Extract of study – A comparative analysis of the management and socio-economic impacts of Sport Tourism Events in Cape Town and Durban (Dr Deborah Johnson‚ 2010). 2.3 Sport tourism perspectives Sport tourism is recognised as one of the fastest growing segments within the tourism industry (Getz‚ 1998). The Olympic Games‚ the world’s most famous event‚ is an example of a mega sport tourism event. In the world of sport‚ events can range from a local basketball tournament to professional games. Sport
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A Hierarchical Taxonomy of Leadership Behavior: Integrating a Half Century of Behavior Research Gary Yukl Angela Gordon University at Albany‚ Tom Taber State University of New York‚ Albany‚ NY A major problem leadership research and has been lack of agreement about which theory behavior categories are relevant and meaningful. It is difficult to integrate findings from five decades of research unless the many diverse leadership behaviors can be integrated in a parsimonious and meaningful
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It was believed that people were born with these traits‚ and that only the “great” people possessed them. During this time‚ research concentrated on determining the specific traits that clearly differentiated leaders from followers (Bass‚ 1990; Jago‚ 1982). In the mid-20th century‚ the trait approach was challenged by research that questioned the universality of leadership traits. In a major review‚ Stogdill (1948) suggested that no consistent set of traits differentiated leaders from nonleaders
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Corruption in India is a major issue and adversely affects its economy.[1] A study conducted by Transparency International in year 2005 found that more than 62% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or influence peddling to get jobs done in public offices successfully.[2][3] In its study conducted in year 2008‚ Transparency International reports about 40% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or using a contact to get a job done in public office.[4] In 2012 India has
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Competitor Analysis - A Brief Guide The Basic Principles of Competitive Intelligence This guide to competitor analysis is by its nature‚ elementary and is a summary and precursor to a more detailed article published in Business Information Review in June 2002. (This can be accessed from our CI Articles request form). There are also many books on the subject - covering everything from finding information on competitors‚ to analysing the information and finally using it in business strategy. We
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BPOL 7103 ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP (Individual Assignment – Part A & B) Name: Santhia a/p Marathamuthu Student ID: CGS 00700129 Tutor’s Name: Dr. Wardah Binti Mohamad BPOL 7103 – ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP Content Page 1.0 Introduction & Background 2 - 3 2.0 Competencies 4 - 5 3.0 Characteristics and Traits 6 - 9 3.1 Characteristics of Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar 6 - 7 3.2 Traits of Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar 7 - 9 4.0 Leadership Concepts
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9-910-405 AUGUST 13‚ 2009 CHRISTOPHER A. BARTLETT Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old “We have the people‚ expertise‚ technology and commitment to gain global preeminence for Australian wine by 2025. It will come by anticipating the market‚ influencing consumer demand‚ and building on our strategy of sustainable growth.” — Sam Toley‚ CEO of Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. “By phasing out the buyback of excess wine and increasing incentives for farmers to uproot their vines
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management of labour in the hotel industry. Unpublished MA thesis‚ University of Warwick. Cully‚ M.‚ O’Reilly‚ A.‚ Millward‚ N.‚ Forth‚ J.‚ Woodland‚ S.‚ Dix‚ G. and Bryson‚ A. (1998) The 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey‚ London: DTI. Deery‚ M. and Jago‚ L.K. (2002) The core and the periphery: an examination of the flexible workforce model in the hotel industry‚ International Journal of Hospitality Management‚ 21‚ pp.339–51. Evans‚ P. and Lorange‚ P. (1989) Two logics behind HRM. In P. Evans‚ Y. Doz
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traced back to ancient time. Lots of examples show the meanings of leadership such as people becoming kings‚ scientists‚ generals and other leading roles in different fields. However there are still not precise definitions accepted universally. As Jago (1982) defined‚ the leadership was the use of non-coercive influence to direct the activities of the members of an organized group toward the accomplishment of group objectives. Higgs (2003) identified six main schools of leadership such as trait‚
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