...timely a manner as possible. PEOPLE, MANAGEMENT & ORGANISATIONS 2015/2016 TEACHING STAFF MODULE LEADER: Professor Susan Miller (SM) s.j.miller@durham.ac.uk tel: 0191 334 0223 TEACHING TEAM: Dr. Carole Elliott (CE) c.j.elliott@durham.ac.uk tel: 0191 334 5553 Mr. Peter Allen (PA) P.J.Allen@durham.ac.uk tel: 0191 334 5273 Miss. G. Huhn (GH) g.huhn@durham.ac.uk Contact details: We are very happy to deal with genuine, urgent enquiries by e-mail, and to give students all the help we can, but please do not ask us to do things that you yourself can do. We will be available during Consultation Hours which will be posted on DUO....
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...It focuses on 20 dynamic variables in addition to 6 static variables. These variables are derived from the Psychology of Criminal Conduct (PCC). Some of the static variables are the number of young offender convictions, the age at which the offender was during their first violent conviction and the number and characteristics of violence exhibited during the offender’s lifespan (Wong & Gordon, n.d.). Some of the dynamic (changeable) variables are the inter-personal aggression, offender’s violence cycle, offender’s criminal attitude and their impulsivity. By basing assessment on such a categorized and detailed scope of variable, criminal assessment psychologists are able to narrow down to the very core problems and ideals that form the basis of crime among many offenders. This makes the VSR – 2 a great – valid and reliable assessment...
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...Horns of a trilemma How can emerging economies protect themselves from the rich world’s monetary policy? Source: The Economist Aug 31st 2013 SINCE the beginning of May the Indian rupee has plunged by 23% against the dollar. The Turkish lira fell by 15% in that time, and the Indonesian rupiah by 16%. Headlines warn of a replay of the Asian crisis of the late 1990s. Complaints from emerging-market officials that rich-world monetary experiments are to blame for the trouble look like sour grapes. But new research presented to the world’s top central bankers at their recent gathering in Jackson Hole suggests they may have a point. At issue is how the flood (and ebb) of foreign capital affects economies. The traditional rule has been that countries face a “trilemma”: they must choose between free capital flows, a fixed exchange rate and an autonomous (independent) monetary policy. “The impossible trinity” sounds like new-age theology (religious truth) but simply posits (presents) that an economy can choose at most two of these three. An economy open to free movement of capital can keep a fixed exchange rate, for example, only by subjugating monetary-policy goals to its defence—by raising interest rates sharply, say, when capital outflows put downward pressure on the currency. Yet the trilemma also implies that an economy can enjoy both free capital flows and an independent monetary policy, so long as it gives up worrying about its exchange rate. Emerging-market leaders...
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...2006 Published by Elsevier B.V. Linux vs. Windows: A Comparison of Application and Platform Innovation Incentives for Open Source and Proprietary Software Platforms Nicholas Economides and Evangelos Katsamakas ABSTRACT The chapter analyzes and compares the investment incentives of platform and application developers for Linux and Windows. We find that the level of investment in applications is larger when the operating system is open source rather than proprietary. The comparison of the levels of investment in the operating systems depends, among others, on reputation effects and the number of developers. The chapter also develops a short case study comparing Windows and Linux and identifies new directions for open source software research. Keywords: Open Source Software, operating systems, technology platforms, Linux, innovation incentives. JEL Classification: L 10, L86, L3 1. 10.1 INTRODUCTION Open source software is an emerging type of software that may fundamentally affect the business and economic features of the software industry. Linux, an open source operating system, has been the prominent example of the potential of the open source movement, competing against Microsoft Windows, the incumbent operating system. 208 Nicholas Economides and Evangelos Katsamkas This chapter analyzes the incentives to invest in application software and an operating system under two different software ecosystems: one based on an open source operating system, such as Linux...
