The purpose of this study is to investigate the influences of family background, personal characteristics, and school factors on destination and early career performances of senior secondary school graduates in Indonesia. The model is based on human capital theory, screening hyp…
Despite the efforts of the Saudi government to link college graduates with jobs in both the public and private sectors, the problem of finding a job for recent college graduates in Saudi Arabia is growing. The lack of information about available jobs, an unwillingness among many…
When Jimmy Carter assumed the presidency in 1977, he brought into the United States foreign policy establishment a number of former 1960s social activists, especially veterans of the southern civil rights movement who had little background in foreign affairs. These political app…
This is the study of the life and career of one man, whose life touched on many of the important developments of his age. The subject, known variously as Folquet, Foulques, Fulk, and Folco (which I use) was born circa 1150 and died on Christmas, 1231. Coming from a Genoese merch…
Historians credit the Royal Navy and England's commercial wealth as the primary reasons why Napoléon was never able to destroy his nemesis. However, in the end, it was not the Navy or England's money that defeated the French; it was the British army. An army led by men like Gene…
One of the more recent groups immigrating to the United States has been the Iranian population. It is estimated that a third of this group live in Southern California, and most seem to settle in the Los Angeles area. Little research has been done on levels of acculturation and c…
This study extends previous research on career success prediction by using multiple conceptualizations of person-job (PJ) and person-organization (PO) fit. Specifically, I relate demands-abilities (DA) PJ and PO fit to objective career outcomes such as promotion and salary level…
The purpose of this research was to study the experiences of Qatari women in the nursing profession. Using the grounded theory method, a substantive theory of struggling to succeed was developed. Data were obtained through tape-recorded interviews with 31 female nurses and 19 fe…
This grounded narrative inquiry study analyzes the self-selection transitional career motivations by California Community College chief fundraising executives when considering the pursuit of a California Community College presidency. A theoretical research framework is an approa…