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The evolving postindustrial world has confronted policy makers with a range of new challenges, demanding innovative strategies to deal with complex and interconnected issues in the knowledge economy. A critical challenge faced by nations today is to maintain economic growth and competitiveness in international markets. In the above perspective measurement and management of Intellectual Capital (IC) of a nation has now become acute for building wealth and value creation capacity of a country. Policy makers are in need of a strategic management tool to measure and develop IC assets of a country. The present research extends the framework of Skandia Navigator from the corporate level to the country level and develops a pragmatic tool on the extended framework to evaluate the intellectual capital of a country, finally we present a case study of Pakistan to understand the complexities involved in the process. The Intellectual Capital of Pakistan is measured with the help of National indices on five facets. The tool developed in the study can be used by policy makers for developing national policies for any country.
Corruption, a crime and a very complex multi-faceted phenomenon, is commonly defined as a misuse of entrusted power for private gain has numerous forms. The flurry of studies and researches is still unable to fully comprehend the multifarious aspects that it exhibits in its numerous forms, diverse causes and adverse impact. It is also difficult to measure or quantify corruption, and consequently more complicated to curtail it. Practically, even defining corruption has proven to be an unattainable task, and there is still no single, comprehensive and a universally agreed upon definition. However, one common point is unanimously settled that corruption is a crime, which devastates the very thread of the society. This study takes an overview of corruption in general as expounded by various studies as also some aspects of corruption in Pakistan. We have measured perception of corruption using a Split-Questionnaire Survey (SQS) design and have ranked various government departments in Pakistan according to their level of corruption. The theoretical basis of the SQS Design is explained for its applicability to large sociological and marketing surveys.
Team coordination is not a new problem and there have been theories that have tried to tackle it. Implicit coordination behaviors is the latest development in this line of research. In particular, the theoretical roots of implicit coordination come from the streams of research: psychology and management. The first stream studies behaviors, knowledge based processes, knowledge patterns, knowledge based approach: the second stream of research focuses on the measurement and management of implicit coordination behaviors. To meet these social and management challenges is leading issue of research and on sound pedagogical principles, has in it the objective to increase, facilitate, contribute and promote the efficiency of learning for individuals and groups. The book explores the ways in which teams are operating and influencing each other. What is the role of TIC, and how is this role changing? How are the processes of innovation and team coordination changing? Does a focus on team implicit coordination inspire innovation and enhance chances of competitive success? What strategies might result in more inspired teams and their coordination?
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