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Socio-Statistical Research on the Internalization of European Administrative Space Principles in the Romanian Public Administration

Matei, Ani; Matei, Lucica; Iancu, Diana-Camelia - In: Administrative Sciences 1 (2011) 1, pp. 45-55

The authors propose an analysis of the public administration reform in Romania by assessing whether the Romanian civil servants perform their duties according to the regulations of the European Administrative Space. The paper offers a socio-statistic perspective on the internalization of the...

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Race to the Future: Innovations in Gifted and Enrichment Education in Asia, and Implications for the United States

Ibata-Arens, Kathryn C. - In: Administrative Sciences 2 (2012) 1, pp. 1-25

education policy and practice into a key component of national innovation strategies: human capital development. Asian countries … are developing an emphasis on innovation and creativity at all levels of education, while the United States continues (via … education practices that enrich student learning, helping children to reach their highest potential in some countries, cultural …

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Leprosy: International Public Health Policies and Public Health Eras

Awofeso, Niyi - In: Administrative Sciences 1 (2011) 1, pp. 32-44

Public health policies continue to play important roles in national and international health reforms. However, the influence and legacies of the public health eras during which such policies are formulated remain largely underappreciated. The limited appreciation of this relationship may hinder...

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<em>Administrative Sciences: </em>An International Journal on the Science of Administration

DelCampo, Robert G. - In: Administrative Sciences 1 (2010) 1, pp. 1-2

In the past thirty years, academic work in the field of business has evolved from an applied field to a theoretically grounded, rigorous, scientific field of inquiry garnering the attention of high-quality academics from the fields of psychology, sociology, economics, and political science and...

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Competition in a New Industrial Economy: Toward an Agent-Based Economic Model of Modularity

Chie, Bin-Tzong; Chen, Shu-Heng - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 3, pp. 192-218

When firms (conglomerates) are competing, not only for the present, with a given population of customers and a fixed set of commodities or service, but also for the future, in which products are constantly evolving, what will be their competitive strategies and what will be the emerging ecology...

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Extending the 4I Organizational Learning Model: Information Sources, Foraging Processes and Tools

Jenkin, Tracy A. - In: Administrative Sciences 3 (2013) 3, pp. 96-109

The continued importance of organizational learning has recently led to several calls for further developing the theory. This article addresses these calls by extending Crossan, Lane and White’s (1999) 4I model to include a fifth process, information foraging, and a fourth level, the tool. The...

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Relationship between Leadership and Characteristics of Learning Organizations in Deployed Military Units: An Exploratory Study

Schiena, Raffaella Di; Letens, Geert; Aken, Eileen Van; … - In: Administrative Sciences 3 (2013) 3, pp. 143-165

Previous research has shown that military units operating in the context of risky missions display the characteristics of a Learning Organization. The present work provides preliminary exploratory evidence about the association between Learning Organization characteristics and leadership styles...

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The Bretton Woods Institutions and the Environment: Organizational Learning within the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Lindenthal, Alexandra; Koch, Martin - In: Administrative Sciences 3 (2013) 4, pp. 166-201

Due to a growing public awareness, in the last 40 years environmental impacts of development projects financed and supported by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have come into view. Since then, the member states have pressured both organizations to implement environmental...

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Toward a Collaborative, Transformative Model of Non-Profit Leadership: Some Conceptual Building Blocks

Osula, Bramwell; Ng, Eddie C. W. - In: Administrative Sciences 4 (2014) 2, pp. 87-104

In this paper, the authors propose extending the construct of non-profit leadership to accommodate collaborative and transformational themes. The suggestion is that the resultant broader definition accords with the modern context within which non-profits now operate and feeds into a more...

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A Bourdieusian Perspective on Acculturation: Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Prieto, Leonel; Sagafi-nejad, Tagi; Janamanchi, Balaji - In: Administrative Sciences 3 (2013) 4, pp. 290-305

This article uses Bourdieu’s theory of practice (BTOP) to understand immigrants’ acculturation. It synthesizes research findings by discussing acculturation as: (1) equalization of immigrants’ and natives’ development (convergence); (2) language and social practices related to economic,...

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