Byron Wilkinson and Brian H. Kleiner
Individual Behaviour, Learning Job Satisfaction Organizations Thegoal of improving individual learning in organizations is to meet theneeds of both the individual and the…
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Individual Behaviour, Learning Job Satisfaction Organizations The goal of improving individual learning in organizations is to meet the needs of both the individual and the organization at the same time. Examines some of the practices currently being used to accomplish this goal. Discusses various methods and cites examples from business and Government. These methods include: matching training to the learner′s need; the use of feedback; and recognition of different learning styles. Also considers the type of organization which would promote a learning environment for the individual. Examines the resulting benefits of these methods to both the individual and the organization. The methods presented can help to develop the individual′s ability and increase job satisfaction, while contributing to the overall growth of the organization.
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The relevance of collective bargaining and industrial relations to economic welfare has been emphasised increasingly over the last two decades. Given rising inflation rates…
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The relevance of collective bargaining and industrial relations to economic welfare has been emphasised increasingly over the last two decades. Given rising inflation rates, unemployment and declining competitiveness, industrial relations activities have assumed an important role in economic policies designed to respond to these problems. Some countries responded to these problems through a policy of deregulation and radical changes of labour legislation. In Ireland an alternative corporatist approach has been followed.
The purpose of this paper is to valuate existing building stock with respect to its contribution to a changing and uncertain future, especially in relation to energy performance.
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The purpose of this paper is to valuate existing building stock with respect to its contribution to a changing and uncertain future, especially in relation to energy performance.
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The authors review literature related to existing buildings, climate change and future environmental needs; present energy performance data from ten case studies; and identify inadequacies and scope for improvements with reference to typical housing stock.
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Current policies and programmes are inadequate to the scope and scale of the task; a step‐change in thought and practice is needed.
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A massive programme is warranted if the substantial stock of existing buildings is to be adapted to meet identified environmental standards to “save the planet”; a radical re‐conceptualisation of building adaptation is required.
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The paper prompts a review of the role of the surveyor in achieving sustainability through adaptation of existing buildings.
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The purpose of this brief paper is to describe and evaluate our experience at the Edinburgh Centre of the Civil Service College in developing a one‐week middle management…
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The purpose of this brief paper is to describe and evaluate our experience at the Edinburgh Centre of the Civil Service College in developing a one‐week middle management programme concerned with the interpersonal skills and life goals planning. This account details the process by which a conventional, lecture‐based short course on the behavioural sciences was transformed into a student‐directed workshop with two main objectives:
Existing business marketing theory often overstates the importance of competitive positioning when undertaking market entry strategy, although most theory acknowledge the need to…
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Existing business marketing theory often overstates the importance of competitive positioning when undertaking market entry strategy, although most theory acknowledge the need to develop strategies based on an analysis of the market structure. Indeed, as business marketers offering distance learning, universities are quick to embrace competitive positioning based on an analysis of the market structure. The same level of enthusiasm, however, has not been shown on network positioning based on an analysis of the network structure. Understanding and applying network positioning could confer a different but equally important perspective impacting on the market entry strategies of a university. This article attempts to fill these gaps and demonstrate its application in the context of Australian universities planning to enter the Malaysian distance learning education market, with local colleges acting as intermediaries.
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Dahlia Hackman and Brian H. Kleiner
The nature of Singapore′s political, economic and socio‐culturalenvironment is first discussed. Then the transferability of USmanagement practices as described in In Search of…
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The nature of Singapore′s political, economic and socio‐cultural environment is first discussed. Then the transferability of US management practices as described in In Search of Excellence is explored.
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Brian D. Bergquist, Dawn L. Keig and Timothy J. Wilkinson
Schools must not necessarily have a large amount of money or advanced finance curriculum for students to get the benefits of participating in a student-managed investment program…
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Schools must not necessarily have a large amount of money or advanced finance curriculum for students to get the benefits of participating in a student-managed investment program. Any college or university with motivated students and faculty can have a successful program if they are willing to put forth the effort. The paper aims to discuss this issue.
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The authors use a case study approach to examine specific characteristics of a successful student investment group implementation at a small liberal arts university in the Northwest USA.
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Three student investment group implementation considerations are highlighted in this analysis: establishing an inclusive, interdisciplinary focus in a long-term club vs course format; utilizing all student-led training, governance and investment methodologies; and designing group processes with an emphasis on critical thinking and community outreach.
Practical implications
This case offers encouraging insights for how even a smaller college or university might successfully create and sustain a thriving successful student-led investment group with a relatively limited amount of funding and resources by leveraging liberal arts foundations.
Originality/value
An emphasis on how student-managed investment groups are tied to broader liberal arts foundations potentially helps schools of all sizes understand certain unique underlying value aspects for the students, the business programs and the broader university community.
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There can be little doubt that the risk and fluctuation of demand taken on by employers has been increasingly passed onto employees. We are witnessing a fragmented contract of…
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There can be little doubt that the risk and fluctuation of demand taken on by employers has been increasingly passed onto employees. We are witnessing a fragmented contract of rules largely determined by employers, for employers. Here the conventional form of employment relations is non-unionism and the management of employees through Human Resource Management (HRM). This chapter critically reviews the underlying assumptions underpinning the rise of HRM, not least its unitarist undercurrent, narrow emphasis on performance and limited incorporation of multiple stakeholders. The chapter then uses Amazon as an exemplary case to illuminate these dynamics in practice and to offer a critical review of what constitutes a meaningful and successful organisation in this new era of work. The chapter concludes by detailing prospects for redress and institutional experimentation, including via technological platforms.
Alexandra L. Ferrentino, Meghan L. Maliga, Richard A. Bernardi and Susan M. Bosco
This research provides accounting-ethics authors and administrators with a benchmark for accounting-ethics research. While Bernardi and Bean (2010) considered publications in…
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This research provides accounting-ethics authors and administrators with a benchmark for accounting-ethics research. While Bernardi and Bean (2010) considered publications in business-ethics and accounting’s top-40 journals this study considers research in eight accounting-ethics and public-interest journals, as well as, 34 business-ethics journals. We analyzed the contents of our 42 journals for the 25-year period between 1991 through 2015. This research documents the continued growth (Bernardi & Bean, 2007) of accounting-ethics research in both accounting-ethics and business-ethics journals. We provide data on the top-10 ethics authors in each doctoral year group, the top-50 ethics authors over the most recent 10, 20, and 25 years, and a distribution among ethics scholars for these periods. For the 25-year timeframe, our data indicate that only 665 (274) of the 5,125 accounting PhDs/DBAs (13.0% and 5.4% respectively) in Canada and the United States had authored or co-authored one (more than one) ethics article.