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Publication date: 1 April 1991

Michael Morris and Robert J. Hoffnung

The scholarly literature in consultation emphasises scenarios wherethe role of the consultant is external and formalised. However, manyconsultations exhibit neither of these…

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The scholarly literature in consultation emphasises scenarios where the role of the consultant is external and formalised. However, many consultations exhibit neither of these characteristics. The dynamics of an informal, four‐year long, internal consulting project conducted by two faculty members on a university campus are examined. Analysis suggests that this type of consultation involves challenges which, although not unique to informal/internal consulting, are sufficiently distinctive to warrant increased attention from researchers. Of particular importance in this regard is the pervasive influence which ambiguity can have on the handling of various stages of the intervention process in informal/internal projects.

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Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 4 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0953-4814

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Publication date: 17 July 2007

Robert J. Morris

The paper sets out to contribute to the ongoing debate on the deficiencies in the teaching of law to non‐law students, specifically, addressing the question of whether the…

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Purpose

The paper sets out to contribute to the ongoing debate on the deficiencies in the teaching of law to non‐law students, specifically, addressing the question of whether the pedagogical approach should differ from that traditionally used for the teaching of law to law students and, if so, to what degree.

Design/methodology/approach

The existing literature is reviewed and the author draws on his practical experience of teaching law to non‐law university students in building and real estate. Reference is also made to experiments in curriculum design and pedagogy at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which included a survey of student and practitioner opinions.

Findings

Although some progress is noted, serious defects are identified in both curriculum design and its underlying methodology in the areas studied. Demands in the twenty‐first century for the teaching of law in these contexts are shown to have outstripped the relevant pedagogical theory and practice. Nevertheless, possible ways to improve the situation are identified from the literature, and from recent examples of educational practice. Since professional knowledge is resistant to any substantial restructuring, it is proposed that departments must insist on the implementation of change, which is consistent with available research findings. The paper proposes (inter alia) that greater attention should be paid to preparing non‐law students for their legal studies in addition to the present focus on the study of substantive legal topics.

Research limitations/implications

Although the article makes reference to some quantitative questionnaire research, it is not presented as an empirical study. As stated in the text, the empirical investigations are used, together with the literature review, to inform the thesis presented by the author, which uses theory to addressing practical issues.

Originality/value

The paper fills an identified gap in the theoretical knowledge of the subject and provides some ideas and suggestions for ways forward.

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Structural Survey, vol. 25 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0263-080X

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Publication date: 5 October 2010

Robert J. Morris

The paper aims to explore the role of outcome‐based education, criteria‐referenced assessment, and work‐integrated education in the teaching of law to non‐law students. The…

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Purpose

The paper aims to explore the role of outcome‐based education, criteria‐referenced assessment, and work‐integrated education in the teaching of law to non‐law students. The difficulties inherent in the use of such techniques in this particular context have not yet been thoroughly articulated or theorized because it is not clear what we want of our students: to think like lawyers, to do like lawyers, to be like lawyers – or none of the above. The paper proposes some answers.

Design/methodology/approach

Discussion within the paper draws on theories articulated within the established literature relating to the issues under consideration.

Findings

The paper reveals several gaps that need to be addressed by proposed empirical and longitudinal research projects to answer specific research questions.

Originality/value

The paper contributes to the developing theory of teaching law to non‐law students.

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International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, vol. 2 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1756-1450

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Publication date: 27 October 2016

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.

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Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78560-973-2

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Publication date: 1 March 1974

Tom Schultheiss, Lorraine Hartline, Jean Mandeberg, Pam Petrich and Sue Stern

The following classified, annotated list of titles is intended to provide reference librarians with a current checklist of new reference books, and is designed to supplement the…

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The following classified, annotated list of titles is intended to provide reference librarians with a current checklist of new reference books, and is designed to supplement the RSR review column, “Recent Reference Books,” by Frances Neel Cheney. “Reference Books in Print” includes all additional books received prior to the inclusion deadline established for this issue. Appearance in this column does not preclude a later review in RSR. Publishers are urged to send a copy of all new reference books directly to RSR as soon as published, for immediate listing in “Reference Books in Print.” Reference books with imprints older than two years will not be included (with the exception of current reprints or older books newly acquired for distribution by another publisher). The column shall also occasionally include library science or other library related publications of other than a reference character.

