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- So When Did Your Boss Become an Authoritarian?
- So When Did Your Boss Become an Authoritarian?RE: So When Did Your Boss Become an Authoritarian?Responsibility accountability and authority, these should go hand in hand. Sometimes there is a disconnect as well as a person may be given the authority and responsibility but not given guidance on the limits...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
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- Deferring Democracy: Promoting Openness in Authoritarian Regimes. (Foreign Policy and National Security). (book review)
- Dalpino, Catharin E. Deferring Democracy: Promoting Openness in Authoritarian Regimes Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press 137 pp. $14.95, ISBN 0-8157-1701-6 Publication Date: November 2000 Brookings Institution fellow and ex-State Department human rights official Catharin Dalpino has written a promising book. Its topic...
- Research articles 2001-09-22
- 1988 Brazilian constitution and its authoritarian legacy: Formalizing democracy while gutting its essence, The
- By Jorge Zaverucha* [E]very state [has] a constitution, but only some states [are] constitutional G. Sartori INTRODUCTION Between 1964 to 1985 Brazil experienced its longest military regime in history. The authoritarian regime enacted a new Constitution in 1967 and amended it in 1969 in a state-centered approach that enshrined the...
- Research articles 1998-04-01
- US envoy hails opening of authoritarian Turkmenistan
- ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan AFP — A senior US envoy on Wednesday praised what he called a political thaw in authoritarian Turkmenistan, a gas-rich ex-Soviet republic being courted by energy hungry Western powers. "As Turkmenistan has opened up, our relations have seen steady progress over the past year and we look...
- Research articles 2008-05-28
- Are Some Execs Committing Treason?
- In 2004, IBM (all-American "Big Blue") sold its PC division to Lenovo, a company in China. According to an article by Clyde Prestowitz in the The American Prospect, "The announcement came as a surprise in Washington but was old news in Beijing," which had been engineering the sale for more...
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Insiders and outsiders. (twentieth century British historical figures Oswald Mosley, Hugh Dalton, John Maynard Keynes)
- Mosley was authoritarian but I don't think he was intrinsically more authoritarian than many other political leaders. I wouldn't have thought he was more authoritarian than Margaret Thatcher who was perfectly able to stay within a conventional political system. If Dalton...
- Research articles 1993-09-01
- Evaluating Palestinian Reform
- This paper shows the Arab world a deferent kind of politics, one that avoids the authoritarian, unaccountable, and highly centralized practices prevailing in the region, but it has failed to build the institutions to give this politics full substance. The logic of the PA?s origins led it to develop in...
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Heirs of Pericles.(NATO has preferred that its members be democracies, although it historically may have overlooked an infraction or two)(Brief Article)
- HISTORICALLY, NATO has not always insisted on democracy in its own ranks. Its founders included Portugal's authoritarian regime under Salazar, mired in colonial wars in various parts of Africa. As long as Portugal remained a loyal member of the anti- HISTORICALLY, NATO has not always insisted...
- Research articles 1999-04-24
- CHILE: CONGRESS REFORMS PINOCHET-ERA CONSTITUTION.
- Representatives from all sectors of the Chilean government reached an Oct. 6 agreement in the Senate, which would allow lawmakers to alter the "authoritarian bonds" of the Constitution imposed in 1980 under the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Representatives from all sectors of the Chilean government...
- Research articles 2004-10-22
- Do Strong Leaders Destroy Leadership?
- Do Strong Leaders Destroy Leadership?RE: Do Strong Leaders Destroy Leadership?By strong, do you mean pompous? I don't completely agree with your interpretation of strong. Leadership is about empowering, bringing people together, providing a cohesive vision and motivating. None of this can be effective without listening and some level of...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Book review â€" Winter in Madrid
- Spain’s a strange and interesting place. It was a rehearsal ground for part of World War II; it suffered both from both fascist and communist tyranny in the course of a single decade. Then it stayed out of the war and stayed locked in...
- Blog posts 2007-05-21
- The Seven Deadly Sins of Brands Online
- Despite the supposed maturation of web development in recent years, shortsighted and authoritarian corporate marketers and wannabe IT-types continue to wreak havoc on the web. They continue to commit time and resources to ill-founded and untested online initiatives. In the interest of repairing broken learning curves, the observations of the...
- White papers 2003-02-25
- Education For Leadership
- From the executive summary: ‘Management is closer to a technical skill than an art, which explains why business schools may prepare competent managers, but indifferent leaders. For that matter, ideologically inert or decaying authoritarian societies may produce able enough managers of everything from steel complexes to airlines, but will probably...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- What is the Most Economically 'Free' City?
- What is the Most Economically 'Free' City?Economic FreedomI think you picked the wrong economist to be approving of maximum economic freedom. Keynes approved of high levels of government intervention; Adam Smith or Hayek may have served better.RE: What is the Most Economically 'Free' City?Interesting, but I would hardly consider Keynes...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- Procrastination: A Surefire Way To Sabotage Succes
- Procrastinators are made not born. Procrastination is learned in the family milieu, but not directly. It is one response to an authoritarian parenting style. Procrastination is not a problem of time management or of planning. Procrastinators actively look for distractions, particularly ones that don't take a lot of commitment on...
- White papers 2007-12-09
- Tibet Supporters Use PR to Outfox China
- The New York Times, of all places, gives a shout-out to the "value of PR" in a business section story today about how Tibet supporters leveraged the upcoming Beijing Olympics to shine a spotlight on China's treatment of Tibet: "The protesters quickly established a communications plan, focused their message...
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Do Business in Russia? Think Again
- CEOs are constantly barraged with pitches about the best places for direct foreign investment or trade. These include BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, Indian and China). While Russia has a promising, fast-growing economy, the authoritarian policies of the Vladimir Putin regime are enough to give pause. ...
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- The West Underrates China's Managers at its Peril
- UK managers underestimate the skills of their Chinese counterparts, says Management Issues, reporting on the Institute of Leadership and Management's report, 'Global Management Challenge: China vs the World'. The western perception of Chinese management is outdated, says the ILM -- we see China's as a place where...
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- Leadership Style Theories: Which Leadership Style Is The Most Effective?
- There are several different leadership styles that can be used by effective managers, as well as several theories on how leadership styles are determined. The leadership style that is most effective for a particular manager will depend on the manager's personal preference, the type of work performed by employees, and...
- White papers 2007-01-15
- Yahoo, Google, Microsoft Try Not Being Evil
- Google's informal motto is a simple one, "don’t be evil." It has certainly helped the hipster search giant’s reputation among, well, hipster Web searchers, though the company hasn't always lived up to its ideal. Take for example the company’s alleged complicity with China's Golden Shield Project, which monitors Internet traffic...
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
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