the capacity to establish direction and to influence and align others toward a common goal, motivating and committing them to action and making them responsible...
The point of departure of our analysis on the evolving role of the state in contemporary society is offered by the innovations introduced by e-government within the democratic, administrative and bureaucratic processes of the modern state. A vast literature on this topic presents e-government as a great opportunity to innovate...
This paper investigates the importance of productivity catch-up, as an indicator of technology spillovers, to productivity growth. Evidence is found that productivity catch-up is statistically and quantitatively important. Establishments in industries where high productivity firms have pushed out the technological frontier grow faster, indicating that leading firms generate positive externalities...
The point of ecological collapse may not yet have been reached, but its symptoms can be felt. If welfare is to grow not just in the short term but also in the medium to long term, serious adjustments will have to be made to the country's underlying approach. Enlightened leadership...
The authors have studied the productivity of US owned plants in the UK. Using a new dataset that identifies foreign and domestic MNEs MultiNational Enterprise, they found that UK MNEs are less productive than US affiliates, but as productive as non US foreign affiliates. This paper investigates the source of...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- On the heels of its principals winning the U.S. Small Business Administration SBA 2007 Oregon Small Business People of the Year, ACME Business Consulting has announced the addition of senior project leaders Maureen Alessi and Peter Zwingli to its Portland team. "Finding the right people...
Laura D'Andrea Tyson, former national economic adviser to President Clinton, will be the speaker at the first-ever Vernon M. and MaRee Buehler Leadership Lecture at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Val A. Browning Center, Austad Auditorium, at Weber State University. Tyson will discuss global economic issues. ...
Byline: Mirko Bagaric Feb 07, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Compassion, frankness and intelligence are three vital characteristics that are desirable in Australian politicians. Women tend to rate more highly than men on all three counts, yet men significantly outnumber...
M2 PRESSWIRE-25 January 2007-BC Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks: New Chair appointed for Vancouver Coastal HealthC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24012007 VICTORIA - The provincial government has appointed David Thompson as the new chair of Vancouver Coastal Health. ...
LONDON, September 19 /PRNewswire/ -- CEOs in the process of evaluating new outsourcing partnerships should look beyond physical resources such as people and technologies and concentrate instead on companies' ability to turn those resources into capabilities such as leadership, behaviour management, governance...
According to "Jordan Times", the London Business School 2006 Worldclass event entitled, "Why Should Anyone be Led by You?" opened.Hosted by the country for the second time, this year's event, heldunder the patronage of Prince Feisal, is an interactive two-daylearning session on motivating and inspiring others, creating high-performance teams and...
According to "Jordan Times", the London Business School 2006 World class event entitled, "Why Should Anyone be Led by You?" opened. Hosted by the country for the second time, this year's event, held under the patronage of Prince Feisal, is an interactive two-day learning session on...
Brian D. Gell, a 22-year commercial real estate veteran, has been promoted to vice chairman of CB Richard Ellis. Gell has spent his entire career at CB Richard Ellis and its predecessor companies and now joins the firm's New York Tri-State Region executive leadership. He holds...
Brian D. Gell, a 22-year commercial real estate veteran, has been promoted to vice chairman of CB Richard Ellis. Gell has spent his entire career at CB Richard Ellis and its predecessor companies and now joins the firm's New York Tri-State Region executive leadership. He has...
Iwanted a career that wasn't just about making money; I never wanted a job that I wasn't going to be passionate about,' says 25- year- old Tamar Bourne, who's working towards a Masters in leadership for sustainable development at Forum for the Future, a London-based NGO that advises business and...
Irish-born Charles Handy is both a business thinker and social philosopher. He studied the classics, history and philosophy at Oxford, an interest that found expression in his book Gods of Management in which he equates Greek gods Apollo, Zeus, Athena and Dionysus with management styles. After a distinguished business career...
FRANCES SHELDON was a pioneer in the field of psychosocial palliative care. Her vision and leadership helped to define and develop the role of the social worker in hospice and specialist palliative care, providing psychological and practical support to the dying and bereaved. Yet her contribution...
A University of California, Berkeley undergraduate is one of 44 students in the nation to be awarded a Marshall Scholarship, a prestigious award given annually by the British government. Elizabeth Wang, 22, a history major, will use the $50,000 scholarship to study human rights at the...
He's been dubbed a "Euro guru" by The Economist, holds the Robert P Bauman chair in strategic leadership at the London Business School and says traditional management philosophy is bankrupt. Sumantra Ghoshnal talks to Des Dearlove. Your work anticipates far-reaching changes in the way that companies organise...
PIONEERS When John D. Rockefeller entered the oil and gas business in the 19th century, there was no textbook. His leadership resulted in a corporate model that remains the standard today. Born in 1915, the youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr., David Rockefeller shares the lessons he...
M2 PRESSWIRE-13 December 2002-UK Government: Chairman of the Financial Services AuthorityC1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12122002 The London School of Economics and Political Science LSE has today announced that Sir Howard Davies, currently Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, will become the...
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