a recent survey found that most Fortune 1,000 firms use teams with at least some employees and that teams are one of the fastest growing forms of employee 1 This study was supported by the Institute of Management Research of Seoul National University, Korea and by Grants from the R. H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. We dedicate this paper to our late colleague Sabrina Salam. International Journal of Leadership Studies, Vol. 2 Iss. 3, 2007, pp. 171-193 ©2007 School of
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th Nordic Academy of Management Conference, Paper presented at the 19 August 9‐11, Bergen, Norway. Abstract The aim of the study is to investigate graduates’ strategies and attitudes towards employability and career development, and to construct a tentative model of employability by identifying inherent factors. Four theoretical perspectives have been used to discuss the concept employability and the empirical results, i.e., the Human capital theory perspective, Institutional theory perspective, Critical
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to specified market date. Preference Stock: Although strictly classified as equity, it is often included in fixed income universe. Preference stock often pay a fixed dividend. Other domestic issuers: there are other issuers of bonds. Local governments issue municipal bonds to finance local projects. International bonds: * Foreign bonds: issued by a borrower from a country other than the one in which the bond is sold. These are dominated in the currency of the market country.
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The 4P Classification of the Marketing Mix Revisited Author(s): Walter van Waterschoot and Christophe van den Bulte Source: Journal of Marketing, Vol. 56, No. 4 (Oct., 1992), pp. 83-93 Published by: American Marketing Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1251988 . Accessed: 21/10/2013 10:06 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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State University of New York at Buffalo Professor Emeritus College of Business Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 41099 (USA) 7539, Tiki Av. Cincinnati, OH 45243 USA Tel: (513) 984-1032 [Home] Fax: (513) 984-1032 E-Mail: datta@nku.edu A paper accepted for presentation at the 9th Oxford Business & Economics Conference to be held in Oxford, England, June 22-24. Table of Contents A Critique of Porter’s Cost Leadership and Differentiation
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aCHAPTER 1 BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS At the end of this Module the student shall be able to: Understand the various types of business organisations that can be established. Appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of each type of business Introduction A business activity is any legal activity that may be owned by one person as a sole proprietor or can be owned jointly by two or more people thereby creating a partnership. The main aim of many business operations is to make a profit either in the
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and having to enter foreign markets is for many companies natural, while for other it is a new challenge that they have to face. This challenge, known as market entry, consists of three major decisions: where to enter, when to enter and how to enter different markets. Some companies are forced to internationalize in the early stages of their life due to small saturated home markets, while other companies choose to go abroad because of the great opportunities new markets might bring (Peng, 2006). Once
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UNIVERSITY OF KERALA B. TECH DEGREE COURSE 2008 SCHEME ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING I to VIII SEMESTER SCHEME AND SYLLABUS BOARD OF STUDIES IN ENGINEERING AND FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF KERALA B.Tech Degree Course – 2008 Scheme REGULATIONS 1. Conditions for Admission Candidates for admission to the B.Tech degree course shall be required to have passed the Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala or 12th Standard V.H.S.E., C.B.S.E., I.S.C. or any examination
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Research……………………………………………………………………………33 The Data…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………33 2 Foreign Direct Investment and Country Risk The Concept Model and Hypothesis…………………………………………………………………………33 The Empirical Estimation…………………………………………………………………………………………35 The Analysis of
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Ryssel Siemens Business Services Management Consulting, Carl-Wery-Sraße 18, 81739 München, Germany Tel: +49 (89) 636-48887 E-mail: ricky.ryssel@mch20.sbs.de Thomas Ritter School of Management University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K. Phone: +44 (1225) 32-33 19, E-Mail: t.ritter@bath.ac.uk Hans Georg Gemünden Institute of Technology and Innovation Management Technical University Berlin, HAD 29, Hardenbergstr. 4-5, D - 10623 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 (30) 314-23 796 E-Mail: hans.gemuenden@tim.tu-berlin
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