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Reference Services Review, vol. 2 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0090-7324

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Publication date: 21 June 2005

Pamela Hobbs

This paper seeks to explain the jury’s verdict of acquittal in the bizarre case of eccentric millionaire Robert Durst, who was charged with the murder of Morris Black after…

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This paper seeks to explain the jury’s verdict of acquittal in the bizarre case of eccentric millionaire Robert Durst, who was charged with the murder of Morris Black after Black’s body parts were found floating in Galveston Bay off the coast of Texas. Though an analysis of a portion of the defense’ closing argument, this paper examines the Durst defense team’s strategy of directing the jury’s attention to a single event – the confrontation that resulted in Black’s death – in order to effect a shift in focus that allowed them to use “reasonable doubt” to leverage their argument that the prosecution had not met its burden of proof. This paper demonstrates how this strategy acted to construct the “unreasonable doubt” that resulted in the jury’s verdict.

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Studies in Law, Politics and Society
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-84950-327-3

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Publication date: 23 July 2019

Claretha Hughes, Lionel Robert, Kristin Frady and Adam Arroyos

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Managing Technology and Middle- and Low-skilled Employees
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78973-077-7

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Publication date: 1 February 1901

At a recent inquest upon the body of a woman who was alleged to have died as the result of taking certain drugs for an improper purpose, one of the witnesses described himself as…

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At a recent inquest upon the body of a woman who was alleged to have died as the result of taking certain drugs for an improper purpose, one of the witnesses described himself as “an analyst and manufacturing chemist,” but when asked by the coroner what qualifications he had, he replied : “I have no qualifications whatever. What I know I learned from my father, who was a well‐known ‘F.C.S.’” Comment on the “F.C.S.” is needless.

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British Food Journal, vol. 3 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0007-070X

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Publication date: 7 September 2012

James Langenfeld and Brad Noffsker

In a number of recent multi-billion dollar cases brought against cigarette manufacturers, plaintiffs have in part alleged that the cigarette manufacturers (1) conspired not to…

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In a number of recent multi-billion dollar cases brought against cigarette manufacturers, plaintiffs have in part alleged that the cigarette manufacturers (1) conspired not to compete on the basis of health claims or the introduction of potentially safer cigarettes since the 1950s, and (2) engaged in fraudulent advertising by making implied health claims in advertisements selling ‘low tar’/‘light’ cigarettes. In this type of litigation, defendants’ actions could be due to alleged illegal behaviour as asserted by plaintiffs, or be the result of market forces that may have nothing to do with allegedly inappropriate acts. We examine the economic evidence relating to these allegations, taking into account some of the major influences on cigarette company behaviour. In particular, our analyses show that much of the cigarette manufactures’ behaviour can be explained by Federal Trade Commission and related government actions, rather than conspiracy or fraudulent acts. We find the economic evidence is inconsistent with an effective conspiracy to suppress information on either smoking and health or the development and marketing of potentially safer cigarettes. Regarding ‘lower tar’ and ‘light’ cigarettes, the economic evidence indicates that the cigarette manufacturers responded to government and public health initiatives, and that disclosing more information on smoking compensation earlier than the cigarette companies did would not have had any significant impact on smoking behaviour.

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Research in Law and Economics
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78052-898-4

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Publication date: 18 October 2024

Petros Malakyan and Albena Ivanova

This study proposes a theoretical model linking leadership and followership styles.

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Purpose

This study proposes a theoretical model linking leadership and followership styles.

Design/methodology/approach

A new instrument was developed and tested on 271 respondents from Armenia, Denmark, Germany, and the USA. Factor analysis identified three leadership styles (autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire) and three followership styles (compliant, collaborating, initiating).

Findings

The results showed that autocratic leadership was positively associated with compliant followership, and democratic leadership was positively associated with collaborating followership. No correlation was found between laissez-faire leadership and initiating followership. However, collaborative followership was positively associated with all three leadership styles.

Originality/value

This study contributes a new theoretical model and a novel instrument for measuring the interplay between leadership and followership styles, offering fresh insights into leadership dynamics.

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Strategy & Leadership, vol. 52 no. 5/6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1087-8572

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