November 2016

Study of an extant of applicability of leadership theories in different culture clusters- An analysis through the lens of GLOBE Project

In this paper three leadership theories are described (Charismatic/Value-based Leadership Theory, Team Orientation Leadership Theory, and Participative Leadership Theory) and the extent to which each theory might or might not be applicable in three different cultures (GLOBE Study is used to select the cultures). The project focuses much on the following cultural clusters taken for the study: South Asian cluster, Sub...

Author(s): Mishra Ganesh Prasad

November 2016

Information technology governance in Lebanese organizations

Information technology (IT) Governance is relatively a new topic in Lebanon whereby executives and board directors institute the appropriate leadership, organizational structure and processes so that the enterprise’s IT sustains and extends the organisation’s strategies and objectives. It has a well-defined process and specific components that enable organizations to effectively attain competitive advantage....

Author(s): Hussin J. Hejase, Ale J. Hejase, Ghinwa Mikdashi, Alaa Al-Halabi, Khaled Alloud and Rani Aridi

November 2016

Sustainability in the Brazilian rating system of housing means in Brazil

The present article investigates the development of practices and adoption of new technologies and new forms of acting into the sort of hosting located within the territorial limits of Brazil, regulated by EMBRATUR, following the ordering criteria of the Brazilian Classification System, especially from the perspective of sustainability on the cultural, environmental and social contexts. The investigation adopted...

Author(s): Anderson Soares Lopes and Paulo S. Almeida