British Journal of Management‚ Vol. 13‚ 83–95 (2002) RESEARCH NOTE How Much do CEOs and Top Managers Matter in Strategic Decision-Making? V. M. Papadakis and P. Barwise* Athens University of Economics and Business‚ 76 Patission Street‚ 10434 Athens‚ Greece and *London Business School‚ Regent’s Park‚ London NW1 4SA‚ UK email: vpap@aueb.gr [Papadakis]; pbarwise@london.edu [Barwise] This research note explores the influence of both CEO and top-management team (TMT) characteristics on the process
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“Waiting For Superman” is a eye-opening documentary of the short comings of the American public school system and the struggles in the lives of the students and their families. Featured are students from across America that have been negatively affected by the public school system. Each of these students and their families have great hardships to overcome yet have a strong will to succeed and a never give up attitude. The parent of these children do not like the way that their children are being
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starts to speak as if she is more educated or intelligent than she was originally letting off in the first act. At this point‚ the credibility of both characters have been shattered. John is no longer a professional teacher about to come into his tenure because of his willingness to break the rules for a (female) student; Carol who
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Courts established pursuant to Article III are defined by three constitutional provisions: resolution of cases that only present live cases‚ lifetime tenure‚ and salary protection. These safeguards insulate the federal judiciary from improper influence. Here‚ Congress created a special court‚ the Islamic Immigrant court‚ to adjudicate the immigration status of U.S. residents who are citizens of predominantly
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During President George W. Bush’s tenure in the years 2001 - 2004 and his re-election for the years 2004 - 2008‚ he strongly advocated for environmental conservation. He fought nail and tooth to ensure that the natural resources are conserved‚ the rate of pollution reduced and highly encouraged “cooperative conservation‚ innovation‚ and new technologies” (Shafie 77). He advocated for natural resource conservation by putting policies in place that will serve to protect the natural resources. For
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The ultimate reason why there was eventually a vote to bring Johnson on an impeachment trial was through his violation of the Tenure of Office Act which prohibited presidents from removing officials without the permission from the Senate. With a trial extremely likely‚ the courtroom had to be prepared. The trial managers‚ or prosecutors‚ in the trial would be the congressmen
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passion for GE. With Welch’s retirement approaching fast‚ GE found itself asking the question‚ "Where do we go from here?" The Issue at Hand In September 2001‚ Welch resigned his seat as CEO of General Electric. The company’s performance during his tenure was astonishing. Looking back‚ he took great pride in the accomplishments of the company. For the third consecutive year‚ GE had been named Fortune’s "Most Admired Company in the United States" and Financial Times’ "Most Admired Company in the World
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poverty (Ooi‚ Phua i28). According to UN-Habitat a slum neighborhood is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security. Rapid population growth coupled with poverty leads to slum formation especially with the addition of one of the following conditions; unclear land-tenure‚ lack of affordable housing‚ and/or poor land-use policies. More specifically a slum household is defined by UN-Habitat as a group of individuals living under the same
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At the time of this article‚ Dr. Brenda B. Benda‚ author of this article‚ was a Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Current bibliography information could not be located. Objective of Article: This article examined gender differences in predictors of readmission to inpatient drug treatment among homeless veterans because Veteran Affairs (V.A.) medical centers currently do not have services that are designed specifically for women and that there
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In 1990‚ beginning with California‚ Colorado‚ and Oklahoma‚ many states embarked on term-limit movements that resulted in the adoption of term limits for state legislatures. This was done in response to what many believed was widespread legislative tenure becoming standard with representatives securing lifelong careers in politics. Throughout the 1990’s and early 2000’s eighteen more states would pass term limit legislation through the initiative process resulting in the restriction of the number of
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