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What would Peter say?

Rosabeth Moss Kanter reminds us of the continuing relevance of the Drucker perspective in this short article. Read it here.

New Yorkers Want Workplace Bullying Ban, Survey Finds

1.4 million or 7 percent of New Yorkers are subjected to workplace bullying on a regular basis. New Yorkers surveyed believe it is time for Assembly and Senate representatives to pass the Healthy Workplace Bills which would make workplace bullying illegal.

What are your thoughts? Post a comment.

Visit OPIEWeb: An Org. Psychology Q&A Website

What is OPIEWeb?

OPIEWeb is a community-based question and answer Web site dedicated to all things Organizational Psychology. The Web site is built with new hybrid technology that shares the ease of entry of a discussion board with the editorial control of wikis like Wikipedia. It also adds a reputation system. As you ask thoughtful questions and give helpful answers, the community will award you reputation, which will grant you more editorial control.

The Organizational Psychology Information Exchange is now online .

Capella Career Center: Learn How to Move Forward!

The Career Center is offering a series of webinars in Fall Quarter to share job search and career advice in challenging economic times. The following topics will be presented at various times throughout the quarter:

• Job Search Strategies in a Tough Economy
• Teaching in Higher Education
• Online Social Networking
• Job Search Strategies for the Mature Worker
• Professional Portfolios: New! In this webinar, you will gain an understanding of the purpose of a professional portfolio, be able to identify the components of an effective portfolio, and learn how to present your portfolio in various professional situations, including job interviews and career discussions. At the end of this webinar, you will know how to develop your own portfolio and understand how to use it effectively to market yourself in the job search.

Calls for Papers: Education, Society & IT

The International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics: ICETI 2010 and the International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2010 will be held at the same time and the same venue, on April 6 -9, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

• Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals: October 28, 2009
• Authors Notifications: November 23, 2009
• Camera-ready, full papers: December 16, 2009

Book release: Designing Instruction for the Traditional, Adult, & Distance Learner

Designing Instruction for the Traditional, Adult, and Distance Learner: A New Engine for Technology-Based Teaching
Published under Information Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global

Adult students demand a wider variety of instructional strategies that encompass real-world, interactive, cooperative, and discovery learning experiences. Designing Instruction for the Traditional, Adult, and Distance Learner: A New Engine for Technology-Based Teaching explores how technology impacts the process of devising instructional plans as well as learning itself in adult students. Containing research from leading international experts, this publication proposes realistic and accurate archetypes to assist educators in incorporating state-of-the-art technologies into online instruction. The book is authored by: Lawrence A. Tomei.

Learn more here.

Call for papers & reviewers: Management Decision

Contribute to a special issue of Management Decision entitled  Enhancing Decisions. This issue’s focus will be on ways to help people with managerial responsibilities, at work and in private lives,  enhance their decision-making skills and success. Selection of papers for the issue will be based on their likely interest to: individuals who want to improve their own skills, to faculty member in various disciplines, and to readers who have management development responsibilities.

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Call for Chapter Proposals: Green Finance and Sustainability

Green Finance and Sustainability: Environmentally-Aware Business Models and Technologies

Book Editor: Dr. Zongwei Luo

Green, or environmentally friendly, often refers to "goods and services considered to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment". At present, Green has been penetrating into various disciplines, becoming pervasive. Terms like Green Building, Green Energy, Green Manufacturing, Green Technology, and Low Carbon Practice are often visible in daily lives. This Green trend has been arousing interests from all kinds of people, including politicians, business professionals, and academic researchers, originating from environmental movement towards national strategy and policy worldwide.

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Call for Chapters: Technology for creativity and innovation

Contribute to a book to be published by IGI Global: Technology for Creativity and Innovation: Tools, Techniques and Applications.

The pace of change associated with the modern business world and recent developments in communication and information technologies highlights the importance of creativity and innovation.

This book will aim to provide relevant academic work, the latest empirical research findings as well as examples of best practices found in the business area concerning creativity and innovation. It will be written for educators, academics and professionals who want to improve their understanding on creativity and innovation and in the role technologies can play in this scientific field.

 Read here for details. Proposals are due October 30.
 

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