scholarly journals The Boosters in Boosterism: Some Calgary Examples

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Foran
Keyword(s):  
Business Organizations ◽  
City Councils ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Prairie West

Through an examination of four Calgary boosters in the pre-1914 period, this article argues that boosterism in the prairie west was largely institutional. The rhetoric of progress was proclaimed loudest in publications produced by business organizations and political bodies. The expansionary policies of prairie cities were pursued by large railway companies or by city councils that were hardly dominated by single individuals. The ethic rather than the individual was dominant and in this respect the latter operated most effectively through representative institutions.

The preferred leadership and followership styles of employees in state- and privately-owned organizations in Serbia and Macedonia

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-323
Author(s):  
Kalina Sotiroska Ivanoska ◽  
Zorica Markovic ◽  
Elisaveta Sardzoska
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
The Other ◽  
Business Organization ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Privately Owned ◽  
Personal Questionnaire

The aim of the study is to determine the preferred leadership and followership styles, as well as the statistical significance of differences between those preferences among individuals employed in both state and privately owned companies in Serbia and Macedonia. Leadership and followership are important for the efficient functioning of all organizations. Leadership and followership issues are particularly important in transition countries, such as Serbia and Macedonia, where directors general of organizations are no longer appointed politically but are leaders selected according to their capacities. Nationality and type of the organization ownership, the relation between gender and position occupied by an individual within a business organization (a manager, an employee), as well as the preferred style of leadership and followership, have been analyzed. The study was carried out on the sample of 172 participants from Serbia and Macedonia. The data were collected by means of the Personal Questionnaire for Followership Styles designed by Robert E. Kelley (1998), and Fiedler’s LPC scale (Least Preferred Coworker, 1984) which was used to evaluate the preferred leadership style. The results indicate that there is no difference in the preferred leadership styles in relation to gender, nationality or positions occupied by the company employees, but there is a difference between the employees who are in the state- or in the privately-owned companies. The participants working in state owned companies prefer a permissive leadership style, i.e. relationship-oriented. The results show that most of the employees in both state- and privately-owned business organizations prefer an active followership, with statistically significant differences compared to the other followership styles. No relationship was found between gender, nationality, type of organization ownership and position occupied by the individual within a business organization, for the preferred followership style.

Buddhism and decision making at individual, group and organizational levels

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (8/9) ◽  
pp. 763-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanka Vallabh ◽  
Manish Singhal
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Practical Wisdom ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Individual Group ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
The Individual

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how practical wisdom rooted in Buddhism can help modern managers make decisions in contemporary business organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper suggests a model explaining how individual level Buddhist beliefs in Dependent Origination are reflected in behavior of individual through mindfulness, compassion and expansion of self. The model also explores the consequences of above mentioned behavior in terms of individual, group and organizational level decision making, respectively. Findings – The paper develops propositions which demonstrate the possibility of applying the practical wisdom of Buddhism into the individual, group and organizational decision-making processes. The paper proposes an integrative model and suggests initiatives that can be taken in business organizations and business schools for applying the practical wisdom gleaned from the Buddhist traditions. Research limitations/implications – The paper brought the core concepts of Buddhism as the main point of application in the decision-making process in management. However, this approach is perhaps difficult to grasp for the readers who may not be as conversant with that tradition. Originality/value – Rich eastern traditions have remained underexplored in contemporary business literature. This paper examines the potential contributions from the Buddhist heritage in the crucial decision-making domain in management.

scholarly journals About the governance pillar of agrarian sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-27
Author(s):  
Hrabrin Bachev
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Institutional Economics ◽  
New Institutional Economics ◽  
Objective Data ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Individual

