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We assess the impact of R&D manpower diversity on firms' technological performance. Relying on team diversity research, we hypothesize that both demographic and functional diversity of the R&D workforce influence technological performance. In addition, we expect that both types of diversity interact with each other. We test our hypothesized relationships using unique survey data on 794 Singapore...
As a part of communication, cultural differences affect business negotiation deeply. In a globalizing world today, with international business happened frequently, cultural differences bring influence to communication, any misunderstanding of it may directly affect the business. Therefore, it makes sense for the countries of different cultural backgrounds to understand each other. With the entry into...
China has experienced a noteworthy phenomenon among migrant farmers characterized by their moving in the form of families since 1990s.It is meaningful to help migrant farmer families, especially settling down ones including couples with their children,integrate into urban life for breaking down the two categories urban-rural system in China, improving urban harmonious development and constructing...
Based on situational leadership, this paper aims to explore how department chairpersons of universities adapt and develop their communication strategies in view of their differential disciplinary cultures and the cultural backgrounds of their target audiences. It is argued that in their communication network, effective communication strategy varies not only with the task, job or function that needs...
The concept 'ecotourism' appeared in recent decades. The first formal definition of ecotourrism is credited by Ceballos-Lascurain in 1987, who define ecotourism as 'traveling to relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated natural areas with the specific objective of studying, admiring, and enjoying the scenery and its wild plants and animals, as well as any existing cultural manifestations (both past...
The purpose of this study is to identify any gap and rank the future accountant's skills and competency based on The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), International Education Statement (IES) No. 3 [6] from academics and practitioners view in Malaysia. The study was conducted on 55 academics from five universities and 60 practitioners as accountants from business enterprises, government...
In this paper, the ethical responsibility of the engineer will be linked to the obligation to promote diversity by creating a welcoming environment in the engineering professions. This ethical obligation will be supported using the theories of moral decision-making and the fundamental canons of the engineering codes of ethics. Including this concept in engineering ethics education could potentially...
When developing surveys, researchers can readily identify the concepts they intend to study, but how do they create individual survey items that will most accurately measure those concepts? Here we describe the first year of a four-year NSF project in which the E3 Team (Exploring Ethical Decision Making in Engineering) prepared to develop a national survey of the curricular and co-curricular activities,...
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