BOOK REVIEW-LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE BEYOND EXPECTATIONS Bass‚ B. (1985). Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations. New York: The Free Press. It is one of the best leadership books I ever read so far. “Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations” by Bernard M. Bass‚ published by The Free Press in 1985. It has been two decades since the book published‚ and some might says that the word “expectations” used as the title may be only applicable during that era‚ but for me‚ most of the ideas
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1. INTRODUCTION In real term Bangladesh ’s economy has grown 5.8% per year since 1996‚ despite political instability‚ poor infrastructure‚ corruption‚ insufficient power supplies‚ and slow implementation of economic reforms. Bangladesh remains a poor‚ overpopulated‚ and inefficiently governed nation. Although more than half of GDP is generated through the service sector‚ 45% of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector with rice as the single-most-important product. Bangladesh ’s growth
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ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION 1. Introduction: From the end of World War II into 1960s‚ the formative period of what we now call “Development Economics” intense debate centered on why some countries grew rich while others languished. Because scars from the great depression were still fresh‚ the traditional nineteenth-century liberal approach based on free trade in domestic and foreign markets was somewhat discredited. Instead‚ influential economists tended to emphasize problems of market failure and
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CHAPTER 1 Nature and Scope of Economics Nowadays‚ understanding of economic issues has become quite indispensable for all sections in the society. Everyone wants to get rich; wants to increase their wealth holding; wants to have hold over productive resources; wants to expand their business activities. People want to earn more and more profits‚ and exercise control over the market and other economic system; people want to raise their living standard and enjoy more and more consumption;
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production process: Complex jobs can usually be less expensively completed by a large number of people each performing a small number of specialized tasks than by one person attempting to complete the entire job. The idea that specialization reduces costs‚ and thereby the price the consumer pays‚ is embedded in the principle of comparative advantage. Division of labour is the basic principle underlying the assembly line in mass production systems. Trade framework can be developed that illustrates
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Definition: In economics‚ production is the act of creating output‚ a good or service which has value and contributes to the utility of individuals.[1] The act may or may not include factors of production other than labor. Any effort directed toward the realization of a desired product or service is a "productive" effort and the performance of such act is production. The relation between the amount of inputs used in production and the resulting amount of output is called the production function
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Monism versus Pluralism in Economics 4 Introduction 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion 6 References 7 Question 2: Change in Economics 8 Introduction 8 How does change come into existence? 9 Change within Accounting & Control 9 References 12 Question 3: Game theory 13 Introduction 13 Conclusions on Game theory and agency-problems 15 References 16 Question 4: Behavioral Economics 17 Introduction 17 Influences of Behavioral Economics 18 Securities Market (In)efficiency and Financial Reporting
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of 7‚ page 2 of 7‚ etc) | 16 | Word Count: (Main Content) | 3281 | Table of Contents ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGE 1 I‚ Introduction 4 II‚ Economic nationalism – the topical issue 5 II.1‚ Definition 5 II.2‚ Ambiguity in similar yet distinctive concepts 6 III‚ Is economic nationalism really protecting the national economies? 7 III.1‚ Economic drive 7 III.2‚ National security 8 III.3‚ The naked truth 9 IV‚ Nationalism – implication for multi-national corporations 10 IV.1‚ Challenges
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& Reflections of: Leaders and the Leadership Process By Jon L. Pierce and John W. Newstrom Submitted for Clemson University’s I LEAD! Program 12-15-09 Prologue “Perspectives on Leadership From Homer’s Odyssey” By Fred A. Kramer (University of Massachusetts) Summary This article discusses the leadership roles demonstrated by two characters in Homer’s Odyssey. Mentor and Odysseus exhibited good leadership by demonstrating Warren Bennis’ four “competencies” that leaders must display. The four
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Health economics - The Primer This series of articles will introduce readers to the emerging field of health economics. We will review how health economics influence decision making process in health care and the basic tools used in health economics. * 1. The Role of Health Economics * 2. Cost of Health Care * 3. Should Oncologists Care About Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? * 4. Classification of Health Economic Analyses * 5. Health Economics Research: Cost Utility Analysis
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