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Facilitating, accelerating, and sustaining the innovation diffusion process: an epidemic modeling approach by Hivner, Walter, Hopkins, Willie E, Hopkins, Shirley A

“…Our focus in this article is on a conceptual framework that has the potential to help managers achieve the goals of facilitating, accelerating, and sustaining…”
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Righting Society's Wrongs: Contextual Perspectives of EEO/AA by Andrews, Vernon, Hopkins, Willie E., Persons, Bonnie

“…In this paper, we review the contextual background that has provided the pretext for the varying responses by US corporations to Equal Employment Opportunity…”
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Effects of Cultural Recomposition on Group Interaction Processes by Hopkins, Willie E., Hopkins, Shirley A.

“…In this article we introduce the concept of cultural recomposition and propose its effects on group interaction processes. To gain an understanding of the…”
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Ethical Consistency in Managerial Decisions by Hopkins, Willie E., Hopkins, Shirley A., Mitchell, Bryant C.

“…Managers often encounter situations that require them to make decisions with ethical implications that affect the organization as well as the managers…”
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Strategic planning-financial performance relationships in banks: a causal examination by Hopkins, Willie E., Hopkins, Shirley A.

“…An integrative model of relationships among managerial, environmental, and organizational factors, strategic planning intensity, and financial performance was…”
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Cultural diversity recomposition and effectiveness in monoculture work groups by Hopkins, Willie E., Hopkins, Shirley A., Gross, Michael A.

“…In this article, we discuss different types of cultural diversity recomposition that can occur in monoculture work groups. Several direct effect propositions…”
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A comparative study of quality management in Taiwan's and China's electronics industry by Hopkins, Shirley A, Nie, Winter, Hopkins, Willie E

“…Assesses differences in the economies of Taiwan and China to determine whether or not perceptions of quality management differences exist among managers of…”
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The Ethics of Downsizing: Perceptions of Rights and Responsibilities by Hopkins, Willie E., Hopkins, Shirley A.

“…Within the context of employee rights and management social responsibility, this paper identifies and explores three ethical dimensions of downsizing. Using…”
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Domestic inter-cultural service encounters: an integrated model by Hopkins, Shirley A., Hopkins, Willie E., Hoffman, K. Douglas

“…Purpose - Proposes to provide practicing managers and academic researchers with a framework that will help them to understand better the nature of domestic…”
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From Transactional to Transcendental: Toward An Integrated Theory of Leadership by Sanders, III, Joseph E, Hopkins, Willie E, Geroy, Gary D

“…In this article we explore the spiritual dimensions of leadership by setting forth a theory that both integrates and extends the transactional and…”
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Diversity Leadership: A Mandate for the 21st Century Workforce by Hopkins, Willie E, Hopkins, Shirley A

“…This article contends that if U.S. corporations are to remain competitive as they enter the 21st century, their managers must stop trying to manage members of…”
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Women in Engineering: Toward a Barrier-Free Work Environment by Maskell-Pretz, Marilyn, Hopkins, Willie E

“…In this paper, the writers first identify and discuss some of the professional (e.g., lack of advancement, mentoring, and training opportunities) and…”
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Diversity And Managerial Value Commitment: A Test Of Some Proposed Relationships by Hopkins, Willie E., Hopkins, Shirley A., Mallette, Paul

“…A body of academic and practitioner-oriented literature has emerged in recent years, suggesting that white male and minority managers hold different attitudes…”
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Values-Based Leadership Effectiveness in Culturally Diverse Workplaces by Hopkins, Willie Edward, Scott, Susanne G.

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Engineers as Strategic Managers: Performance Assessment by Hopkins, Willie E

“…Effective strategic managers, those who are able to command high levels of organization performance, must be fully involved in and committed to the strategic…”
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Effects of Cultural Recomposition on Group Interaction Processes by Hopkins, Willie E., Hopkins, Shirley A.

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Impacts of Diversity on Communication Effectiveness: A Proposed Typology by Hopkins, Willie E, Hopkins, Shirley A

“…Proposes a typology of impacts that greater increases in workforce diversity might have on communication effectiveness in organizations. Proposes the typology…”
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Social, Political, And Economic Determinants Of Chief Executive Compensation by Mallette, Paul, Middlemist, R. Dennis, Hopkins, Willie E.

“…The tenuous link between executive compensation and firm performance raises doubts about the governing effectiveness of boards and their ability to influence…”
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Training Priorities for a Diverse Work Force by Hopkins, Willie E., Sterkel-Powell, Karen, Hopkins, Shirley A.

“…Individuals from diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds are entering the work force at a rapid pace and in record numbers. These individuals will…”
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Developing Planning Skills of Engineers in Management Training by Hopkins, Willie E

“…Enrollments in MBA programs have mushroomed in recent years, and they often attract students whose undergraduate majors were in other fields. Engineers…”
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