With the global expansion of the economy, organizations must be well versed within the climate of communication. The recent scandals of Enron and WorldCom have prompted organizations to implement and utilize open communication systems as a facet to employees and consumers in attempts to gain back the trust of society within corporate America. Improving internal processes in communication prove to be the most important steps within an organization’s mission because they in fact determine the loyalty
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how to manage projects well. All projects have common characteristics: every project has a scope, budget, and schedule. Projects also differ. Understanding how projects differ and what that difference means to the management of the project is critical to successfully managing a project. Large, complex projects need project management tools, systems, and processes that are very different from the small and less complex project. Within this text, we provide a tool for profiling a project based
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UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION EDUCATING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE A TRANSDISCIPLINARY VISION FOR CONCERTED ACTION EPD-97/CONF.401/CLD.1. November 1997. Original: English. Also available in French and Spanish. Other language versions are foreseen. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION I. WHAT IS ‘SUSTAINABILITY’? * BEHIND THE HEADLINES * Population * Poverty * Environmental degradation
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arguments. Design/methodology/approach - The paper is conceptual in nature exploring the respective cases for diversity using a broad range of the available literature brought together as part of a rapid evidence assessment. It does so in order to make some far-reaching claims about the future justifications for active diversification of senior management in key public sector institutions. Findings - The distinctions between the business and moral cases are false, in that both have ethical reference points
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20 5.1.5.3. Geographical Focus 21 5.1.5.4. Objectives of CARE Interventions 21 5.1.5.5. Trigger Indicators 21 5.1.5.6. Key Interventions/Actions 22 5.1.5.7. Entry and Exit/Transition Strategy 24 5.1.6. Local Considerations 24 5.1.7. Programming Considerations 24 5.1.7.1. CARE International Emergency Strategy 25 5.1.7.2. Rights Based Approach 26 5.1.7.3. CARE International Programming Principles 26 5.1.7.4. Gender 27 5.1.7.5. HIV and AIDS 28 5.1.7.6. Other Marginalized
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related to brand recommendations. Examining cross-national brand performance and halo perceptions can help international marketing managers understand key perceptual similarities and differences between and across markets, which can inform strategic considerations such as whether to pursue global, panregional, or national branding, positioning, and advertising strategies. Keywords: constrained components analysis, associative network models, automatic activation theory, branding and brand management,
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PARSING THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING COLLEGE IMPACTS Patrick T. Terenzini Distinguished Professor and Senior Scientist Center for the Study of Higher Education 400 Rackley Building Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802-3203 Voice: (814) 865-9755 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
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RESPONSIBILITY ISSUE BRIEF AND ROADMAP REPORT FOR PREPARED BY: Coro Strandberg Principal, Strandberg Consulting MAY 2009 CSR and HR Management Issue Brief and Roadmap 2 ISSUE BRIEF AND ROADMAP OBJECTIVE • To understand the foundational elements that need to be in place to foster a high performance CSR (corporate social responsibility) organization and develop a framework or roadmap for firms wishing to become a high performing CSR organization. AT A GLANCE • Human resource professionals have a
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In sociology, the iron cage is a term coined by Max Weber for the increased rationalization inherent in social life, particularly in Western capitalist societies. The "iron cage" thus traps individuals in systems based purely on teleological efficiency, rational calculation and control. Weber also described the bureaucratization of social order as "the polar night of icy darkness".[1] The original German term is stahlhartes Gehäuse; this was translated into "iron cage", an expression made familiar
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References……………………………………………………………………12 - 13 Social Identity Introduction Social identity is similar to how a person identifies themselves in relation to others to what the person has in common.( Social character is like how an individual recognizes themselves in connection to others to what the individual has in as a relatable point.) For example, in similarity of name, religion or ethnicity, gender, age, socio-economic class, professions, relationships and more. Social identity
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