1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Emotional Intelligence comprises specific skills behaviors, and attitudes that can be learned, applied and modeled by individuals to improve personal satisfaction and career effectiveness (Nelson & Low, 2003). In other words, emotionally intelligent skills are developed to help lecturers cope with daily multiple tasks and provide substantial growth and psychological health. According to Goleman (1998) asserts that emotional intelligence, not IQ, forecast a workplace
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www.hbr.org The Core Competence of the Corporation by C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 The Core Competence of the Corporation 15 Further Reading A list of related materials, with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Product 6528 The Core Competence of the Corporation The Idea
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Fax: (814) 865-3638 E-mail: Terenzini@psu.edu and Robert D. Reason Assistant Professor and Research Associate Center for the Study of Higher Education Pennsylvania State University Voice: (814) 863-3766 Fax: (814) 865-3638 E-mail: Rreason@psu.edu Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, November 19, 2005, Philadelphia, PA. PARSING THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING COLLEGE IMPACT Introduction For many college-bound students
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industry, where qualitative semi-structured interviews have been performed. Moreover, the findings are compared to a set of industrial companies located in Sweden, which are similar in size to the case company and have similar needs for technical competence. The analysis of the empirical material in conjunction with the literature leads to our suggestions that there is a need for connecting the HRM practices with the corporate strategy, that
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Corporate Strategies during the Global Downturn: Initiating a Forward-Looking Debate By: Klaus E. Meyer Corporate Strategies during the Global Downturn: Initiating a Forward-Looking Debate: Article Review 1. Main purpose of the paper This paper aims to initiate a forward-looking debate on generating ideas on how to move forward, in time of the global economic downturn rather than to provide definitive answers on the origin of the crisis. The global financial crisis has created a
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knowledge to understand the concept of choosing a strategy that can be beneficial to the business operation. Using the information provided by ABC, companies will be able to cut costs, review pricing policies and determine more profitable mix. This paper will evaluate how AOL- time warner can implement an ABC system, how the system can help maintain a competitive advantage, the impact the system has on online business sale. Company history Time Warner, as we know it today, is the result of many
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[ 39 ] Journal of European Industrial Training 21/2 [1997] 39–50 © MCB University Press [ISSN 0309-0590] Training, development, education and learning: different or the same? Thomas N. Garavan Lecturer, Department of Personnel and Employment Relations, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland Attempts to discuss the concepts of training, development, education and learning with regard to employees in terms of their substantive differences. Discusses how these concepts have evolved
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is a foundational necessity. Striving to become a productive component in a global society, educators recognize many basic skills have been lost in the process (Badke, 2009). The speed of technology has replaced notable research tools such as paper books, paper pads and pens. Public demands for acquiring research quicker than previously available has weakened the reliability of the research available (Larsen, 1997). In relation to education, the processing speed information technology brings, directly
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performance. Objective: To propose a conceptual model that relies on Freire’s theory of empowerment education and the participatory action research methodology to empower the female community health volunteers (FCHVs) to increase their consciousness, competence and confidence in performing their job responsibilities. Method: The model explains the empowerment phenomenon as a process and outcome. As a process it occurs in the form of repeated reinforcement cycles with alternating activities of action and
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overdose. Still, many doctors and nurses have become hardened because of the belief that patients are drug seeking, which leads to poor management of pain and increased disparity accessing health care. In this paper I will present demographics on prescription drug abuse, issues of cultural competence and sensitivity, and strategies nurses can use to alleviate health consequences for this vulnerable group. Finally, I will conclude by presenting a brochure that ER nurses can use to identify patients at
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