Developing Crisis Management Skills Through A Realistic Case Involving A Chemical Spill

Increasingly, managers and public relations officials seem to be at the forefront of newscasts as a variety of organizational crises develop.  Business educators attempting to teach appropriate crises management knowledge and develop skills needed to address such a crises should incorporate realistic case scenarios to challenge students.  Such realistic cases should appropriately address communication and management needs related to crises that may develop.  This paper presents a realistic case that has been used to instill crisis management skills in a business public relations class

It Is A Small World After All: Teaching Business Ethics In A Global Environment

Increasingly, managers and employees are facing ethical issues when conducting business in the global marketplace. Business educators attempting to teach appropriate ethical behavior and develop skills for dealing with complex ethical situations need to incorporate realistic case scenarios to challenge students.  Such cases should appropriately address personal, corporate and international and cultural issues students are likely to face.  This paper presents realistic cases that have been used to teach ethical decision-making in international business classes

Management Implications Of A Czech National Identity In The European Union

The unique Czech identity played a role in the country’s joining the European Union.  There are a number of distinct characteristics of the Czech identity that are actually quite compatible to membership in the Union.  The history of the Czech nation which has a significant impact on the national identity of the country is discussed along with an explanation or definition of national identity.  The Czech identity and the European identity are compared and contrasted.  Finally, management implications of the Czech identity are discussed

Developing Crisis Management Skills Through A Realistic Case Scenario

Increasingly, managers and public relations officials seem to be at the forefront of newscasts as a variety of organizational crises develop.  Business educators attempting to teach appropriate crises management knowledge and develop skills needed to address such a crises should incorporate realistic case scenarios to challenge students.  Such realistic cases should appropriately address communication and management needs related to crises that may develop.  This paper presents a realistic case that has been used to instill crisis management skills in a business public relations class

A Look At An Implementation Of The Quality Matters Program In A Collegiate Environment: Benefits And Challenges

As traditional universities grapple with an onslaught of demand for distance education a recurring call to ensure quality in such offerings arises.  The Quality Matters Program intends to guarantee such quality through a peer-centered process and offers a certification process to help assure quality in online and blended courses.  This report is a preliminary look at perceived benefits and challenges that implementing the process entails

Faraday rotation: effect of magnetic field reversals

The standard formula for the rotation measure, RM, which determines the position angle, $\psi={\rm RM}\lambda^2$, due to Faraday rotation, includes contributions only from the portions of the ray path where the natural modes of the plasma are circularly polarized. In small regions of the ray path where the projection of the magnetic field on the ray path reverses sign (called QT regions) the modes are nearly linearly polarized. The neglect of QT regions in estimating RM is not well justified at frequencies below a transition frequency where mode coupling changes from strong to weak. By integrating the polarization transfer equation across a QT region in the latter limit, I estimate the additional contribution $\Delta\psi$ needed to correct this omission. In contrast with a result proposed by \cite{BB10}, $\Delta\psi$ is small and probably unobservable. I identify a new source of circular polarization, due to mode coupling in an asymmetric QT region. I also identify a new circular-polarization-dependent correction to the dispersion measure at low frequencies.Comment: 25 pages 1 figure, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journa

Enhancing Cross Cultural Communication In The Marketing Classroom: A Case Approach

The importance of effective communication skills in the workplace is widely documented and recognized as a success factor in many fields of endeavor.  As the workplace becomes more diverse and more global in nature, the ability to communicate across cultures is gaining in importance.  A class exercise in which Panamanian educators and US students cross-interviewed each other is discussed with regard to its perceived impact on the communication process and on its ability to enlighten students on shopping behaviors of persons from another culture

Perusing The Headwaters Of Diversity Among University Presidents

Females and minorities are gaining clout in higher education as the numbers of graduates in each of these groups indicate.  Diversity among university presidents is a reality.  Indications are that the number of women receiving advanced degrees will continue to grow for some time.  Low estimates of graduation rates among women and minorities from years ago do not hold.  The impacts of this reality in higher education will continue to be felt for some time

Study Abroad Programs: Making Safety A Priority

Increasingly, students are participating in study abroad programs.  Such programs provide participants a variety of learning experiences.  Developing cross-cultural appreciation, communication skills, maturity and a less ethno-centric mindset are among the impacts study abroad programs offer.  However, care must be taken to assure student safety and health while on such trips.  One program’s efforts to assure the safety and wellness of participants while abroad are presented