The purpose of this research paper is to demonstrate how a banking institution in Turkey is managing the inclusion of e-learning in its learning strategy. The case study demonstrates that the adoption of e-learning is actually influencing bank’s learning strategy, and that the simple delivery through technology cannot be sustained as a separate form of training, an appendix to traditional instr...

This research is the result criminology study on corruption culture of abusing office and power involved political elite state officials in case 'papa asking stock’ related to extension mining contract PT. Freeport Indonesia. based concept culture, criminological theories views some economic observers. The findings revealed existence crime agreement scenario “Papa Asking Stock” that are provoki...

Growth is one of the most compelling goals of managers today. This paper addresses the following questions about the international growth of new products in Europe: Does the pattern of growth differ across countries? If so, does culture or economics explain the differences? What are the implications of these results for new product strategy? The results show that the pattern of growth differs s...

Information technology has inevitably become a facilitator of knowledge sharing. Often, organisational members are separated not only geographically but also culturally. Earlier studies have posited that culture can significantly facilitate or hinder knowledge sharing in culturally diverse teams. Greater enlightenment on the cultural effect is a useful contribution to understanding the most eff...

A number of studies have been conducted for addressing the issues related to cultural diversity of employees working for Multinational Corporations (MNCs) operating in South Asian countries. However, only a few of the studies have looked into the issues related to how culture plays a role in shaping key Human Resource(HR) practices such as: compensation policy, job security, training and develo...

This introduction briefly summarizes the six articles that makeup this special issue on IT and process reengineering, and places them against a backdrop of the role of IT within the 21 century organization. Maintaining high-quality information technology (IT) is essential as organizations move toward a "system of systems" and a "team of team." Added to this milieu of managed change are emerging...

This article reviews research on cross-cultural organizational behavior (OB). After a brief review of the history of cross-cultural OB, we review research on work motivation, or the factors that energize, direct, and sustain effort across cultures. We next consider the relationship between the individual and the organization, and review research on culture and organizational commitment, psychol...

Surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization can be an important element for infection control programs when managing a multidrug-resistant pathogen such as MRSA. The sensitivity and speed of laboratory testing affects the proportion of appropriate isolation days captured, which determines the success or failure of a MRSA control program. Chromogenic culture,...

Young people struggle with permanent online connection that is associated their generation. This article looks at teenagers’ affective relationship to connectivity and disconnectivity, how it socioculturally influenced by the media, family, peers. It reports on an interview study 36 teenagers between 15 19 years of age from Norway Portugal. Our findings evidenced disconnection may arise out a l...