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An Investigation of the Nexus Between Strategic Planning and Organizational Learning

Endlich, Norman Andrew - 2001

This study considered the question: "What is the nature of the nexus between strategic planning and organizational learning, and how does it operate in a specific organization?" A single case study using the narrative inquiry approach was conducted at the National Aeronautics and Space...

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The Value of Human Resource Development to an Organization; Providing Technical Assistance to Small Manufacturing Companies

Byrne, Sandra Miller - 1999

Modernization of manufacturing means updatingcapabilities and changing the ways in whichcompanies organize and manage processes, producetheir product, and hire, train, and retain theirpersonnel. Often referred to as "high performance," these qualities are characterized by workertraining and...

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Achieving Enhanced Levels of Human Development Without Waiting on Advances in Economic Development

Pica, Karen Anne - 2009

World leaders, policy makers, and scholars are engaged in efforts to improve human development (HD), which, for the United Nations (UN) Development Program, is about allowing people choices in their lives and providing tools with which to make those choices. Success in increasing human...

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Examining the Relationship between Communities of Practice and Climate of Innovation in the U.S. Federal Government Environment

Chindgren-Wagner, Tina M. - 2009

A recurrent justification for knowledge management initiatives in the U.S. federal government workplace is the assertion that knowledge sharing groups, such as communities of practice, positively impact their members and benefit the organization by fostering a work environment that results in...

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Paths to Success: The Relationship Between Human Development and Economic Growth

Boozer, Michael A.; Ranis, Gustav; Stewart, Frances; … - 2003

This paper explores the two-way relationships between Economic Growth (EG) and Human Development (HD), building on an earlier work by Ranis, Stewart, and Ramirez (2000). Here, we show that HD is not only a product of EG but also an important input to it. The paper develops new empirical...

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Growth and Human Development: Comparative Latin American Experience

Ranis, Gustav; Stewart, Frances - 2001

This paper seeks to examine the interdependence between economic growth (EG) and human development (HD). It is concerned with changes in per capita income and its two-way relationship with the basic societal objective of human development. Regressions across various Latin American countries are...

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The complementarities of child health achievements in developing countries

Lo Bue, Maria Carmela - 2015

Diese Dissertation basiert auf einer auf den Menschen bezogenen, multidimensionalen Betrachtung von Entwicklung. Sie soll empirisch Übereinstimmungen und Determinanten der Gesundheit von Kindern in Ländern mit niedrigem und mittlerem Einkommen analysieren. Der erste Essay – mit verfasst von...

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Demographic, Psychosocial, and Educational Factors Related to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Adults

Stables, Gloria J. - 2002

Demographic, Psychosocial, and Educational Factors Related to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Adults Gloria J. Stables (ABSTRACT) Recent global statistics estimate 20% of all cancer incidence could be prevented if Americans would modify their eating habits to increase fruit and vegetable...

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INFLUENTIAL CLIENT FACTORS: UNDERSTANDING AND ORGANIZING THERAPISTSâ PERCEPTIONS OF CLIENT FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE REPORTED OUTCOME OF THERAPY

Perkins, Susan Nadine - 2010

Researchers and clinicians report that they think the client is the most influentialcomponent in determining the outcome of therapy. Although a variety of studies have examinedthe impact of various client factors on the outcome of couple therapy, this research is notcohesive and produces...

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Capital flows to Latin American countries: effects of foreign direct investment and remittances on growth and development

Jansen, Dennis W. (contributor) - 2007

ondevelopment efforts. The resurgence of foreign direct investment (FDI) and theincreasing significance of remittances, both as …, with female employment rate getting the largest impact – relative to males.Remittances are another capital flow that plays … adequately to standard shocks, a remittances shock is introduced to examinethe dynamic response of the representative economy …

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