Why Indian CEOs Are in Great DemandIndiian Emotional IntelligenceAntoine de Saint-Exupery says (in "The Little Prince") “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”A subtle advantage that I think many Indians have is a more highly developed emotional intelligence...
Cultural sensitivity is vital if one to succeed in hitting the sweet spot with the Search Engine Marketing SEM strategy. With the internet succeeding so far in keeping its promise to bring us all closer and break down geographical barriers to commerce, selling more to more people in more places...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of study quality assessment of primary studies in cancer practice guidelines. Reliable and valid study quality assessment scales were sought and applied to published reports of trials included in systematic reviews of cancer guidelines. Sensitivity analyses were performed to evaluate...
This paper studies the determinants of sensitivity to the promotional activities of temporary price reductions, displays, and feature advertisements. Both the theoretical and empirical literatures on price promotions suggest that retailer competition and the demographic composition of the shopping population should be linked to response to temporary price cuts. However,...
Market share models such as the logit and MCI have been used extensively to study the effects of marketing activities on aggregate shares of brands. Many product categories contain a large number of stock keeping units SKUs and consist of assortments that change over time. To aid in decisions such...
The evolution of scrap tires from garbage, to environmental problem, to valuable resource has come about in little more than a decade. The calls for recycling strategists to develop an economic model that mutually benefits suppliers and users, a framework that will identify lucrative opportunities within the rubber recycling industry....
The purpose of this article is to convince the reader there is a distinction and that it is worth our collective efforts to think about alternative ways to estimate expected returns. One of the fundamental issues in finance is what are the factors that affect expected return on assets, the...
This white paper deals with cell locomotion that can be directed by external gradients of diffusible substances leading to chemotaxis. The paper reviews several recent computational models of gradient sensing in eukaryotic cells, demonstrating why some of them predict little sensitivity to changes in the gradient and response "locking," whereas...
This paper states that there is always a balance to be struck between the different sensitivities and priorities on a shoreline when trying to decide the degree of cleaning which should be carried out after an oil spill and the methods that should be used. So, priorities need to be...
The focus of this presentation is upon cultural sensitivity. Some of the topics, which have been covered, are taking a personal cultural audit, learning about culture through proverbs, folklore, legends and myths, three useful classifications of culture, some diverse cultural patterns. Culture is very crucial in an organization. This is...
This study investigates whether market-wide liquidity is a state variable important for asset pricing. The author finds that expected stock returns are related cross-sectionally to the sensitivities of returns to fluctuations in aggregate liquidity. The monthly liquidity measure, an average of individual-stock measures estimated with daily data, relies on the...
A new parallel imaging technique was implemented which can result in reduced image acquisition times in MRI. MR data is acquired in parallel using an array of receiver coils and then reconstructed simultaneously with multiple processors. The method requires the initial estimation of the 2D sensitivity profile of each coil...
U.S. producers will increase their domestic spending from $78 billion in 2007 to $81 billion in 2008 (up 3.5%), according New York-based Lehman Brothers' annual spending survey. Most of the increased spending will target oil, given the continued uncertainty surrounding gas prices. "We believe that spending in the U.S. may...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EFFECTIVE: managerial leadership demands a delicate balance between sensitivity and authority, between the whole and the parts, between loose and tight leadership styles, between functional expertise and cross-functional excellence width of knowledge, internal creating value for organisation and employees and external (creating value for investors, customers,...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WRITTEN over four centuries ago, Shakespeare's plays continue to have a universal appeal for their absorbing stories (of kings, queens and dukes; of battles, rivalries and political turmoil of the time, of love, honour and betrayal), and also for the sensitive, rich, and eloquent use of...
Last week, scientists issued their latest, grim assessment of the world's coral reefs. But as Steve Connor reports from Florida, extraordinary new ocean 'reseeding' techniques mean there may still be time to halt - or even reverse - the destruction of mother nature's marine marvels Coral reefs...
Cyclotherapy I couldn't help feeling rather angry last week, when I stumbled across yet another newspaper article claiming that cycling can be bad for men's sexual health. I must have seen at least half a dozen of these kind of scare stories over the past few years,...
MILWAUKEE -- The Green Bay Packers have filed tampering charges against the Minnesota Vikings alleging that the team made inappropriate contact with Brett Favre, a person familiar with the Packers' complaint told The Associated Press Wednesday night. The person, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of...
When my parents separated - I was 14 at the time - I remember the terrible mixture of horror and relief that I experienced. Both my parents were, in their own way, shell-shocked by what had happened, with very little room in their shattered lives to explain to me what...
NACM 2008 Annual Conference, Anaheim California, Booth 211 - July 16, 2008 - Sierra Systems, a leader in innovative information technology and consulting services, announced the release of its Court Case File Management Solution. The solution is based on Sierra's 14 years of experience serving courts across the US and...
