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Seek the Good Life, not Money: The Aristotelian Approach to Business Ethics

Bragues, George - In: Journal of Business Ethics 67 (2006) 4, pp. 341-357

exercise of the intellectual virtues of prudence and wisdom â€“ the first manifest in the leadership of organizations, and the …

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The impact of alternative styles of policy leadership on the direction of local government reform

Wallis, Joe; Dollery, Brian - In: International Journal of Social Economics 32 (2005) April, pp. 291-306

delivery of human services in a number of advanced nations. The purpose of this paper is to advance a theory of leadership to …/methodology/approach – Examines the conditions under which leadership style is likely to prevail and the influence they are likely to have on the … direction of local government reform. Findings – Advances a theory of leadership to better understand this problem and its …

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Social Capital and Development

Fafchamps, Marcel - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2004

The purpose of this paper is to reflect, from an economist`s point of view, on the methodological issues raised by the study of social capital. This term has been used in many different ways to cover a broad range of phenomena (Durlauf & Fafchamps 2002). Perhaps it is best seen as a way of...

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Leading the Party: Coordination, Direction, and Communication

Myatt, David P.; Dewan, Torun - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2006

combine to form an index of both the desirability and the feasibility of leadership: we call this index Michels` Ratio. A … sovereign party conference gives way to leadership by an individual or oligarchy if and only if Michels` Ratio is sufficiently … high. Leadership enhances the clarity of intra-party communication, but weakens the response of policy choices to the party …

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Germany’s Next Top Manager: Does Personality explain the Gender Career Gap?

Fietze, Simon; Holst, Elke; Tobsch, Verena - Internationales Institut für Management, Universität …; … - 2010

The female share in management positions is quite low in Germany. The higher the hierarchical level, the fewer women there are in such positions. Men have numerous role models to follow whereas women lack this opportunity. Many studies have focused on the influence of human capital and other...

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The Role of Women in International Business World and in the Czech Republic

Kroupová, Zuzana Křečková - In: Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2009 (2009) 4, pp. 34-41

This article describes the presence of women in the top corporate positions in the developed countries of Europe, U.S.A. and the Czech republic. The article compares the women representation with the cultural dimensions of Geert Hofstede. The author also describes the situation in the Czech...

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THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

FILLIS, IAN; RENTSCHLER, RUTH - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 18 (2010) 01, pp. 49-81

This paper evaluates the contribution of creativity to entrepreneurship theory and practice in terms of building an holistic and transdisciplinary understanding of its impact. Acknowledgement is made of the subjectivist theory of entrepreneurship which embraces randomness, uncertainty and...

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The Influence of Leadership on Organization’s Level of Competitiveness

RADU-GHERASE, Catalina - In: REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF … 10 (2009) 5, pp. 959-967

analyzing organizations’ competitiveness in dynamics, by highlighting the important role of leadership as an independent …

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Leadership Development within SME’s: Solving the Organizational Conflict

NASTASE, Marian - In: REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF … 10 (2009) 5, pp. 1035-1042

Within the theoretical and practical management and entrepreneurial fields a wide range of approaches tried to explain and present the conflict evolution and its impact over the organization’s performances. This article deals with a mechanism designed to outline a methodology able to lead us...

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Conceptions of God, normative convictions and socially responsible business conduct: An explorative study among executives

Graafland, J.J.; Kaptein, M.; Mazereeuw, C - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

The case for socially responsible business conduct is often made from an economical or ethical perspective with the organization as level of analysis. This paper focuses on the relationship between the religious belief of corporate decision-makers and socially responsible business conduct. Based...

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