authors High Commitment Work Systems in Chinese Organizations: A Preliminary Measure Zhixing Xiao China Europe International Business School 699 Hongfeng Road‚ Shanghai 201206‚ P. R. China xzhixing@ceibs.edu Ingmar Björkman Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration Post Box 479 00101 Helsinki‚ Finland Ingmar.bjorkman@hanken.fi May 20‚ 2006 High Commitment Work Systems in Chinese Organizations: A Preliminary Measure Abstract The concept of a high commitment work system
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A Preliminary Exploration of the Changing Paradigms of Leadership in Turbulent Times ABSTRACT: Globalisation and disruptive changes have made the organizations realize the need and importance of leadership in turbulent times. The frenetic pace of change‚ significant growth in technology‚ scarcity of resources and changing business models pose immense challenges to the organisations to keep competitive. One critical factor for the success of organisations in such times is the capability of the
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Topic 1: Introduction to Economics Chapter 1 - What is Economics About 1.1 - The Economic Problem and the Role of Choices Economics aims to addressing the economic problem of satisfying unlimited wants with the scarcity of resources. This means that we must prioritise some wants over others. Our wants are unlimited Our wants change over time Types of wants: Individual wants - the desires of each person Collective wants - wants of the whole community The four economic
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Anth 68 Day 11 Motivations for pet-keeping in Ancient Greece and Rome: a preliminary survey In her chapter‚ Motivations for pet-keeping in Ancient Greece and Rome: a preliminary survey‚ Liliane Bodson writes about the motivations behind ancient animal pet owners for keeping pets by describing animal burial‚ talking about animal qualities‚ and the wording on epitaphs. Bodson starts out by describing the ancient Greek and Rome method of animal burial and says that they were very similar to human burial
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Title:The effects of individual differences and anonymity on commitment to decisions: preliminary evidence Author(s):Alan Monk and V. Srinivasan Rao Source:The Journal of Social Psychology. 139.4 (Aug. 1999): p496. Document Type:Article Abstract: This study examined the effects of inner-motivation‚ other-motivation‚ and anonymity on escalation to commitment‚ by using an extended version of Staw’s financial allocation task (B. M. Staw‚ 1976). Participants’ inner-motivation and other-motivation
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Preliminary Market Research Findings for Future Marketing Strategy Recommendations According MarketResearch.com Consumer Goods article Housewares Market Research Reports‚ the housewares industry is composed of various companies who manufacture and produce a variety or household goods and products. These houseware items are objects of personal property that are placed in various rooms throughout the household for use by occupants of the house. The housewares industry is broken down into three sub-groups:
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Contemporary Management Research Pages 51-60‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 1‚ March 2012 Purchasing Cosmetic Products: A Preliminary Perspective of Gen-Y Uchenna Cyril Eze Monash University E-Mail: uc_chinwe@hotmail.com Chew-Beng Tan Multimedia University E-Mail: cbtan23@hotmail.com Adelene Li-Yen Yeo Multimedia University E-Mail: shinoda_lene87@yahoo.com ABSTRACT The cosmetics industry in Malaysia is growing rapidly at an annual rate of 13%. This is because of the increasing number of working women‚ increased
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This paper is about the importance of quality assurance in the manufacturing and handling of halal foods. Since‚ the Malaysia’s government has decided to be a halal centre or halal-hub in the region as well as international and Department of Standards Malaysia has developed a halal standard for foods‚ MS1500:2004. It covered from the production of halal foods‚ preparation‚ handling and storage in order to implement the food quality practices such as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and ISO9000/
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provides answers for those who wonder. Christianity is the belief in one true God and from there come various interpretations that religions such as Anglicanism‚ Christianity and Lutheranism have taken and formed a more specific faith. In this preliminary year we will explore the beliefs‚ values‚ ethics‚ rituals and practices of Christianity. The course will open your mind to enlighten and enrich your knowledge on what is‚ the worlds most dominated religion. We just have to look over history
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How Ghanaian is Ghanaian English? A preliminary study from the perspective of a phonetician INTRODUCTION Background to the study English language came to Ghana around the second half of the 15th Century through a group of English merchants who arrived in the Guinea coast to trade in gold dust and spices (Sey‚ 1973). According to Sey‚ by the 18th Century‚ British have attempted to establish schools in the Gold Coast. In 1788‚ a school for twelve children was established in Cape Coast whilst around
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