Gender and Leadership Literature Review 1. Introduction Leadership theories and literature describe what leaders should do and on the other hand literature also exists on what leaders actually do‚ the former are prescriptive and the latter are descriptive (Bratton et al; 2005). Leadership style is a relatively consistent set of behaviours that characterise a leader (DuBrin; 1995). The main leadership theories encompass the trait‚ behaviour‚ contingency‚ power
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2 Review of Related Literature 2.1 The Significance of Using Models A model is a schematic description of a system‚ theory‚ or phenomenon that accounts for its known or inferred properties and may be used for further study of its characteristics. Thus in organizational models are schematic description of an organization as a system of different components. Models are important in organizational study because of the following reasons: • They enhance understanding of organizational behavior.
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Spiritualism (Visher& Travis‚ 2003; Walton‚ 2007). Yet there is scant literature looking into why these factors foster successful reintegrationand thereby lead to low recidivism. Thus the present study aims to look into in depth information as to what these contributing factors are and how they can foster successful reintegration and ultimately lessen recidivism among ex-offenders. Insert brief methodology‚ purpose Literature Review Over the last decade‚ Philippine correctional
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Portfolio management Portfolio management is the professional management of various securities (shares‚ bonds and other securities) and assets (e.g.‚ real estate) in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors. Investors may be institutions (insurance companies‚ pension funds‚ corporations‚ charities‚ educational establishments etc.) or private investors (both directly via investment contracts and more commonly via collective investment schemes e.g. mutual funds or exchange-traded
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MP A R Munich Personal RePEc Archive Strategic Marketing. A literature review on definitions‚ concepts and boundaries Jorge Mongay Autonomous University of Barcelona‚ SBS Swiss Business School 2006 Online at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/41840/ MPRA Paper No. 41840‚ posted 9. October 2012 20:07 UTC WORKING PAPER. JM-A1-2006 STRATEGIC MARKETING: A LITERATURE REVIEW ON DEFINITIONS‚ CONCEPTS AND BOUNDARIES. Dr. Jorge Mongay Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) & SBS
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The financial impact related to nurse turnover is astronomical; the cost of replacing a nurse costs anywhere between $42‚000 and $64‚000 dollars (Lynn & Redman‚ 2005). To properly stabilize staffing in order to operate a high-reliability organization and provide high-quality and safe patient care it is imperative to retain the nursing staff. Nurse retention is more important than ever before with the constantly changing healthcare environment. There is a gap in the literature when it comes to data
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CHAPTER II Travelling Uncharted Waters? REVIEWING THE LITERATURE 2.1 Introduction: Storm in a teacup This part of my research journey was fraught with anxiety‚ distress and a sense of being lost. Reviewing the literature became my own storm in a teacup‚ as I found myself dizzily spiralling‚ being flung between not knowing on the one side‚ on the verge of knowing at the other‚ yet continuously feeling out of control‚ not being here nor there ... caught somewhere between locating
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Sarhad J. Agric. Vol.27‚ No.1‚ 2011 103 REVIEW OF PAST LITERATURE ON AGRICULTURE CREDIT IN RURAL AREA OF PAKISTAN NAUSHAD KHAN*‚ MALIK MUHAMMAD SHAFI*‚ MUSAWAR SHAH****‚ ZIAUL ISLAM***‚ MOHAMMAD ARIF***‚ RUKHSANA JAVED**‚ and NAEEM SHAH* * ** *** **** Institute of Development Studies‚ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University‚ Peshawar – Pakistan. Department of Economics‚ Jinnah College for Women‚ University of Peshawar – Pakistan. Institute of Business Management & Computer Sciences‚ Khyber
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The Importance of Mission and Vision Abstract Mission and Vision statements tell others who we are and where we want to go as an organization. Through the literature review‚ this paper aims to examine the importance of an organizational mission and vision statement. This paper outlines the details to show how business experts and practitioners have suggested that creating and communicating mission and vision statements are a critical part to the success of an organization. In addition‚ it also
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Do You Agree With The Death Penalty? Abstract The main focus on this literature review paper is going to be over “Do you agree with the death penalty?”. I gathered information by asking a series of questions of other individuals. Some of the questions I asked was‚ “Do you think the death penalty is a deterrent from a crime?”‚ and “How should the death penalty be administered?” My goal is to find out how many people agree or disagree with the death penalty‚ and why. This will be a good
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