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Book Election Promises  Party Behaviour and Voter Perceptions

Download or read book Election Promises Party Behaviour and Voter Perceptions written by E. Naurin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-07-14 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of whether politicians are perceived to keep their election promises. While scholars claim that parties act on most of their election promises, citizens hold the opposite view. This 'Pledge Puzzle' guides Naurin in her analysis of the often referred to but not empirically investigated, 'conventional wisdom' about election promises.

Book The Importance of Campaign Promises

Download or read book The Importance of Campaign Promises written by Tabitha Bonilla and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Campaign promises are a cornerstone of representative democracy. Candidates make promises to signal to voters their intentions in office and voters evaluate candidates based on those promises. This study unpacks the theorized pathway regarding campaign promises: not whether promises are kept, but what purpose promises serve, what they signal, and how they affect voter decision-making. The author explores the pathways and conditions influencing promises and finds that promises tend to have a polarizing effect on voters' opinions of politicians, attracting similarly-positioned voters and strongly repelling voters who disagree with a candidate's position. In addition, voters perceive promise breakers as less honest and less likely to follow through than candidates who more weakly took the same position. With a wealth of data and fascinating case studies, this book is full of important insights into electoral psychology and the study of promises, campaigning, and representation.

Book International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2009

Download or read book International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2009 written by Gerard P. Hodgkinson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-22 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 24th volume in this prestigious series of annual volumes, the International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2009 includes scholarly, thoroughly researched, and state-of-the-art overviews of developments across a wide range of topics in industrial and organizational psychology. An international team of highly respected contributors reviews the latest research and issues in the field with eight chapters supported by extensive bibliographies. This volume is ideal for organizational psychologists, MSc level students in organizational psychology, and researchers seeking literature on current practice in industrial and organizational psychology.

Book Strategic International Human Resource Management

Download or read book Strategic International Human Resource Management written by Stephen J. Perkins and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on practical experiences from around the world, this title shows companies how to design and implement a human resource strategy within the context of an overall business strategy for globalization.

Book The Path to Promise

    Book Details:
  • Author : Queen E. F. Phillips
  • Publisher : WestBow Press
  • Release : 2012-12-19
  • ISBN : 1449774253
  • Pages : 124 pages

Download or read book The Path to Promise written by Queen E. F. Phillips and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you experiencing one broken relationship after another...one broken promise too many? Have you been betrayed by someone you trusted with your life? Are you being held captive by the painful relationships of your past? Every time you think youre in the right relationship it ends in betrayal and broken promises. Are you ready to move forward? If you are, this author gives you the opportunity to get on the road to recovery, and in the right relationship with someone who will never betray you. Its time to use your painful past as a bridge of hope to reach your fullest potential. Everything you need to move forward is available to you; made possible through Jesus Christ: Promise of Gods Presence Promise of Gods Peace Promise of Gods Power Learn how to access the promises. Learn how to trust again. The author offers a four-step preparation process combined with foundational principles, spiritual insight, and a personal action plan to propel you forward in victorious living. The Path to Promise teaches you how to move forward by trusting the only one who will never betray you or break his promises. This is your opportunity to live a purposeful life with the assurance of an expected end.

Book Uncertain Futures

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alexander F. Gazmararian
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2023-07-20
  • ISBN : 1009405314
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book Uncertain Futures written by Alexander F. Gazmararian and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-20 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is the world not moving fast enough to solve the climate crisis? Politics stand in the way, but experts hope that green investments, compensation, and retraining could unlock the impasse. However, these measures often lack credibility. Not only do communities fear these policies could be reversed, but they have seen promises broken before. Uncertain Futures proposes solutions to make more credible promises that build support for the energy transition. It examines the perspectives of workers, communities, and companies, arguing that the climate impasse is best understood by viewing the problem from the ground up. Featuring voices on the front lines such as a commissioner in Carbon County deciding whether to welcome wind, executives at energy companies searching for solutions, mayors and unions in Minnesota battling for local jobs, and fairgoers in coal country navigating their uncertain future, this book contends that making economic transitions work means making promises credible.

Book Managing People and Organizations in Changing Contexts

Download or read book Managing People and Organizations in Changing Contexts written by Graeme Martin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-08-14 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing People and Organizations in Changing Contexts addresses the contemporary problems faced by managers in dealing with people, organizations and managing change in a theoretically-informed and practical way. This textbook is a contemporary and relevant alternative to the standard works that cover material on Organization Behaviour and Human Resource Management because it approaches people management from the perspective of managers and aspiring managers. The book has an international orientation and many of the cases and examples in the book reflect this. It addresses the problems that managers face in managing people in old and new economy organisations and is interdisciplinary in its approach, including contributions from management, organisational behaviour, HRM, strategy, marketing and reputation management, and technology. This text meets the requirements of managers, leaders and students in managing people in contemporary and changing contexts. Managing People and Organizations in Changing Contexts offers: * a contemporary and relevant edge with an original structure * awareness of international and current trends and up-to-the-minute detail. * cases based on original research and consulting experience * new material on the role of management and leadership, technology and reputation management, and covers much of the material for CIPD’s core management standards * material that has been tested with managers and students in Europe, the USA and Asia * a website on