Introduction. Most of suggested and practically used framework for assessing the agrarian sustainability include three pillars – economic, social, and environmental. In recent years a new “fourth” governance pillar of sustainability has been introduced in academic literature and appeared in official documents of governmental, international, professional and business organizations. Nevertheless, the elaboration of the approach for assessing the governance sustainability of agriculture still is at the beginning stage. This article suggests a holistic framework for assessing the new governance pillar of agrarian sustainability. Materials and methods. A framework of new evolving interdisciplinary methodologies of Sustainable Development and the New Institutional Economics has been incorporated and a holistic system comprising of well-defined principles, criteria, indicators and reference values used for assessing governance sustainability of Bulgarian agriculture at national and (sub)sectoral (industry) levels. Results. Multi-principle, multi-criteria and multi-indicators assessment indicates that the Overall Governance Sustainability of Bulgarian agriculture is at a “Good” but very close to the “Satisfactory” level. Besides, there is a considerable differentiation in the level of Integral Governance sustainability of different agro-industries in the country. What is more, the individual indicators with the highest and lowest sustainability values determine the “critical” factors enhancing and deterring the particular and integral Governance sustainability of evaluated agro-system. Conclusion. Holistic assessments of governance and overall sustainability are important for improving the management of agrarian sustainability in general, and the Governance sustainability of agriculture in particular. Therefore, they are to be expended and their precision and representation increased. The later requires improvement of the precision through enlargement of surveyed farms and stakeholders, and incorporating more “objective” data from surveys, statistics, expertise of professionals in the area, etc.

scholarly journals Motivation in Business Organizations

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Ganesh Prasad Niraula
Keyword(s):  
Business Organizations ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Vital Element

Motivation is the most important tool for modern organizations. Motivation actually crates drive that leads to the achievement of the individual as well as the organization’s objectives. Now a days many management experts have focused their studies in this field. Moreover not only business organizations, other types of organizations need motivation to obtain their desired goals. It is vital element in the field of education too, as we know very well that a teacher persuade and create drive the students to learn new things and lesson. The present study focuses on concept of motivation, importance of motivation and techniques of motivation at work places.Academic Voices, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013, Pages 13-18 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/av.v3i1.9980  

scholarly journals All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation “Social, Professional and Personal Responsibility of the Personality in Modern Society”.

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Arina Yu. Malenova
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
State University ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Russian Scientific ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
The Individual

The data on the work of the conference devoted to the problem of responsibility, which took place on October 8–10, 2020 at the Faculty of Psychology of Dostoevsky Omsk State University. An overview of the topics of plenary reports, master classes and messages is given in the framework of priority areas: methodological, theoretical and methodological problems of the study of responsibility; responsibility in the thesaurus of related concepts: subjectivity, control, authenticity; responsibility of the individual in modern society: current challenges; responsibility in the context of existential personality problems; responsibility and irresponsibility of the individual in the environment; personal, professional and social responsibility in emergency, extreme and crisis situations; social and personal responsibility in a pandemic and self-isolation; social responsibility of the state, business, organizations in modern society; responsibility of the individual in professional activities; personal and professional responsibility of the individual in the educational environment; responsibility of the individual in the context of age-related development; responsibility of the individual in family and interpersonal relationships; the problem of personal responsibility in the research of young scientists.

scholarly journals Social Network Dynamic Modeling via Mathematical Applicative Formulae

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 05-08
Author(s):  
Isabelle Pope
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Network Dynamic ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Resultant Data ◽  
Working Together ◽  
The Individual

For one or more files contained in databases, the computer forms a leading site for storage. In the majority of large firms, the databases tend to be in central systems, rather than on the individual employee computers. It is also worth noting that computer servers are contained in these respective firm central systems, offering services over networks. The implication is that the server hosts database files but, using different firm computers, an operator can access the files. An increase in database complexity translates into the formation of a social network. Therefore, a social network becomes a database collection working together. The role of social networks lies in their capacity to foster data integration from different databases, giving the information new insights. Given that the ultimate goal of business organizations stretches beyond data storage to support decision-making in relation to the resultant data, this paper has established that social networks play a critical role towards the achievement of this goal.

scholarly journals Theoretical Aspects Of Career Patterns Under The Organization And Individual Career Management Perspectives

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olgerta Visi
Keyword(s):  
Linear Process ◽  
First Century ◽  
Career Management ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
The Individual

