Innovation and Creativity in Organizations: A State-of-the ...

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Brunel university research archive Article Post Print This article is a version after peer-review, with revisions having been made. In terms of

A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy By

a national oil and gas industry A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy ... working in national oil and gas companies located in Oman by using convenience sampling. Structural equation model (AMOS) software is used to validate the research model. ... From a practical perspective, the findings of this research have significant ...

  Perspective, Practical, Sampling, A practical perspective

The UN Guidelines on the Use of Armed Guards ...

Management System (UNSMS) Security Policy Manual contains a section on ‘Armed Private Security Companies’ (APSCs) which sets out general policies for the employment of armed security contractors by UN agencies, funds and programmes.

  Policy, Manual, Security, Unsms, Security policy manual

THE MEANING OF ETHICS AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN …

6.1.1 Social theory versus social work practice 196 ... Interview transcript 248 References 260 . 9 ... everything else in society, by what we briefly call social dynamics. Current ethical codes define social work as a profession which has its main purpose defined in

  Theory, Transcript, Ethics, Everything, Ethical, Delimmas, Of ethics and ethical dilemmas in

ETHICS IN BRANDING

organisation’s brand image are made by people other than the brand manager on financial criteria with little consideration for ethical issues. Whenever anything goes wrong, be it a small incident or a big crisis, it is the brand that takes the blame; the brand image and corporate reputation are always the victim. Brands became the

  Corporate, Reputation, Image, Branding, Corporate reputation

Quantum Confinement - Brunel University London

and consequently, for nano-crystals are often called quantum dots (QDs). Furthermore, this quantum dot effect influence into the nanomaterial properties such as electrical, optical as well as mechanical behavior of material . It is due to the peculiar nature in nano material possess higher energy electrons than the bulk material’s.

  Optical, Quantum

Appendix A: Questionnaire Survey

Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test Ranks 39 a 29.73 1159.50 16 b 23.78 380.50 15 c 70 Negative Ranks Positive Ranks Ties Total Sportswear criteria - Fashion criteria N Mean Rank Sum of Ranks a. Sportswear criteria < Fashion criteria b. Sportswear criteria > Fashion criteria

  Design, Tests, Rank, Wilcoxon, Rank sum, Wilcoxon signed

Chapter 4 Key Findings and Discussion

Chapter 4 Key Findings and Discussion 107 However, many of them admitted that it was difficult to express what they wanted from other disciplines without knowing some technical terms. For instance, an electronic engineer described that he had to visit a textile factory in another country

  Country, Findings

The Influence of Electronic Word of Mouth in Social Media ...

Brunel Business School Brunel University 2016 . 2 Abstract The influence of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) on consumers’ purchase intentions has long been known. However, the emergence of social media has brought a new perspective to eWOM through enabling users to communicate with their existing networks on the Internet. ...

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Impact of Leadership Styles on Organizational Performance

primary and secondary research has been conducted. The primary research has been done using the quantitative approach, with the help of survey instrument, based on a survey questionnaire. The secondary research has been done through the review of previously established literature for achieving the research objectives. The findings suggested that

  Research, Literature

ICT in Education: A Critical Literature Review and Its ...

creativity can be optimized. They may discover new multimedia tools and create materials in the styles readily available to them through games (Gee 2007, 2011), CDs, and television. With a combination of students’ autonomy, capability, and creativity, the use of ICT can improve both teaching and learning quality.

  Literature, Creativity

Entrepreneurship and entrepreneur: A review of literature ...

energy, creativity) Leadership Knight Ability to raise capital, desire / motivation is important Ability to cope with uncertainty, trust in yourself, vision, intellectual capacity Luck Kirzner Vigilance Creativity and leadership to exploit the profit opportunities Source: slightly adapted from Van Praag (1999). Agent of change Innovator Carrier of

  Literature, Creativity

Concept of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurs Traits and ...

Entrepreneurship Training.Also,in this paper at first we have tried to review the literature of Entrepreneurial Activities concept. Finally we explain about Entrepreneurs’ Traits and Characteristics. Keyword: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship Training, Entrepreneurial Activities, Creativity. INTRODUCTION

  Literature, Creativity

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: A RESEARCH-BASED …

Accusations of a lack of creativity and innovativeness among teachers (Kurt, 2010), limited technological skills among these “digital immigrants” (Keengwe & Anyanwu, 2007), and unwillingness to adopt constructivist teaching methods (Prensky, 2008) are among the reasons cited for teachers failing to integrate technology into their repertoire

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The Impact of Parental Involvement, ParentalSupport and ...

Research affords a clear model of how parental involvement works. This model is described in the report. In essence parenting has its influence indirectly through shaping the child’s self concept as a learner and through setting high aspirations. v Research on interventions to promote parental involvement reveals a large

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