Book Managing People in Changing Organizations

Download or read book Managing People in Changing Organizations written by Graeme Martin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing People in Changing Organizations addresses the contemporary problems faced by managers in dealing with people, organizations, and change in a theoretically informed and practical way. It does so by drawing on classic studies in management, up-to-date research (including the author’s own), case studies, and reflective exercises. This textbook approaches people management and organizational development from the perspective of practising and aspiring managers, making it a valuable alternative to existing texts on organizational behaviour, change management, and human resource management. This third edition incorporates new research and recent changes in technology, including artificial intelligence, work and job design, and additional insights into innovation, corporate governance, and sustainability. Built around a chapter framework that connects different themes to managerial action and practices, this textbook covers a wide range of topics including: managing at the individual, group, and organizational levels; culture change; managing internationally; reputation management; managing creativity and innovation; and corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability. There is an increased international flavour, reflected in the range of contemporary case studies and literature used throughout, which explore business and management problems in the private and public sectors. The content also reflects the author’s recent experience of consulting and managing at board level. This text will be relevant to practising and aspiring managers studying leadership, people management, organizational behaviour and development, and change management on courses at later stage undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and executive education levels.

Book Conflict  Power  and Games

Download or read book Conflict Power and Games written by James T. Tedeschi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The technological revolution in the social sciences made available a set of research tools and data manipulation techniques that permit the study of complex social processes previously inaccessible or not amenable to our observational powers. One important set of tools took the generic title "experimental games," which were characterized by the interactive protagonists' pursuit of relatively well-defined goals whose achievement is dependent on the behavior of others. James T. Tedeschi, Barry R. Schlenker, and Thomas V. Bonoma, in this work, explicate these highly structured interactions. The grand strategy of scientific inquiry is the development of explanatory systems for natural phenomena. The empirical tactics devised to manipulate, control, observe, and measure events or processes of interest often require as much ingenuity and imagination as theory development itself. Generally the situation is so structured that certain rules govern participant behavior. Within these constraints the social psychological processes of conflict, influence, power, bargaining, and coalition formation can be studied. Concerned with the more formal and technical aspects of games, the authors explain how they are used for purposes of developing and testing scientific theory. The emphasis throughout is on the development and empirical evaluation of a scientific theory of social influence and power in situations where the interests of the interacting parties are in conflict. Experimental games have provided many of the concepts and the preponderance of evidence that have helped to unravel many of the complexities of social behavior. In Conflict, Power, and Games, the authors build a bridge between technical and non-technical approaches in order to shed greater light on interpersonal relations.

Book Modern Biotechnology In Malaysia  UM Press

Download or read book Modern Biotechnology In Malaysia UM Press written by Latifah Amin and published by The University of Malaya Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern biotechnology has been identified by the Malaysian government as a key economic engine that could enhance the nation’s prosperity and well-being. However, there have been many controversies on the acceptance of modern biotechnology products worldwide. How about Malaysians? Are they aware and have sufficient knowledge of modern biotechnology? What are their perspectives on modern biotechnology and products? What are the factors that influence their support towards modern biotechnology products? The target of this book is all stakeholders of biotechnology: the scientists, academics, policy makers, industries, media, NGOs and students, with the hope that they will be able to understand the societal construct of modern biotechnology; the general public and religious experts, so that they will be able have a glimpse what modern biotechnology is about and its related issues.

Book HRM and Employability

Download or read book HRM and Employability written by Jasmijn van Harten and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-26 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employability is attracting growing attention from researchers and practitioners alike given the contemporary employment landscape – one characterized by technological changes, ageing populations, and competitive organizational environments. This interest is in part motivated by the realisation that employability implies a win-win situation as employable workers have stocks of knowledge, skills, and abilities, and they are flexible and open to change. However, the role of the employer and specifically their investments in Human Resource Management policies and practices are largely absent in the current employability discourse. Employability is usually regarded as an individual asset in which employees carry almost all responsibility for employability maintenance and development. Remarkably little has been done to remedy the neglect of the employer perspective and advance knowledge and practice. This book brings together contributions from an international team of renowned management scholars who explore how Human Resource Management investments affect workers’ employability. Drawing on empirical evidence from all over the world, this book informs researchers, practitioners, and students in the fields of business and management, especially those with a particular interest in HRM and organizational behaviour. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of Human Resource Management.

