This study seeks to investigate the factors hindering the rise of women to leadership positions in educational management. A total of 250 respondents made up of teachers and educational administrators were selected to complete a questionnaire. The raw data consisting of 18 original factors were subjected to factor analysis with the view to identifying new composite factors that could explain the reasons why many women fail to make it to educational leadership. In all‚ seven factors were identified
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Demonstrating Effective Leadership: Case Study 48: Records Check Miranda S. Lassiter Capella University Dr. Adam Piccolino November 15‚ 2014 In Case Study 48: Records Check‚ the moral principals are challenged in the hiring process of the city ’s Parks Department. In this particular case the leader is Becky whom is the personnel specialist with the Parks Department. In this case study‚ there were some concerns on how to get background checks from the department of the State Bureau of
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ETHICS IN MARKETING MINI-CASE STUDIES Read the 4 mini-cases below. For each case answer the following questions: 1. What are the relevant Facts? 2. What are the ethical Issues? 3. Offer your opinion on what actions should be taken. Case Study 1 Incredible Shrinking Potato Chip Package Topic: Cost vs. price vs. value issues Characters: Julie‚ Brand Manager for potato chips at a regional salty snacks manufacturer Dave‚ Marketing Director for the regional salty snacks manufacturer
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Assumptions * Assume fiscal year begins July 1 * Personal savings account of $15‚000 and added family money gives him an investment fund of $35‚000. The $15‚000 personal savings is included in the total investment fund. * Acceptable to base pro forma estimates off of 1956 data. * The property‚ including the two plants‚ can be assumed as Plant & Equipment‚ and given the appraised value of $200‚000. * Assume that this P&E will not need major repair in the near future
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Home Depot Fiscal year end of Jan. 29‚ 2012 1. What is the name of the company? Home Depot. What is the industry sector? Home Improvement Retailer. 2. What are the operating risks of the company? * Uncertainty regarding current economic conditions. * Competition. * Timely identifying changes in demand. * Relationships with suppliers and disruptions in the supply chain. * Failure of key information technology or process; including customer facing and privacy disruptions
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Lesedi Nkwe Othello Mini Essay In the play Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ racial prejudice is one of the central themes. In the first act of the play‚ two contrasting pictures of the protagonist are painted. Othello‚ whom Shakespeare wants us to see as “solid in virtue‚ noble‚ courteous and dignified‚” is disparaged in explicitly racial terms by Iago and his accomplice Roderigo. This essay will discuss why Shakespeare’s view is more credible‚ and why it is unjust to discriminate against people
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In their conclusion of their chapter on leadership and cultural variation. Dorfman‚ Hanges and Brodbeck (2004‚ p. 711) re-iterated the pervasive question asked in the cross-cultural management literature‚ “Does culture influence leadership‚ and‚ if so‚ why and how?” The answer was partly given in Dorfman and House’s (2004) review of extant work on leadership‚ namely‚ that there is still no definitive answer since the evaluative interpretations of leadership still vary across cultures. Furthermore
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life; It has shaped my childhood. In fact‚ before the age of 10‚ I had never lived in the same house for more than a year. Perhaps it was restlessness‚ or prospects of new opportunity that drove my parents‚ my mother in particular‚ to stage her own mini-migrations
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Feasibility study A procedure that identifies‚ describes‚ and evaluates candidates systems and selects the best system for the job. Depending on the results of the initial investigation‚ the survey is expanded to a more detailed feasibility study. Feasibility study is a test of system proposal according to its workability‚ impact on the organization‚ ability to meet user needs‚ and effective use of resources. It focuses on three major questions: 1) What are the user’s demonstrable needs and how
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CASE STUDY: FLETCHER JONES AND CONTINENTAL AIRLINES MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 SYNOPSIS 3 THEORY OF THE BUSINESS 4 COMPETING VALUES FRAMEWORK 5 4 + 2 FORMULA 7 THE FIVE PRACTICES OF EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP 10 CONCLUSION 12 REFERENCES 14 APPENDIXES 15 Appendix 1 – Theory of the Business 15 Appendix 2 – Competing Values Framework 16 Appendix 3 - 4 + 2 Model 17 Appendix
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