In the industrialized world today, management is characterized by extensive use of computers to manage rapid change, information overload, and complex decision-making. Literature suggests that Decision Support Systems, computer packages offering information retrieval, problem-st…
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Materials management plays a significant role in the success and profitability of industrial projects. Studies have indicated that materials constitute about 60% of total project cost, and control 80% of the project schedule. Hence, effective management of materials represents a…
Teacher effectiveness has been on the decline in Catholic schools in Lebanon due to many factors, including, the lack of efficiency and competency of teachers and the lack of professional development opportunities. Much of this is due to the absence of an effective teacher evalu…
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new music education program in Cyprus. The program which was created by the author of this study, combined early childhood music education and children's literature. Nine lessons were created which included three original children stor…
Although national leadership is of great interest and discussions and debates about it are common, the focus of this dissertation is to study managerial leadership in formal organizations. The author argues that managerial leadership in formal organizations provides the foundati…
The importance of effectiveness for virtual teamwork continues to gain momentum as technology and globalization of work accelerate. The implementation of virtual teams provides one approach to enhance competitiveness, overcoming the disadvantages of space and time differences th…
Despite the move to floating exchange rates after the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system in 1973, Foreign Exchange Intervention (FXI) remains a commonly used tool for influencing exchange rates in most developed economies as well as emerging markets. The objective of this stu…
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the social studies curriculum in achieving its goals in terms of its ability to instill in students the required attitudes imposed by the State of Kuwait. A sample of 300 10th graders was randomly selected fr…
For over a century, research on leadership has been able to explain the impact of leadership styles on job effectiveness, productivity, and employee satisfaction in different ways. Until the 1950s, as the theory and practice, however, focused merely on the principles of job enla…
The quality and effectiveness of decisions made within an organization and its supply chain depend on the accuracy and timeliness of the information on which they are based. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that can provide more accurate information in near …