Mentoring By Minorities For Minorities: The Organizational
Communication Support Program.
This paper presents a case study clan organizational communication
support program for African American employees at Dow Corning and Dow
Chemical Corporations. It was initiated and piloted by a . . .
Unique Types of Mentoring for Diverse Groups in the
Military.(Statistical Data Included)
The U.S. military, which may presently be a microcosm of U.S.
business into the 21st century, has unique problems with mentoring,
particularly with women and minorities. This article describes . . .
Employee Development Through Coaching, Mentoring and Counseling:
A Multidimensional Approach.
U.S. companies often fail to establish basic communication-linking
processes between the employee and supervisor that can add support and
value to their total development effort. This article . . .
Building Effective Mentoring Relationships.
The focus of this paper is on the determinants of effective
mentoring relationships. A model proposing direct relationships between
self-efficacy and effective mentorship that leads to greater . . .
The Role of Personality and Work Values in Mentoring
Programs.
Mentor and protege personality traits and work values in
organizational mentoring programs are discussed. The authors argue that
"mismatches" of both personality traits and values in
mentor-protege . . .
Mentoring.
This special edition of the Review of Business is devoted to the
process of mentoring and its impact on employees and organizations. Much
has already been written about mentoring, but the articles . . .
Internships at St. John's University: A Transition to the
Workplace.
The placement of undergraduate students with local firms through an
internship program eases the transition from the classroom to the lob
market. Internship programs offer numerous benefits to . . .
Differentiating Extractive, Manufacturing and Service Investments
in LDCs.(Less Developed Countries)
The problems facing foreign investors in LDCs depend on the type of
investment, whether in an extractive industry, manufacturing for the
host market or for export, or a service industry. . . .
Securities Market Efficiency and the Reigning Super Bowl
Champions.(comparison of investing and betting)
Inefficient prices in the securities market can be challenged
because a precise cutoff date for measuring returns is impossible to
establish. No such ambiguity exists when betting on football games . . .
International Counterfeit Marketing: Success Without
Risk.(Statistical Data Included)
Selling an imitation intending to defraud others into accepting it
as the genuine item is a criminal offense. Widespread counterfeit
marketing across product categories and geographical regions . . .
Good Business Sense Is the Key to Confronting ISO 9000.(quality
standard)
First established in Europe, ISO 9000 quality standards are now
used worldwide. There are advantages, costs and limitations to the ISO
9000 certification process. In the end, good business sense is . . .
ISO 9000: Understanding the Basics.
Worldwide concerns about product quality and safety led to the
establishment of ISO as an international guide for acceptable standards
and measures. To sell a safety-sensitive product in Europe, a . . .
The Advisability of Outdoor Leadership Training: Caveat
Emptor.
The effectiveness of outdoor adventure programs as leadership
training tools needs to be re-evaluated. A comparison of a rugged
outdoor course to traditional business school lectures indicated . . .
From the Editor.(Brief Article)
Well, this is it. This is the last issue of the Review of Business
that I will edit. I retired at the end of the Spring 2000 semester, and
by now, I am enjoying the change. I have been in school . . .
Service-Learning as a New Form of Catholic Action.
Founded at the turn of the century, Catholic Action is a movement
focusing on the role of the laity in the apostolate of the Church. The
movement is intimately linked with Catholic social teaching. . . .
Computer Fraud: Financial and Ethical implications.
Estimates of computer fraud run as high as $9 billion a year, but
the full extent is unknown because most crimes are not reported. These
misdeeds distort the integrity of financial statements and . . .
Ethical Telemarketing: Oxymoron Contested.
Rapid technological developments in computers and
telecommunications coupled with significant growth in the telemarketing
industry have created new challenges for management. Ethical abuses . . .
Rules of the Game: Do Corporate Codes of Ethics Work?
Over 90% of the Fortune 500 companies have ethical codes of conduct
detailing what the companies expect from employees in terms of
responsibilities and behavior. Corporate codes of ethics establish . . .
Working on the Wiring: Preventing Ethical Failures in Socially
Responsible Businesses.
Socially responsible businesses should be encouraged to make
regular assessment and self-criticism a priority, which in turn will
make them less vulnerable to destructive criticism. Socially . . .
What is the Place of Spirituality in Business?
When invited to speak on the role of spirituality in business, I
was reminded of an experience that I had on a visit to Ireland several
years ago. I was traveling with two fellow Vincentians, and . . .
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