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Publication date: 1 March 1972

PAT DALEY and CHRIS McGIVERN

In our previous articles we have described what we have learned about applying the discovery approach to training in social skill areas. We have spent some time discussing what…

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In our previous articles we have described what we have learned about applying the discovery approach to training in social skill areas. We have spent some time discussing what and how we have learned and the significance of our discoveries in terms of the role of the trainer. We have questioned and discarded many traditional beliefs and assumptions about training and trainers — beliefs and assumptions which may be inviolable to many readers. We can only hope that we have some converts too! In this article we plan to look at what we have learned so far and examine it in the context of management training and development. It is in this area that we feel the greatest payoff will come and it is in the management training field that we are currently developing the approach.

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Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 4 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0019-7858

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Publication date: 1 April 1972

PAT DALEY and CHRIS McGIVERN

In our writings so far, we've dealt in some detail with the development of managers, and the functioning of problem‐solving groups. We have paid close attention to the similar…

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In our writings so far, we've dealt in some detail with the development of managers, and the functioning of problem‐solving groups. We have paid close attention to the similar roles of manager and trainer, and to their relationship. In illustration we have given many practical examples. What we haven't done is put all this in the context of people at work today.

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Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 4 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0019-7858

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Publication date: 1 January 1972

PAT DALEY and CHRIS McGIVERN

Last month we looked at group discovery learning in action on trainers. We found that our trainers learned most, developed insight and skill most rapidly, made the most exciting…

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Last month we looked at group discovery learning in action on trainers. We found that our trainers learned most, developed insight and skill most rapidly, made the most exciting leaps forward, when: • information input was restricted, provided only in response to expressed need • interference and imposition were at a minimum • work was based on real situations, or, failing this, detailed simulations of real situations • problems increased in difficulty and used the learning obtained in solving preceding problems. Our students were usually able to identify why our approach had worked for them, and were able to apply similar principles to management training problems they encountered. From a somewhat mechanistic system came the idea of using only those specific techniques appropriate to your need — instead of slavish duplication of the whole package — and of developing and using an approach which can be transferred to a wide variety of working situations. The importance of changing behaviour through developing attitudes became clear. The key to this is involvement: trainers have to involve management, managers have to involve staff if they want their ideas to lead to action. We want to look now at some of the interactions involved in the development process; at what is required from the trainer or manager in getting improved performance in group situations.

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Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 4 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0019-7858

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Publication date: 1 April 2008

A. Bezuidenhout, C. Mlambo and W.D. Hamman

In financial analysis, forecasting often involves regressing one time series variable on another. However, to ensure that the models are correctly specified, one needs to first…

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In financial analysis, forecasting often involves regressing one time series variable on another. However, to ensure that the models are correctly specified, one needs to first test for stationarity, co‐integration and causality. In testing for causality, the variables should be stationary. If non‐stationary, one can estimate the model in difference form, unless the variables are co‐integrated. This article determines whether cash flow and earnings variables are stationary, and which variable causes the other, using econometric analysis. In most cases, cash flow variables are found to cause earnings variables. This is so when the models are estimated in levels. However, when estimated in first differences, the causal relationship tends to be reversed such that earnings cause cash flows. Further study is recommended, whereby panel data could be used to improve the power of the tests.

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Meditari Accountancy Research, vol. 16 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1022-2529

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Publication date: 1 December 2003

Hugh Carter Donahue

A federal district court injunction in Illinois will reverberate beyond the Land of Lincoln by reaffiriming policy and law for local phone competition in the USA. Chief District…

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A federal district court injunction in Illinois will reverberate beyond the Land of Lincoln by reaffiriming policy and law for local phone competition in the USA. Chief District Judge Charles P. Kocoras reminded legislators, regulators and telecommunications executives that state regulators are to employ federal telecommunications law and policy, specifically total element long run incremental pricing (TELRIC) for unbundled network elements (UNE‐s), to administer markets for local telephone services. The genius of the decision resides in its fidelity to sedulous implementation of telecommunications statute and precedents, and by so doing, in sustaining public policy that enhances consumer welfare, stimulates investment and spurs innovation.