Nowadays, substantial changes have taken place in work reality, having a considerable impact on the career management prospects. Scenarios such as restructuring, delayering, downsizing of the business organizations, alongside the technological developments have inevitably affected the career management reality. The twenty first century career is no longer a linear process, confined to the organization’s borders, the individuals are taking command, and the required approach is to be more flexible and adaptive in order to develop the indispensable skills and knowledge to meet the aimed goals (Hall, 1996). Discussing in terms of having an everlasting career is becoming irrelevant, instead finding opportunities to improve the professional expertise and life-long learning, is an issue of concern for the career management prospects from both perspectives. The organization is no more concerned, in a selfless and/or patriarchal sense, for the future development of its employees. The competencies are the only safe channels into sustaining marketability and employability in the fluctuant labor market. Career management is a highly delicate subject in need of special care accordingly; as the individual targets not only material gratification, but also spiritual replenishment, meanwhile the organizations aim at gaining competitive advantage in this rapidly changing work environment. The paper will delve upon some of the most conspicuous theoretical career management approaches with regard to the organizational and the individual spectrums, identifying the respective new developments, vital not only to the professionals but to the practitioners interested in the issue and those who wish to harvest another updated perspective on the subject matter.

scholarly journals Features of corporate culture in small business organizations

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-106
Author(s):  
Nikolay A. Tishchenko ◽  
◽  
Angelica I. Luchinkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Crimea ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Individual ◽  
A Company

One of the main tasks set by the President of the Russian Federation to the Government in May 2018 is the development of small and medium-sized businesses. In recent years, the number of small business organizations in the Crimea has grown significantly, which, on the one hand, develops the economic sector of the Republic and provides jobs, and on the other, creates the fiercest competition in a market economy. So, only in the Crimea, more than 90% of small businesses sell their services to consumers, and are not producers of goods. In addition, the services offered by such companies are not exclusive in the Crimean market. For a company to be competitive, it needs to be recognized and be ahead when compared to other companies. In fact, to ensure competitiveness, a small business company must have a stable positive image, be familiar to everybody. Otherwise, the lifetime of such a company is limited from 1 year to 3 years. The purpose of the article is to describe the results of the study of the corporate culture of small business organizations. Materials and methods. To diagnose the corporate culture of the organization, we used the OSAI method; to determine the styles and norms of behavior, to identify the leading motives of employees' activities – the method of diagnosing the socio psychological attitudes of the individual in the motivational- need sphere developed by O.F. Potemkina. In the course of the study of 7 Crimean small business enterprises, the authors identified several groups of enterprises with tendencies to different types of corporate culture. The motivational profiles of the enterprises included in the ascertaining experiment were studied. During the discussion of the research procedure and its results there were questions concerning the cumbersomeness of psychodiagnostic techniques that measure the type and level of formation of corporate culture, as well as determining the criteria for the success of small businesses with different types of corporate culture in the market.

The Ultrastructure of Monkey Gingival Epithelium

1967 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 16-17
Author(s):  
C.N. Sun
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Macaca Nemestrina ◽  
Stratum Granulosum ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Gingival Epithelial Cells ◽  
Stratum Spinosum ◽  
Cell Layers ◽  
Gingival Epithelium ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Different Thickness

The present study demonstrates the ultrastructure of the gingival epithelium of the pig tail monkey (Macaca nemestrina). Specimens were taken from lingual and facial gingival surfaces and fixed in Dalton's chrome osmium solution (pH 7.6) for 1 hr, dehydrated, and then embedded in Epon 812.Tonofibrils are variable in number and structure according to the different region or location of the gingival epithelial cells, the main orientation of which is parallel to the long axis of the cells. The cytoplasm of the basal epithelial cells contains a great number of tonofilaments and numerous mitochondria. The basement membrane is 300 to 400 A thick. In the cells of stratum spinosum, the tonofibrils are densely packed and increased in number (fig. 1 and 3). They seem to take on a somewhat concentric arrangement around the nucleus. The filaments may occur scattered as thin fibrils in the cytoplasm or they may be arranged in bundles of different thickness. The filaments have a diameter about 50 A. In the stratum granulosum, the cells gradually become flatted, the tonofibrils are usually thin, and the individual tonofilaments are clearly distinguishable (fig. 2). The mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum are seldom seen in these superficial cell layers.

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