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Publication date: 1 February 2002

Omid Nodoushani and Patricia A. Nodoushani

Amid all enthusiasm regarding the rise of the Digital Age, industrial espionage remains the dark side of the post‐industrial revolution. The Federal Industrial Espionage Act of…

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Amid all enthusiasm regarding the rise of the Digital Age, industrial espionage remains the dark side of the post‐industrial revolution. The Federal Industrial Espionage Act of 1996 aimed at leveling the field regarding widespread cheating and stealing of intellectual properties by competitors in the marketplace. In this paper we aim at defining various forms of industrial espionage in the light of the ongoing information technology revolution.

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Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, vol. 12 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1059-5422

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Publication date: 1 October 1995

Mohammad Ahmadi, Marilyn M. Helms and Patricia Nodoushani

Aims both to scrutinize the stereotypical image of women in publicaccounting (e.g. women will avoid public accounting if they have smallchildren), and also to determine whether…

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Aims both to scrutinize the stereotypical image of women in public accounting (e.g. women will avoid public accounting if they have small children), and also to determine whether job selection factors influence males and females differently. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of approximately 500 male and female accountants in the USA in order to determine the degree to which various factors influenced the selection of their current jobs. Reports the results of the survey. Specifically, through factor analysis, develops a profile of males and females on factors influencing job selection and identifying differences and similarities between the two groups. Also addresses areas for future research and suggestions for both accounting and human resources.

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Managerial Auditing Journal, vol. 10 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0268-6902

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Publication date: 7 October 2020

Ritu Tripathi and Abhishek Kumar

To identify the characteristic features of humanistic leadership in the Tata group in India, and to explicate the key facilitating factors.

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Purpose

To identify the characteristic features of humanistic leadership in the Tata group in India, and to explicate the key facilitating factors.

Design/methodology/approach

Narrative case-study inquiry via semi-structured interviews with top management leaders and middle managers, and secondary sources of information.

Findings

The top leaders of the Tata companies emphasised the following values and leadership experience: (1) Adherence to the founder's philosophy and the basic core values, (2) Leadership with Trust, (3) Community as the key purpose of the enterprise, (4) Senior leaders as mentors and role-models, (5) Abiding by the ethical code of conduct, (6) Employee-focus and (7) Tacit alignment with Indian cultural values. These resonated with the humanistic leadership tenets. Based on the literature the authors also identified that in Tata leadership, there is an amalgamation of personal values (humata, hukhta, hvarshta: good thought, word and deed) and national cultural ethos (dharma, karma and jnana: emphasis on duty-bound action and knowledge). These leadership values are conveyed and institutionalised in the organisation via strategic initiatives such as the Tata Trusts, Tata Business Excellence Model, Tata Code of Conduct. This synergy of personal values, national cultural ethos and organisational strategy makes Tata group realise the humanistic leadership objectives, while achieving business targets.

Research limitations/implications

The thematic analysis of interview data provides a contextualised understanding of how humanistic leadership gets realised at both the individual behavioural level, as well as at the broader organisational strategic level. This provides inputs to building the theory of humanistic leadership.

Practical implications

By unravelling the factors that facilitate the realisation of humanistic leadership in the Tata group, the authors provide an exemplar for other organisations and business leaders to draw insights from.

Social implications

Humanistic leadership, oriented towards upliftment of community and society, and not just profit maximisation, is critical to creating a more sustainable and peaceful world.

Originality/value

This is one of first studies that conceptualises the Tata leadership from the humanistic perspective. The theoretical insights are of basic and applied use.

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Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, vol. 27 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2059-5794

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