Volume 03 Issue 1 (Aug 2016)
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Instigating change through Appreciative Inquiry: A Case Study
Purpose This paper illustrates the usefulness of an appreciative inquiry (AI) approach and design in bringing about change. It reports on a case study of a review of a school within a higher education context using AI to engage staff, assess the need for change and make recommen…
Mediating Role of Emotional Self-Efficacy Between Emotional Intelligence and Creativity: Empirical Study on University Undergraduates
Today’s world requires a professional working life in which there are individuals equipped with different skills, and using composition of those skills. Thus, person-job fit, difficulties individual faces in the job and the overall process during their career…
An analysis of applied professional teaching practices in relation to research and policy
Through the educational teaching practices of two educators (the authors), this paper illustrates how their professional practice of university teaching of accounting has been informed by reference to education theory and associated research literature. It does so in the context…
Sorry Harvard, but I don't like the Case Method
The Harvard website (http://www.hbs.edu/teaching/inside-hbs/) has the following to say on the Case Method: “To create leaders, Harvard Business School creates the context in which leaders are formed: real-life challenges, wrapped in complicated and sometimes i…
Entrepreneurial Intentions amongst Tunisian Students: an Empirical Investigation Applying the Big-Five Personality Traits Theory
Unemployment and under-employment played a pivotal role in the dissatisfaction that resulted in the countries directly affected by the so-called Arab Spring. Promoting entrepreneurship can help these countries in moving towards the “entrepreneurial society&aci…
Social media as a tool in learning and social behavior in Saudi Arabia
Social media tools have become universal because the majority of population worldwide tend to use diverse social media applications. The advancement of technology has provided a chance to accommodate the needs of individuals to stay connected with each other. This paper explores…
A portrait of faculty diversity at selected elite Universities
Through a document analysis, this paper describes the problematic of faculty diversity at Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, McGill, UBC, and the University of Toronto. Existing studies suggest that these institutions have not succeeded to proportionately increase the representation…