Research Question: In the “CEO personality‚ strategic flexibility‚ and firm performance” article‚ Nadkarni and Herrmann (2010) are trying to answer the question of how CEO personality affects firm performance through influencing the firm’s adaptability to rapid‚ impactful‚ and unexpected changes. The main aim of the study is to extend previous literature that has studied the relationship between CEOs characteristics and firm strategic choices and performance by studying the underlying relationship
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Sexual orientation is the nature of sexual or erotic desires that is the direction of an individual’s sexual desires and emotions towards members of the opposite sex (homosexual)‚ members of the same sex (homosexuals) and in some instances both (bisexual). In simple terms it is the sexual preference of individuals. Several factors have been listed by vast majority of sexuality researchers. Most dominant among the listed causes are genetic/biological‚ social influences and psychological factors. The
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Moreover‚ the nature of conducting a business‚ especially international firms‚ has been dramatically changed because of the rapid process of globalization. Constrained by those challenges‚ nowadays entrepreneurs are desperately demanding for tools which can generate long-term vision to help them deal with internal and external changes. Thanks to strategists‚ there are several available tools‚ terminologically referred as strategic techniques‚ that business owners can apply to take advantage of the own
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Market-Orientation During the past decade‚ market orientation has received considerable attention from both academics and practitioners. This trend reflects both a long standing neglect of construct‚ (Webster‚1988‚ Kohli and Jaworski 1990) and a widespread acceptance of its importance (Houston‚ 1986‚ Webster‚1988‚ Kohli and Jaworski 1990). Building on the initial research by inter alia Kohli and Jaworski (1990)‚ Narver and Slater (1990) Deshpande et al (1993) significant progress has been made in
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Performance Orientation The degree to which a collective encourages and rewards (and should encourage and reward) group members for performance improvement and excellence. Assertiveness. The degree to which individuals are (and should be) assertive‚ confrontational‚ and aggressive in their relationships with others. Future Orientation. The extent to which individuals engage (and should engage) in future-oriented behaviors such as delaying gratification‚ planning‚ and investing in the future
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Theoretical orientation is the different theories that offer different understandings about how an individual’s problem develop and how these problems can be solved. In other words theoretical orientation is the basic guiding principle in organizing a treatment and providing information on how a therapist is likely to interact with a client. Here are the most basic hypothetical orientations which a specialist is prone to experience‚ alongside portrayals of how they might impact the treatment. Psychodynamic
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Life Orientation Task1: Term 1 Activity 1.1: Development of the self in society Out of all the positive or negative influences that affect your relationships and have an impact on your life; your family is the most significant one. Parents who do not allow their children to use social media‚ such as Facebook‚ BBM‚ or twitter‚ this is an example of where our family impacts your relationships. This is because now their Son/Daughter has to find other ways of communicating with their friends. This
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Orientation to Psychology I interviewed Daniel Nelson who is a senior psychology major in the research track. The psychology specific experiences he has so far in school was one over the summer which was with marriage works in Dayton‚ Ohio. He also worked with the domestic violence division which was a really cool experience for him because he was able to see both sides of the abuser and abuse and was able to give presentations to them on the topic of domestic violence and overall it was a good
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William Eggleston: Anointing the Overlooked 1970s-2000s | Orientation to Art‚ Dr. Aguirre | Sarah MW 12:40pm | The topic of the exhibit is finding a new use for color photography using iconic images from the 1970s and “his images are psychologically complex‚ yet structurally quotidian‚ drawing attention to the power and beauty of the overlooked.” The exhibition‚ originated by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts‚ includes 50 photographs by the Memphis‚ Tennessee resident who is one of the
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Career Orientation January 30‚ 2010‚ 3:00pm to 5:00pm AVR 3 ASSESSMENT The seminar was presented by some former Mapua students which are know very successful in their respective careers. Mr. Ferdinand Iquina talked about his experiences on how he applied to the company his is currently working. He said that at first he tried applying to other companies just to have an idea on how a job interview is held. He tried researching about the company to have a background. He said that his employer
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