How China rises What lessons can be drawn from China's spectacular and sustained economic growth? As Hu Jintau remarked at the 17th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, the period since the previous Congress five years ago has been extraordinary. China's economic achievements have been arousing not only astonishment and admiration but also some anxiety. In the past twelve months alone, The People's Republic of China (PRC) has overtaken Canada as the biggest source of imports to the USA
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/2046-9012.htm EJTD 36,4 Developing diverse teams to improve performance in the organizational setting 388 Katherine L. Yeager and Fredrick M. Nafukho Received 2 February 2011 Revised 18 August 2011 Accepted 7 October 2011 Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Conceptual Framework Most research reports cast the problem statement within the context of a conceptual or theoretical framework.4 A description of this framework contributes to a research report in at least two ways because it (1) identifies research variables, and (2) clarifies relationships among the variables. Linked to the problem statement, the conceptual framework “sets the stage” for presentation of the specific research question that drives the investigation being reported. For example
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BAY AREA SOCIAL SERVICES CONSORTIUM Understanding Poverty From Multiple Social Science Perspectives A Learning Resource for Staff Development In Social Service Agencies Michael J. Austin, PhD, Editor BASSC Staff Director Mack Professor of Nonprofit Management School of Social Welfare University of California, Berkeley 510-642-7066 mjaustin@berkeley.edu August 2006 1 Table of Contents Introduction – Michael J. Austin, Guest Editor Part I Multiple Social Science Perspectives
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student feedback and leadership a report on the 2006 leadership for excellence in learning and teaching project (le67) developing Multi-level leadership in the use of student feedback to enhance student learning and teaching practice http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/altclgp/ 2009 Project Leader Professor James Barber – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Project Manager Associate Professor Sandra Jones – Director Learning & Teaching Unit Project Officer Brenda Novak ISBN 978-1-921426-36-0 Student
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Organizational Culture and Leadership Defined California University of Management and Sciences Part III Case Study Professor Victor Hernandez MBA Chih-Min Liao 2014/8/29 Table of content CH.12 HOW CULTURE EMERGES IN NEW GROUPS------------------------------------------3 Introduction---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Group Formation through Originating and Marker Events--------------------------------3 Stages of Group Evolut
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE INTRODUCTION Rationale of the study One of the great challenges of progressing cities in the Philippines is the need to preserve and conserve its heritage. Cebu is one of the known cities that posseses a rich culture and historical landmarks that serves as a potent symbol of National Identity has faced the same challenges. With the emergence of commercial buildings and growth of population in the City, the maintenance and conservation of Heritage is more
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| Transformational Leadership: Characteristics and Criticisms Iain Hay School of Geography, Population and Environmental ManagementFlinders University A prime function of a leader is to keep hope alive. (John W. Gardner)Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means. (Albert Einstein) Collectively, these three short quotations capture some of the key characteristics of transformational
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Knowledge Checks: Multiple Choice and Extended Response Questions and Solutions GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP Version 16a © Copyright CPA Australia unless otherwise indicated. Multiple Choice Questions and Solutions KNOWLEDGE CHECKS: MULTIPLE CHOICE AND EXTENDED RESPONSE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS | i Contents Questions 1 Module 1 Question 1.1 Question 1.2 Question 1.3 Question 1.4 Question 1.5 Question 1.6 Question 1.7 Question 1.8 Question 1.9 Question 1
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Social Change and Modernity Edited By Hans Haferkamp and Neil J. Smelser UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles Oxford © 1992 The Regents of the University of California INTRODUCTION Hans Haferkamp and Neil J. Smelser Haferkamp is grateful to Angelika Schade for her fruitful comments and her helpful assistance in editing this volume and to Geoff Hunter for translating the first German version of parts of the Introduction; Smelser has profited from the research assistance and
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