Essays about: "Interpersonal Skills"

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1. 21. Teaching Academic English to English Learners : A literature Review on Classroom Practice

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Anneli Mattsson Kershaw; [2017]
   Keywords : Academic English; BICS; English language learners; English as a second language; systemic learning theory; teaching practices; cognitive theory; teachers’ training; scaffolding.;

   Abstract : The level of fluency in the genre specific language of schooling, also known as Academic English (AE), determines students’ success in school. Government agencies that legislate school policies therefore give teachers the directive to conduct education in ways that promote communicative abilities in academic English across all curricula. READ MORE

3. 22. Knowledge retention in Vietnam-based ManagementConsulting SMEs

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Atefeh Anbary; Linh Nguyen; [2017]
   Keywords : Knowledge retention; knowledge sharing; SMEs; management consulting SMEs; Vietnam; leadership;

   Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of the thesis is to describe and understand how Vietnam-based management consulting SMEs retain organizational knowledge in cases of employees’ departure and further develop strategies for knowledge retention. Methodology: Qualitative research via semi-structured interviews in 2 Vietnam-based management consulting SMEs (1 medium-sized company and 1 small company) was conducted. READ MORE

4. 23. Project Manager Competencies in managing International Development Projects : The Project Managers' Perspective

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Brent Michael Adams; Thi Bich Van Tran; [2017]
   Keywords : International Development projects; project manager competencies; project success; critical success factors; International Development project challenges; development management;

   Abstract : This research studies the competencies of International Development (ID) project managers from their perspectives, taking into consideration the contextual factors and the challenges that they face when managing ID projects. The study adopts a constructionist ontological viewpoint and an interpretivist epistemological philosophical assumption. READ MORE

5. 24. Key competencies to action : transdisciplinary learning of key competencies for sustainability

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Stefan Hilser; [2016]
   Keywords : transdisciplinarity; sustainability science; key competencies; higher education; knowledge to action; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Purpose: According to literature there is a set of six key competencies that distinguish sustainability professionals, including researchers, from professionals and researchers in other fields, making them “systemic problem solvers, change agents, and transition managers”. However, there is lack of empirical evidence, first, that these skills are necessary and sufficient for sustainability problem solving, and second, that current sustainability programs and courses convey these skills. READ MORE

6. 25. Necessary skills for leaders to build effective teams in China : A difference comparison between China and the West

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Liang Lu; [2016]
   Keywords : Chinese leadership; team building skills; effective teams; Guanxi relationship; Western management culture; Chinese management culture;

   Abstract : Past scholars tended to focus on the leadership techniques of success managers, but the current trend is to focus on the basic principles of management, which is often referred to as team-building. In this research, I compared the differences in traditional culture, social structure, education system and politics framework between China and West in order to discuss the necessary technique for doing team-building in Chinese companies and how those techniques are different from team building techniques used in Western management. READ MORE