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Becker, Craig; Rager, Robin C.; Wright, Fred Egbert – American Journal of Health Education, 2013
Background: To improve global health, the workforce capacity of health promotion professionals must be strengthened through the provision of competencies necessary to deliver effective programs. Purpose: This study provides an updated analysis of the validity of the worksite health promotion (WHP) professional competencies developed in 2000 by the…
Descriptors: Online Surveys, Participant Satisfaction, Health Promotion, Competence
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Kaufman, Peter A.; Melton, Horace L.; Varner, Iris I.; Hoelscher, Mark; Schmidt, Klaus; Spaulding, Aslihan D. – Journal of Marketing Education, 2011
Using an experiential learning model as a conceptual background, this article discusses characteristics and learning objectives for well-known foreign study programs such as study tours, study abroad, and internships and compares them with a less common overseas program called the "Global Marketing Program" (GMP). GMP involves…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Experiential Learning, Models, Marketing
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Coskun, Hamit – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
In the literature, there has been a focus on the effectiveness of larger sized electronic brainstorming groups; however, mechanisms for its effectiveness still remain open to question and some methodological concerns (e.g., the evaluation of ideas and the typing speed, and the use of different formats) continue to be important problems. To…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Timed Tests, Memory, Foreign Countries
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Gorman, Michael F. – Journal of Education for Business, 2011
A longitudinal study of information technology (IT) managers at a Fortune 200 company in the Southwest United States was conducted to assess the effectiveness of a training program at bridging the perceived business skills gap for IT employees. A needs assessment was carried out, resulting in a 4-module training program. The program was evaluated…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Leadership Training, Job Training, Information Technology
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Moeller, Miriam; Harvey, Michael; Williams, Wallace – Human Resource Development Review, 2010
Understanding the intricacies of managing the life cycle of international personnel is a conundrum that continues to perplex HR managers in the global business arena. Although the notion of adjusting to a socioeconomically and culturally distant environment has been explored extensively from the expatriate perspective, the critical issue to…
Descriptors: Socialization, Psychology, Business Skills, Human Resources
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Burrus, Jeremy; Jackson, Teresa; Xi, Nuo; Steinberg, Jonathan – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
To identify the most important competencies for college graduates to succeed in the 21st century workforce, we conducted an analysis of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database. O*NET is a large job analysis operated and maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor. We specifically analyzed ratings of the importance of abilities (52…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Job Skills, Occupational Information, Databases
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Laux, Judy – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
This article investigates operating and financial leverage from the perspective of the financial manager, accenting the relationships to stockholder wealth maximization (SWM), risk and return, and potential agency problems. It also covers some of the pertinent literature related specifically to the implications of operating and financial risk and…
Descriptors: Investigations, Financial Services, Risk, Definitions
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Kelly, Thomas F. – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
This paper presents a model for behavior that is culturally neutral and virtually universally acceptable in a multicultural society.
Descriptors: Ethics, Business Administration Education, Business Administration, Business Skills
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Carter, E. Vincent; Donohue, Mary – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
This study introduces a collaborative business education curricular design known as "whole person learning." The post-financial crisis market environment requires business education to encompass curricular, commercial and community skills. Drawing on the Toronto based National Mentoring Program (NMP), "whole person learning"…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Leadership Training, Business Administration Education
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Grogg, Jill E. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
Library school courses focusing on management and budgeting are as important as ever, as are continuing education opportunities for librarians who may not have encountered a severe economic recession. The journal crisis of the 1990s is still a fresh and unpleasant memory for many. However, for other librarians who may have graduated from library…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Librarians, Business Skills, Library Administration
Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee (NJ3), 2011
"Preparing for Work," developed by Equipped for the Future at the Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee, is a skills-based course designed for implementation in organizations and agencies involved in preparing their clients and students for entry level work. Each of the instructional modules that comprise the…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Internship Programs, Teaching Guides, Adult Literacy
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Sherman, W. Richard – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
This paper offers a different perspective in measuring the value created by an organization. It does so in the context of an undergraduate course in managerial accounting. In order to break down the functional silo approach to problem solving that has become the model of traditional business education, applications of shadow accounting, the…
Descriptors: Organizational Effectiveness, Value Judgment, Accounting, Business Administration Education
Wei, Erh-Chia – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Many music majors choose to become studio teachers upon graduation from university. But, few realize the difficulties involved in setting up a private studio. What seems to be an easy job at the beginning actually involves many diverse skills that need to be learned, skills that are all too often not part of a university education. Teaching is…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Music Education, Music Teachers, Guidelines
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Snyder, Lisa Gueldenzoph – Journal of Applied Research for Business Instruction, 2010
The emphasis on the importance of collaborative skill is evident at nearly all levels of education. In higher education, teamwork and group skills are critical elements in a business student's training. To be successful in the business world, students must be able to work well in teams. Group work can be a successful learning experience if…
Descriptors: Group Instruction, Teamwork, Learning Experience, Team Training
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Buzza, John; Mosca, Joseph B. – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Our complex and intricate economic system is comprised of many different types and sizes of businesses, ranging from big corporations to small individually owned entities. The genre of business is and can be profoundly complex. Independence can vary from small single person mom and pops to consortiums of multiple partners, silent partners and…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Business Skills, Risk Assessment, Ownership
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