Rosa Jan Mendling r Hajo A. Reijers Fundamentals of Business Process Management r Marlon Dumas Institute of Computer Science University of Tartu Tartu, Estonia Marcello La Rosa Queensland University of Technology and NICTA Brisbane, Australia Jan Mendling Institute for Information Business Vienna University of Economics and Business Vienna, Austria Hajo A. Reijers Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Eindhoven
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