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...Research Paper: The Sound of Music The Sound of Music is an American Musical Film. Being released in 1965 The Sound of Music was directed and produced by Robert Wise, although he was not the first choice, he did indeed proved to be the best. It won five Oscars and it was nominated for another Five (The Sound of Music). Richard Rodgers wrote the music with the lyrics done by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on the true story of the Von Trapp family, who escaped Nazi-ruled Austria in 1938, this film dominated the 1965 Academy Awards, winning Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Score Adaptation and Editing (The Sound of Music (1965)). The Sound of Music is based on a true story. At the end of the 1920s Maria moved into the house of Captain von Trapp to work as governess to his 6 children. After a year, they got married and added another 2 children to their family circle. Von Trapp was a highly decorated World War I veteran and a widower with 7 children, living in Salzburg. Because of an unfortunate financial crisis, Maria started to arrange concerts with the children singing, making a family hobby to a profession. In 1938 when Austria was affiliated by Hitler Germany, Captain von Trapp refused to join Hitler's army. The family had to flee. According to Actlingua, they packed with only their Rucksacks they left all their fortune and belongings behind them and crossed the Alps heading for Italy (The Sound of Music - The Trapp Family). In 1938, they arrived in New York with no money...
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...Management Studies & Research Contents Abstract..................................................................................................................................3 Literature Review....................................................................................................................4 Introduction............................................................................................................................6 1) Debt Market.........................................................................................................................6 2) Equity Market......................................................................................................................8 Relation between Debt and Equity Market................................................................................10 Empirical Relation.................................................................................................................12 Limitations of Study................................................................................................................15 Conclusion.............................................................................................................................16 Reference and Bibliography...................................................................................................17 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyse the dynamic relationship between stock...
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...COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) AND COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURING (CAM) Photo by: higyou Computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) are a pair of often interdependent industrial computer applications that have greatly influenced the chain of processes between the initial design and the final realization of a product. Many would add to this duo a third technology, computer-aided engineering (CAE). Ongoing refinements in CAD/CAM systems continue to save manufacturers tens of millions of dollars in time and resources over non-computerized methods. As a consequence, CAD and CAM technologies are responsible for massive gains in both productivity and quality, particularly since the 1980s. For some purposes CAD and CAM methods can be used exclusively of one another, and in general, CAD is used more commonly than CAM. CAD involves creating computer models defined by geometrical parameters. These models typically appear on a computer monitor as a three-dimensional representation of a part or a system of parts, which can be readily altered by changing relevant parameters. CAD systems enable designers to view objects under a wide variety of representations and to test these objects by simulating real-world conditions. CAM picks up where CAD leaves off by using geometrical design data to control automated machinery. CAM systems are associated with computer numerical control (CNC) or direct numerical control (DNC) systems. These systems differ from older forms...
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...Factors in Student Motivation Authored by: Steven C. Howey Educators across the country are frustrated with the challenge of how to motivate the ever increasing number of freshmen students entering college who are psychologically, socially, and academically unprepared for the demands of college life. Such students often exhibit maladaptive behavior such as tardiness, hostility towards authority, and unrealistic aspirations. The standard approach is to address the problem as an academic issue through remedial or developmental instruction. Developmental education programs however do not address the whole problem. Lack of motivation is not limited to the academically weak student. Successful remedial and study strategies courses aimed at the underprepared student have demonstrated that students who really want to improve their skills can do so when motivated. However, even the best remedial instruction programs have failed to positively impact the student who is both underprepared academically and unmotivated. When students have both a lack of academic skills and lack motivation, the greater problem is motivation (Kelly, 1988). Faculty often have neither the time or inclination to address difficult motivational issues in the classroom, consequently, the task of trying to effectively motivate such students often falls to academic advisors. Opinions about the role of motivation in academic achievement and what can be done about it vary widely among college faculty, administrators...
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...Frank and Lillian Bunker were the Dynamic Duo of the Engineering field. Together, and individually, they left a lasting impact on the way businesses are run, homes are managed, and time is used. Working to make life better, happier and more fulfilled, they touched people on a professional and personal level. From cooking in the kitchen, to hospital operating rooms, the Gilbreths set standards and made changes that are still used, more than a century later. Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr. was born the youngest of three children in Fairfield, ME, on July 7, 1868. Frank was three when his father, John, died from pneumonia. Due to financial reasons, his mother Martha moved with Frank and his sisters, Anne and Mary, to Boston where Martha opened...
