How can high levels of corruption in Central and Eastern Europe be explained? What impact does it have on societies at large? Corruption constitutes a significant part of politics in Eastern Europe to the extent that “talking about corruption is the way post- communist public talks about politics‚ economy about past and future” (Krastov‚ p 43). Transparency International defines corruption as “a misuse of public power for the private gain at the expense of the public good”. There are different
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I) Leadership Attributes 1. Personality Traits and Leadership What is Personality? Two different meanings: • First meaning refers to the impression a person makes on others his social reputation. It describes him or her as pushy‚ honest‚ outgoing‚ impulsive‚ decisive‚ friendly or independent. From the standpoint of leadership‚ this view of personality addresses two issues: “What kind of leader or person is this?” and “Is this somebody I would like to work for or be associated with?” • Second
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HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light
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particularly in Asia-Pacific and Europe‚ further market liberalisation and capacity growth on existing routes. In 2010‚ views on whether low-fare airlines would continue to flourish in Asia varied. Three factors regulation‚ population demographics‚ and socioeconomic trends -drove this calculus. Although the target consumer base for AirAsia was enormous -more than 500 million people lived within three hours of AirAsia ’s hubs in Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok‚ more than Western Europe ’s entire population -the
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In the story The Girl From Beyond‚ this little girl‚ Nhinhinha‚ never caught anyone’s attention until her parents notice her mystical power. Nhinhinha always says things that nobody understands‚ but one day she starts to make her wishes come true just by mentioning it. After Nhihinha cured her mother’s illness and made it rain‚ her parents begin to think about the advantages she could bring to the family in the future. Unfortunately‚ Nhinhinha died because she mentioned she wants a coffin. I do not
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1. What have you learned from the experiences of Brenda as a transwoman? What could you have done if you were part of that experience in order to make her journey better? There are many things that we can learn from Brenda as herself‚ as a person. However‚ if we are to focus on the topic of being a transwoman‚ I think there are also something more specific that can be discussed. One of the most crucial elements that Brenda has taught was to‚ as simple as it may sound‚ be yourself. When Brenda was
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Report: Lessons from the Titanic Adapted from Causes and Effects of the Rapid Sinking of the Titanic by Vicki Bassett (http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/uer/bassett.html) Date: 12 January 2012 Word count: 2802 Abstract This article discusses the material failures and design flaws that contributed to the rapid sinking of the Titanic‚ which collided with a massive iceberg in 1912 while on her maiden voyage from England to the United States. There were 2200 passengers
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Lesson from NUMMI The first and foremost change in NUMMI as a learning organization was in management philosophy. In the old Fremont plant‚ the management never trusted the workers and in fighting mode with the union. Union functioned to get the most compensation with the least work‚ while management functioned to get the most production with the least compensation. Workers had no sense of ownership‚ they did not see total picture‚ their performance was low. NUMMI started with belief that workers
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Yalene she noticed that she had cuts upon her arms. The counselor started to bring the situation up gradually. “What happened to your arm?” Yalene was skeptical about answering. “I’ve been …I’ve been cutting myself “she began to cry again. Since she didn’t want her mother to know she made a promise with the counselor that if she started to cut herself again then she’d let her know so that they can talk about it themselves. Also she’d have to bring her GPA up as well. She did as she promised. Now it was
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Model Essay Why did Stalin take control of Eastern Europe? Plan Introduction Explain Stalin’s need for internal security in its historical context Block 1 Discuss Stalin’s tactic for gaining Eastern Europe and the wartime agreements that carved Europe up into ‘spheres of influence’‚ e.g. Tehran‚ 1943‚ Percentages Agreement‚ 1944. Discuss how tensions over Poland intensified Stalin’s need to create friendly states in Eastern Europe‚ i.e. Soviet massacre of Polish officer in
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