There is a gradual and steady growth observed among consumers all over the world regarding protection of environment and depletion of natural resources, which have led to changes in consumption pattern among them. This has led to the addition of green marketing notion as a third dimension in the...

Environmental sustainability is generating increased concern among business executives, governments, consumers, and management scholars. Amidst the stakeholders' struggle and the challenges and opportunities from environmental concerns, HRM function joins the ongoing discussions and debates. The...

Discusses dual ladder programs in which professionals may choose either the technical ladder or the managerial ladder, both having comparable prestige in terms of salary, status, and responsibility. It is suggested that the dual ladder concept is a viable one; its principal pitfalls are the...

A model if proposed for studying the effect of interorganizational relations upon the quality of network performance under mandated legislation. The research applies the interorganizational constructs to a substantive public policy setting. In particular, it is concerned with the nature of...

This paper proposes and tests empirically a model of optimal job search using novel data on job seeking strategies of participants in the labor market for MBA graduates. Theoretically and empirically I find that the breadth of search that workers conduct depends on their ability, outside option,...

The objective of this research was to determine the skills business leaders find most critical in MBA programs to adequately prepare leaders and professionals for organizational success. A second goal was to explore the relationship between the perceptions of business and industry leaders and...

Two important factors that marked the rise of the professions of secretary, assistant manager respectively are technical developments in communication and control systems. Globally, secretaries and assistants can be found in any organization, regardless of the nature, origin of capital,...

This paper explores the impact of developments in the Irish economy and labour market on computing course development in the Irish Higher Education (HE) sector. Extant computing courses change, or new courses are introduced, in attempts to match labour market demands. The conclusion reached...

As we move further into the 21st Century, we are becoming more aware that we live in a networked economy and culture, and, as a result, we need to learn how to improve the development of social capital across organizations. Although in nearly all sectors of the economy we have learned that we...

After demonstrating that manufacturing management applications are ill-conceived in managing academic professionals, this paper proceeds to the real dilemma in academic administration: control vs. autonomy. A solution to the dilemma of balancing administrative control and academic freedom is...