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...Identify an episode of strategic change for an organisation of your own choice. How appropriate was the approach to strategic change given the issues faced by the organisation? Critically evaluate the effectiveness of the strategic leadership during the change process. Identify the impact of the change episode upon the key resources and core competencies of your organisation. This paper will analyse a recent period of strategic change at The Walt Disney Company which began in 2005 with the appointment of current CEO Robert Iger. The company began to experience halted growth during the late 1990s. The former CEO Michael Eisner had been successful himself in the late 1980s in changing the company during what is known as the Disney Renaissance. Eisner successfully concentrated the company’s energy back into producing animated films and helped the company to create now-classic names such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin and others. However starting in 1999 share prices began to fall as changes in Disney’s competitive environment, consumer preferences and technology combined to alter its strategic context – which posed problems for the company in aligning its strategic objectives with its organisational structure and culture. Eisner was well known for his micromanagement and top down approach to management (Gunther, 1999), which served the company well during the 1990s when he could focus on single brands. The production of animated feature films...
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...VOLUME NO. 2 (2011), ISSUE N O. 7 (J ULY) ISSN 0976-2183 IINTERNATIIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IIN COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT NTERNAT ONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH N COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT Sr. No. CONTENTS TITLE & NAME OF THE AUTHOR (S) A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF ACCEPTANCE OF MENTORING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN GULF COUNTRIES DR. IMRAN HAMEED & DR. NAZIA RASOOL QAZI ROLE OF USER FEES IN ETHIOPIA: A CASE STUDY OF JIMMA UNIVERSITY SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA DR. DEVI NAIR & KORA TUSHUNE EXPORT GROWTH OF NON – OIL SECTOR IN OMAN: THE ERA OF LIBERALIZATION DR. THRESIAMMA VARGHESE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN THEORY & PRACTISE DR. QADAR BAKHSH BALOCH, IMRAN ULLANH KHAN & SHAHED JAN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF PAKISTANI LISTED COMPANIES - A CASE STUDY OF SUGAR SECTOR QAISER RAFIQUE YASSER STATE OF FLEXIBLE CAREERS FOR THE WOMAN PROFESSIONAL IN INDIA SAUNDARYA RAJESH WHAT DRIVES THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN ETHIOPIA? DR. DEEPAK KAPUR & ABEBAW KASSIE GUALU NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION KRISHNA PRIYA & DR. K. S. CHANDRASEKAR CREDIT MANAGEMENT OF INDIAN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INDUSTRY N. VELMATHI & DR. R. GANESAN EVALUATION OF PASSENGER SATISFACTION AND SERVICE QUALITY IN INDIAN RAILWAYS - A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY USING RAILQUAL M. DEVI PRASAD & DR. B. RAJA SHEKHAR A STUDY OF TERTIARY EDUCATION AND SHIFTS IN GLOBALLY MOBILE STUDENTS DR. Y. V. REDDY...
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...VOLUME NO. 2 (2011), ISSUE N O. 7 (J ULY) ISSN 0976-2183 IINTERNATIIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IIN COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT NTERNAT ONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH N COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT Sr. No. CONTENTS TITLE & NAME OF THE AUTHOR (S) A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF ACCEPTANCE OF MENTORING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN GULF COUNTRIES DR. IMRAN HAMEED & DR. NAZIA RASOOL QAZI ROLE OF USER FEES IN ETHIOPIA: A CASE STUDY OF JIMMA UNIVERSITY SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA DR. DEVI NAIR & KORA TUSHUNE EXPORT GROWTH OF NON – OIL SECTOR IN OMAN: THE ERA OF LIBERALIZATION DR. THRESIAMMA VARGHESE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN THEORY & PRACTISE DR. QADAR BAKHSH BALOCH, IMRAN ULLANH KHAN & SHAHED JAN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF PAKISTANI LISTED COMPANIES - A CASE STUDY OF SUGAR SECTOR QAISER RAFIQUE YASSER STATE OF FLEXIBLE CAREERS FOR THE WOMAN PROFESSIONAL IN INDIA SAUNDARYA RAJESH WHAT DRIVES THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN ETHIOPIA? DR. DEEPAK KAPUR & ABEBAW KASSIE GUALU NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION KRISHNA PRIYA & DR. K. S. CHANDRASEKAR CREDIT MANAGEMENT OF INDIAN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INDUSTRY N. VELMATHI & DR. R. GANESAN EVALUATION OF PASSENGER SATISFACTION AND SERVICE QUALITY IN INDIAN RAILWAYS - A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY USING RAILQUAL M. DEVI PRASAD & DR. B. RAJA SHEKHAR A STUDY OF TERTIARY EDUCATION AND SHIFTS IN GLOBALLY MOBILE STUDENTS DR. Y...