Book The Truth About Creating Brands People Love

Download or read book The Truth About Creating Brands People Love written by Donna D. Heckler and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2008-10-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Branding: secrets revealed, best practices explained, pitfalls exposed! • The truth about positioning brands and developing brand meaning • The truth about brands as corporate profit drivers • The truth about advertising, pricing, segmentation, and more Simply the best thinking the truth and nothing but the truth This book reveals the 51 bite-size, easy-to-use techniques for building great brands–and keeping them great. “I recommend this punchy, provocative book that uses vivid case studies to remind us of 51 truths about brands.” DAVID AAKER, Vice-Chairman, Prophet and Author of Building Strong Brands and Spanning Silos

Book Advances in Advertising Research  Vol  VI

Download or read book Advances in Advertising Research Vol VI written by Peeter Verlegh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insights into the inspiring and multifaceted field of advertising research, which is confronted with challenges regarding ad content and execution, media placement, as well as online and social media. Distinguishing between digital, classic, subtle, and alternative advertising formats, renowned scholars from around the globe contribute state-of-the-art research on these issues in 30 chapters. Advances in Advertising Research are published by the European Advertising Academy (EAA). This volume is a compilation of research presented at the 13th International Conference in Advertising (ICORIA), which was held in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in June 2014. The conference gathered around 150 participants from diverse countries from Europe, North-America, Asia, and Australia.

Book Handbook of Research on Deconstructing Culture and Communication in the Global South

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Deconstructing Culture and Communication in the Global South written by Okocha, Desmond Onyemechi and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-07-10 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are inequalities in global knowledge production in communication outlets, cultural practices, and governance problems. Under this symbiotic relationship, they reinforce the cultural ideas, values, and governance systems operating in the Western countries as an ideal and role model for the Global South countries. Media is regarded as the agent of change for communication and cultural values. Indigenous knowledge production and dissemination is an essential feature to get a better insight into Global South countries. Likewise, dewesternizing and demystifying societal culture and governance issues are pertinent in this age of information. The Handbook of Research on Deconstructing Culture and Communication in the Global South focuses on local production practices keeping in view the local needs of communication outlets and societal and cultural sensitivities. This Indigenous knowledge would provide deeper and richer insights into the problems and sensitivities of Global South countries. To achieve this end, this book adopts a broader approach encompassing development issues, democratic values, digitalization practices, gender equality issues, and more. Covering topics such as biocultural activism, language ideology, and religiocentrism, this major reference work is a valuable resource for graduate students, sociologists, government officials, students and educators of higher education, librarians, development organization leaders, religious scholars, policymakers, researchers, and academicians.

Book Europe and Asia  Perceptions From Afar

Download or read book Europe and Asia Perceptions From Afar written by Natalia Chaban and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the EU able and prepared to deal with emerging Asia? Is an increasingly affluent Asia willing to engage with economically challenged Europe? This engaging volume presents the latest empirically informed comparative insight into how key Asian players imagine and perceive the EU before and after the Lisbon Treaty – as well before and after the outbreak of the Euro debt crisis. The result is a comprehensive overview of how these two continents engage and interact.

Book Trailblazers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Redia Anderson
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2010-09-14
  • ISBN : 0470593474
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Trailblazers written by Redia Anderson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make diversity your competitive advantage To reap the full benefits of diversity and inclusion, today's forward thinking companies look past "diversity" training towards a more comprehensive, holistic business approach. These leaders incorporate diversity and inclusion into every aspect of business culture, employee engagement, talent management and market penetration. Trailblazers reveals the practices, metrics and research, as well as the anecdotal evidence, for building and sustaining workplace cultures that make strategic diversity and inclusion a business necessity. Focusing on concrete actions you can implement immediately, this insider guide profiles the best practices award-winning companies have used on a sustained basis to transform their organizations. Captures insights and best practices from the most effective Chief Diversity Officers, several of which are determined by the Diversity Inc Top 50 Companies for Diversity Companies profiled include IBM, Dell, Verizon, Merck and Co, Sodexo, Verizon, Andrews Kurth, The Coca-Cola Company, American Airlines, Citi, Ford, Shell and Pitney Bowes Covers everything from how to use employee resource groups to help target consumers and forge tighter client relationships; from talent optimization, leadership development and retention, to increasing middle management engagement and the skill-sets required for effective Chief Diversity Officers as true business partners and more Trailblazers gives you an in-depth view from the inside out of which practical solutions make diversity and inclusion efforts a systemic and winning way of doing business for today's top-performing companies.

Book Strategic Organizational Communication

Download or read book Strategic Organizational Communication written by Charles Conrad and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-12-12 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveying a wide variety of disciplines, this fully-revised 7th edition offers a sophisticated and engaging treatment of the rapidly expanding field of organizational communication Places organizations and organizational communication within a broader social, economic, and cultural context Applies a global perspective throughout, including thoughtful consideration of non-Western forms of leadership, as well as global economic contexts Offers a level of sophistication and integration of ideas from a variety of disciplines that makes this treatment definitive Updated in the seventh edition: Coverage of recent events and their ethical dimensions, including the bank crisis and bailouts in the US and UK Offers a nuanced, in-depth discussion of technology, and a new chapter on organizational change Includes new and revised case studies for a fresh view on perennial topics, incorporating a global focus throughout Online Instructors' Manual, including sample syllabi, tips for using the case studies, test questions, and supplemental case studies