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After the precipitated decline of the Soviet Empire and its satellite states, a system change seemed to be called for, and many countries embarked on social and political reforms focussing on property structures in the economy. This raised the issue of governance in the institutions that would...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to express the widely underestimated role of business services in driving the growth of the service sector, and the increasing specialization and productivity of the economies. Design/methodology/approach – The authors draw on statistical data and...
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Throughout history, social philosophers have justified titles of possession by the right of occupation, labour, and social contract, while the economic justification rests on efficiency grounds. Subscribing to the extremely contestable argument that there is a connection between private property...
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Outlines the evolution of the idea of private property in the West and in early Islamic states; and its practical translation into property rights in land in the UK, Islamic territories and South Asia. Provides a glossary of terms which may be unfamiliar to Western readers and argues that the...
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reviews theoretical models of public relations and criticism of these models in terms of conflict theory. A case study of the … opposing parties rather than a means to resolving the conflict.  …
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Avoidance becomes the default management style for dealing with cross‐cultural conflict in overseas Korean … informal social ties that are utilized in domestic Korean organizations to progress information sharing and conflict resolution …, and to the absence of a structured and transparent conflict resolution mechanism understood and accepted by both Korean …
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Trade union conflict receives massive media publicity, yet a more subtle, long lasting, and perhaps more damaging …, conflict can occur between functional departments. This, however, may also have a more positive dimension.  …
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How should Office Automation (OA) be introduced? Organisation and Methods (O&M) often get the task but are not well equipped to do so. Case studies show that OA projects often create problems and that O&M receive the blame. O&M staff need to adopt a proactive role. The growth in information...
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Interdepartmental conflict is a vital but frequently underrated cause of organisational inefficiency and sub … interdepartmental conflict. Managers' comments are reported in the following categories: personality of managers, communication …, objectives and interdepartmental priorities and perspectives. The comments indicate the prevalence of interdepartmental conflict …
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This research focuses on examining the dynamics of task and interpersonal conflict related to the creativity of teams …. Results indicate that interpersonal conflict has a negative impact on creativity for a service‐driven project team. However …, task conflict has a positive impact on creativity for a technology‐driven project team. The findings suggest that managing …
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