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...Infrastructure and Systems Implementation Plan Sabrenna Anderson Kaplan University Primary Contact | Name | Rosanne Moran | | Phone | 732-930-3800 | | Email | rmoran@wint.net | Backup Contact | Name | Sabrenna Anderson | | Phone | 732-656-3575 | | Email | sanderson@wint.net | Proposal Type | Idea To Be Explored Potentially Identified Solution | Project Type | New Project Enhancement to Existing or Former Project | Working Title of Project | Infrastructure and Systems Implementation Plan | Project Sponsors | WInt IT department, Rosanne Moran, IT Director. | ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Introduction Widgets International, Inc. currently consists of Widgets USA, LLC and Widgets-R-Us, LTD. Combined Widgets International, Inc. has 50 years of experience in providing function critical assembly and machinery solutions. WUSA has cornered the Business to Business market while WRU has grown in leaps and bounds in the retail market. Together as Widgets International, Inc., they stand to increase their market share substantially by creating and offering innovative and cost effective assembly solutions globally. (Anderson, Unit1, 2014) ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Purpose and Justification This proposal will explore the requirements for the application and implementation of an easily manageable information...
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...9690010114 Yogendera sharma CONTRIBUTED PAPERS A41, Thursday, December 28, 4:00-5:30 P.M. Session: Case Studies - I Session Chair: Prashant Kulkarni Institute of Finance and International Ma 418 Global Marketing and Challenges for Future: Franchising in Banks K. Ravichandran, Gandhigram Rural University, drkravichandran@yahoo.co.in R. Muruganandham, Sudharsana Raamanujan, R, P. Nandakumar, M. Sasi Siddharth Thiagarajar College of Engineering, vr_muruganandham@hotmail.com, siddharth_mss@sify.com raamanujan@gmail.com, nandacivil@gmail.com The global economic scenario is undergoing a major innovative metamorphosis at a rate never experienced before. All organizations have their brands to face the global marketing challenges to secure a role of leader in this state of economic revolution. Our paper identifies the current marketing challenges and global economic threats for service industries. Besides our paper also explores the management strategies to overcome these challenges in the liberalized economy. The banking service is considered, where the franchising marketing strategies, introduction of new products and delightful customer service by new private sector banks and foreign banks pose a serious threat to the existence and survival of public sector banks profitwise. Hence our paper deeply discusses the benefits of e-banking with a view to minimize transaction cost cum operating expenses thereby increasing the overall net profit...
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...customer satisfaction is a key driver of performance, making its measurement and management crucial. Most studies on customer satisfaction take an aggregate standpoint and do not consider segment-specific differences in attribute importance. In this article, the authors report on customer satisfaction with ambal auto (p) Ltd. They hypothesize that personal, situational, and product factors moderate the relationship between attribute performance and overall satisfaction. The “service-dominant logic” focuses on the firm and the customer co creating value, as defined by the customer. Achieving this orientation requires firms to understand which components of the service concept are most important to different subsets of customers. However, research on the relative importance to customers of core and peripheral service components has produced mixed results. The results show that these factors indeed influence Attribute—Performance—Satisfaction Relationship The present study investigates this relationship for salespeople in a business he theoretical justification for a positive impact of salespeople’s job satisfaction on customer satisfaction is based on the concept of emotional contagion. The analysis is based on a dyadic data set that involves judgments provided by salespeople and their customers collected across multiple manufacturing and services industries. Results indicate the presence of a positive relationship between salespeople’s job satisfaction and customer satisfaction...
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