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info, vol. 5 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1463-6697

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Publication date: 25 January 2021

Boram Lee and Ruth Rentschler

In this chapter, we develop a conceptual framework on how cultural value can be lost in conflict and created by the arts, artists and arts organisations again and how the arts may…

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In this chapter, we develop a conceptual framework on how cultural value can be lost in conflict and created by the arts, artists and arts organisations again and how the arts may also help victims of conflict. We explore examples of the different ways that the effects of cultural engagement are manifested and articulated in the depiction of armed conflict, especially looking at the civil war in Syria (2011–present as of 2020) and discuss three stages in the life-cycle of cultural value. Our conceptual framework of cultural value in the depiction of armed conflict is based on the multifaceted private, public, intrinsic and instrumental benefits of the arts as well as the cultural value created by arts, artists and arts organisations. We discuss universal value at the first stage of a potential loss of cultural value. The second stage addresses the politics of aesthetic value, as the cultural value created by artists and artistic activities which may evolve during armed conflict with examples of two international war artists, John Keane and Ben Quilty. Finally, we review social value as the impact of the cultural value created in overcoming armed conflict as well as restoring and transforming impaired individuals, communities and societies. Within this context, we reinforce the notion of cultural value as an alternative framework for understanding the value constructs surrounding the creation of art in this chapter.

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Exploring Cultural Value
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78973-515-4

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Publication date: 12 January 2010

Mary Fran Daley

The purpose of this paper is to provide a flavor of the content of the American Library Association Annual Conference held in Chicago in July 2009.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a flavor of the content of the American Library Association Annual Conference held in Chicago in July 2009.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a first time conference attendee's description of the issues, content, networking, speakers and participants of this conference. The future and purpose of libraries are discussed.

Findings

This major conference covered many topical issues and themes that are applicable to librarians, information professionals, and library students internationally. It facilitated many valuable networking opportunities.

Originality/value

The paper is a conference report of value to librarians and information professionals, as the variety of themes apply to the various aspects of the library and information professions and education.

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New Library World, vol. 111 no. 1/2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 May 1992

Michael S. Long, Ileen B. Malitz and Stephen E. Sefcik

We provide evidence of stock market performance prior to announcements of the assuance or retirement of securities which is consistent with Myers and Majluf [1984] and Miller and…

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We provide evidence of stock market performance prior to announcements of the assuance or retirement of securities which is consistent with Myers and Majluf [1984] and Miller and Rock [1985]. Stocks of firms issuing seasoned common equity are significantly over‐valued in the market prior to the issue, but in the year following, decline to their original level. Stocks of firms issuing convertible debt also are over‐valued, but to a lesser degree than that of firms issuing seasoned equity. Stock of firms issuing straight debt appears to be neither over‐valued nor undervalued. The after‐market firm performance, measured by earnings, cash flows or dividends, is consistent with Miller and Rock. We document a decline in after‐market performance for firms issuing convertible or straight debt and an improvement for those repurchasng shares. However, contrary to predictions, we find that firms issuing seasoned equity do not have lower earnings or cash flows in the following year, and increase their rate of dividend payment as well. We document evidence indicating that firms issue equity to maintain or increase dividends. The market anticipates the dividend increase and shows no response to announcements of dividend changes following an equity issue. However, we are unable to explain why the market reacts in such a negative manner to equity issues, when the after‐market performance of the firm is as expected.

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Managerial Finance, vol. 18 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4358

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Publication date: 2 December 2014

Lee Schaefer, C. Aiden Downey and D. Jean Clandinin

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Narrative Conceptions of Knowledge: Towards Understanding Teacher Attrition
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ISBN: 978-1-78441-138-1

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Publication date: 1 October 2004

Kecia M. Thomas, Laura Bierema and Harriet Landau

Women are underrepresented in the leadership ranks across society. Research and the development of strategies to assist corporate women in breaking the glass ceiling is frequent…

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Women are underrepresented in the leadership ranks across society. Research and the development of strategies to assist corporate women in breaking the glass ceiling is frequent and ongoing. Less prevalent has been a similar exploration of the barriers that women in academe confront in regards to their upward mobility and subsequent leadership. This article analyzes how academic women experience the glass ceiling, how research done on corporate women can inform much needed study of barriers to academic women’s upward mobility, and finally, how human resource development practices may benefit advancing women’s leadership in higher education.

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Equal Opportunities International, vol. 23 no. 7/8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0261-0159

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