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Governance in the Arts and Culture Nonprofit Sector: Vigilance or Indifference?

Turbide, Johanne; Laurin, Claude - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 4, pp. 413-432

In this article we attempt to contribute to governance research in the nonprofit area by proposing a conceptual … framework inspired by recent developments in the literature. First, we analyze the governance of nonprofit organizations … governance. After presenting a governance framework for NPOs, we explore empirically whether its various dimensions are being …

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Leadership and Knowledge Management in an E-Government Environment

Ryan, Sherry D.; Zhang, Xiaoni; Prybutok, Victor R.; … - In: Administrative Sciences 2 (2012) 1, pp. 63-81

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) is well known to assess quality and business processes in a variety of sectors, including government. In this study, we investigate the relationship between aspects of the MBNQA’s leadership triad and knowledge management in an e-government...

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Extending the 4I Organizational Learning Model: Information Sources, Foraging Processes and Tools

Jenkin, Tracy A. - In: Administrative Sciences 3 (2013) 3, pp. 96-109

The continued importance of organizational learning has recently led to several calls for further developing the theory. This article addresses these calls by extending Crossan, Lane and White’s (1999) 4I model to include a fifth process, information foraging, and a fourth level, the tool. The...

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A Descriptive Account of an Inter-Professional Collaborative Leadership Project

MacPhee, Maura; Chang, Li-Lu; Havaei, Farinaz; Chou, … - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 3, pp. 373-399

A collaborative project between an academic healthcare faculty and a professional development director resulted in the design, delivery and evaluation of an inter-professional collaborative leadership workshop with ongoing leadership development activities. The workshop attendees were five...

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Extending the Individual Level of Virtuality: Implications of Task Virtuality in Virtual and Traditional Settings

Orhan, Mehmet A. - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 4, pp. 400-412

Virtuality in organizations has usually been treated as a characteristic that is observed either at a team or organizational level. However, the penetration of new technologies into our lives has transformed the entire design of organizations and teams. Not only has the design of teams and...

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Business Contingency, Strategy Formation, and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study of Chinese Apparel SMEs

Chi, Ting - In: Administrative Sciences 5 (2015) 2, pp. 27-45

This study empirically investigated how small and medium-sized Chinese apparel enterprises (SME) formed their strategy as a response to the characteristics of business environment in order to achieve competitive business performance. An environment-strategy-performance model was proposed and...

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Understanding Cultural Difference Management through Charles Taylor’s Philosophy: Case Studies from the Food Processing Industry

Ouellet, Samuel Marleau; Facal, Joseph; Hébert, Louis - In: Administrative Sciences 5 (2015) 2, pp. 46-70

In this paper, we use the work of the philosopher, Charles Taylor, to investigate the role of culture on internationalization decisions. Using parameters related to key constructs such as positive liberty, social ontology, expressivism, civic republicanism and common spaces, we look at how...

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Is the Asset Transfer of Public Leisure Facilities in England an Example of Associative Democracy?

Nichols, Geoff; Forbes, Deborah; Findlay-King, Lindsay; … - In: Administrative Sciences 5 (2015) 2, pp. 71-87

In England, public sports facilities and libraries provided by local government are being transferred to management and delivery by volunteers. The catalyst for this development has been reductions in local government budgets. However, case studies explore if this asset transfer “offers a way...

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A Review of Entrepreneurship Education for College Students in China

Zhou, Mansheng; Xu, Haixia - In: Administrative Sciences 2 (2012) 1, pp. 82-98

Partly as a result of the rapid growth in Chinese higher education, graduate placement has become a critical issue facing colleges and universties. In response, one of the policy initiatives adopted by the Chinese government is for higher education institutions to put an emphasis on...

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Global Responses to Chronic Diseases: What Lessons Can Political Science Offer?

Blouin, Chantal - In: Administrative Sciences 2 (2012) 1, pp. 120-134

Designing and adopting a global response to address the rise of chronic diseases in both the industrial and developing world requires policymakers to engage in global health diplomacy. In the context of the recent United Nations’ High-Level Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases, the paper first...

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