China: going for the gold, silver, bronze ... green?
Linking China with Olympic medals is easy; at the 2000 Games, China
received 28 gold, 16 silver, and 15 bronze medals. But China is now
pursuing a new color: green, the "medal" of . . .
Time for a human resources credo?
An enterprise realizes fully that its workers are not accompanied
by a manufacturer's manual as an operating guide as are its capital
tools. Yet, the productive contributions of workers are . . .
When professionals become victims: the ethical implications of
self-perceived victimhood.
Many professions have recently come under attack as the result of a
variety of well-published scandals involving unethical or unprofessional
behavior. Brokerage firms have been accused of trading . . .
Employer beware: truth-in-hiring may be the new standard in
recruiting.
During the past few years, several courts across the country, both
state and federal, have imposed liability on employers who fail to
deliver the kind of employment experience that was promised . . .
Choosing a robust quality of work life.
Business periodicals, trade journals, academic publications and
even the popular press seem to offer ever-increasing prescriptions about
management. Nearly all seem to agree on one point. As never . . .
Beyond the labor shortage: poor work ethic and declining customer
satisfaction.
Despite the increasing rhetoric about valuing customers, customer
satisfaction is actually declining in the U.S. Experts say that on
average, U.S. companies manage to lose half their customers . . .
On the folly of leading people to do A, while hoping they will do
B.
Any half-awake business manager could no doubt recite some key
watchwords for winning the global competition game: vision, leadership,
empowerment and teamwork. With a little encouragement they . . .
Not according to plan: making sense of your strategies.
Take a look at your stock portfolio. What can you remember about
the mission statements of any of the companies in which you have
invested? How often have your decisions to do business with a . . .
A theoretical model for the relationship among: stress, locus of
control, and longevity.
Time/budget constraints and the need to reduce costs affect
decision making (Mautz and Sharaf 1961). These pressures can cause
considerable stress and result in job dissatisfaction, reduced . . .
John Grey believes men are from Mars, women are from Venus--is it
true in the business world?
John Gray, author of the best-seller Men Are From Mars: Women Are
From Venus (1) maintains that there are substantial psychological
disparities between men and women. While Gray deals with . . .
Kissing up to the boss: what it is and what to do about
it.
This article focuses on subordinate kissing up or ingratiatory
behaviors. Within organizations, ingratiation is defined as illicit
attempts by subordinates to increase their interpersonal . . .
Work teams and unions: keeping employee involvement
legal.
The nature of the American workplace has undergone a radical
transformation, much of it occurring over the last decade. In the face
of challenges from increasing global competition, organizations . . .
Employer trip reduction programs: how effective and at what
cost?(Employee Commute Options)
Federal, state and local governments over the past fifteen years
have either required or cajoled large employers in several metropolitan
areas to reduce employee commute trips. Local growth . . .
College endowment funds: who is in charge?(endowment
committees)
College and university endowments have grown rapidly during the
last 20 years. Today, the top 200 funds total more than $164.6 billion
and are a significant funding source for many universities . . .
Capital budgeting models: theory vs. practice.
Capital budgeting decisions are crucial to a firm's success
for several reasons. First, capital expenditures typically require large
outlays of funds. Second, firms must ascertain the best way to . . .
Using risk management to avoid slip and fall accidents.
With the continual increase in the cost of liability insurance
borne by industry showing no signs of decline, managers of businesses of
all types and especially those in the insurance industry have . . .
The Internal Revenue Service as a stimulus to the entrepreneurial
search process.
The importance of the entrepreneurial process to the health and
well being of the U.S. economy cannot be overstated. During the period
from 1988 until 1990 small business with nineteen employees or . . .
New Treasury regulations provide for greater scrutiny of illicit
tax shelters.
In recent years, there has been a proliferation in the use of
illicit tax shelters by major U.S. corporations. This development has
created some concern that deliberate corporate noncompliance with . . .
What makes a highly effective marketer?("The Seven Habits of
Highly Effective Marketers")
A marketing formula with seven key components offers a winning
strategy for improved organizational performance.
The business world has experienced incredible change over the past
few years: The . . .
Entrepreneurs beware: use caution in
"professionalizing" your firm.
"To make a child easy; to raise the child ... difficult!"
-- Old Chinese Proverb
Entrepreneurs who successfully navigate their firms through the
whitewater of the startup stage find that the . . .
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