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Emotional intelligence and workplace performance in Goleman's theory

Working with Emotional Intelligence, author Daniel Goleman expands on his groundbreaking work on what it means to be smart published in Emotional Intelligence.

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Individual performance and team performance in organizational teamwork

Teamwork has become in recent years one of the major strategies implemented by organizations. One of the important implications raised by teamwork is the relationship between individual performance and team performance.

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Presidential legislative effectiveness: FDR and LBJ during national crises

One important way to test the political skills of a U.S. president is to research - through history - that president's legislative record during difficult times. How well did that president handle the challenges of working with Congress to create laws that solved problems?

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Political pressures and superintendent accountability in No Child Left Behind

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Mentoring as a tool for career development and organizational succession planning

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Dwight D. Eisenhower's transformation into a world leader

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Malcolm X's three crucial turning points in the civil rights era

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The evolution of Mormonism from fundamentalism to pragmatism

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, wherein its followers are popularly called Mormons, has a rigorous yet interesting history that makes it an interesting subject of study in the field of social science.

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Wilpert, Mowday, and Robertson's perspectives on organizational behavior

Wilpert, B. (1995). Organizational behavior. In his review of organizational behavior and psychology, Wilpert (1995) reviews subjects pertinent to the field of psychology and organizational behavior and leadership, including language, technology, leadership and social constructs created in the…

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