CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COMMUNITIES OR KNOWLEDGE ISLANDS: EXAMINING BUSINESS DISCIPLINES JEAN A. PRATT University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire‚ WI 54702 KARINA HAUSER Utah State University Logan‚ UT 84322 CASSIDY R. SUGIMOTO Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington‚ IN 47405 ABSTRACT Successful knowledge transfer provides benefits to companies and society. Knowledge management across disparate business functions leads to improvement in business processes. Colleges are comprised of different
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They even called the cops on us even though we didn’t do it. The word lazy actually comes from low Germany. In Germany it’s actually spelled laysy. It was first invented way back around 1540’s - 1550’s. Lazy is defined as incapable of moving or
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THE WORLD That’s a rather vague question. The earliest true humans were Homo erectus. These early humans only used stones to begin with. Their earliest technology was called Oldowan and involved breaking smooth‚ rounded pebbles from rivers in rather a crude fashion to get a sharp edge to cut with. Later they developed a more sophisticated technique‚ creating a large‚ hand-held item shaped rather like a teardrop. It had two sharp sides coming to a point and one dull‚ rounded side which the
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On the occasion of Teachers Day‚ I am giving this speech in English on behalf of all the students. When is Teachers’ Day celebrated ? Teachers’ Day is celebrated in India on 5th September every year.The date for celebrating this special event varies from country to country across the world. In India‚ Teachers’ Day is celebrated on the 5th of September every year‚ whereas‚ China celebrates this event on 10th September every year.It is the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. This great son of
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Human Resource Management Institute (HRMI) Edexcel BTEC HND in Business – HRM – Batch 3E / 1S Unit No/Title: Unit 4/Marketing Principles Unit Code: F/601/0556 Assignment No: 1 / 1 Assignment Title: Hikkaduwa Beach Hotel Case Study Unit Outcomes/Grade Descriptors Covered: Grading Opportunities Available Date Set: 6/7 July‚ 2013 Due Date: 10/11 August ‚ 2013 Student
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‘gangsterism’. According to him‚ gangsterism can be defined as an “anti-social way of life that pitches loyalty to the gang against loyalty to institution of civilized society‚ such as the school‚ the family‚ the church and the justice system” (p. 10). Kinnes (2000) points out “those gang members may range in age from youngster (‘corner kids’) to adults between 20 and 40 years of age” (p. 5-6). There are a lot of gangsterism among student cases nowaday. Austin Camoens (2010) reported that there were four form
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I really enjoyed reading A Loss for Words: the Story of Deafness in a Family. I found the book to be a pleasurable and extremely fast read. Lou Ann Walker definitely has an impacting touch on anyone who reads her story. This story highlights the challenges of being different. Her parents being deaf really caused a strain on her lifestyle. Also‚ the reactions of others affected her tremendously. Lou Ann really opens the eyes of those who do not understand deafness. How the deaf community functions
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Discipline means abiding by‚ or adhering to‚ certain rules or norms of social life. Discipline is what a person imposes on himself taking it as his duty to God‚ to society‚ or to some other institution. It remands a strict control over an individual’s rights and privilege‚ which if allowed swelling uncurbed and unregulated may result in disorder and anarchy in social and political life of a country. Discipline is vital to a successful life. Without discipline army is reduced to a disordered mob
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The storyline of the book‚ Discipline and Punish discusses the history of the penal system that exists today. He also takes the opportunity to focus on how it has changed from decades before and what factors have contributed to such a drastic change. Foucault also uses his ideas of power and discourse to debate how they have both influenced the rise of the form of modern day punishment that we experience today. The author also relates the penal system and the process of it to reflect the sense of
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Creativity and innovation has changed the world since ages now. Any creativity or innovation in organisations leads to growth and achieve new heights of success. Today employees are more empowered to think freely and implement new ideas and thoughts that benefit the organisation. Here we will see the innovation and creative techniques adapted by Google and steps taken to support the same. 1.1 Current innovative and creative management processes Innovative management: “Innovation is not
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