Spirit of Learning in a general sense is an exploration of the inextricable link between learning, individual personal development and potential. This thesis emphasises the personal/spiritual development of the educator, including the author, within an enhanced, holistic learning context, which is called 'integrated accelerative learning'. The inquiry examines the way individual educators and 'life-long learners' develop their inner selves, by exploring some of their relevant attitudes, values and significant life experiences. The accelerative learning approach is based on a philosophy which includes an expanded view and maximisation of human potential. It incorporates the knowledge of individual learning styles, 'multiple intelligences' and emphasises the development of effective life-long learning strategies. Throughout the thesis the use of the term 'spiritual development' is intended to be interchangeable with 'personal development' and is based on the author's view that the essential self is a spiritual being.An 'educator of integrated acclerative learning'is described as one who is aware of, and to some degree, consciously utilises elements of the paraconscious (beyond the usual conscious level), in order to enhance the teaching/learning process and promote personal development within the learner. The author's thesis is that educators need to examine the essence of themselves behind innovative methods used. The belief is that there is a need to nourish, sustain and grow in accordance with the positive and transformative nature of the philosophy espoused and the methods used. Within the area of personal/spiritual development, many themes have emerged, including the changing role and attitudes of the educator from teacher to facilitator. The theme of integration is a particularly strong one and includes the concept of congruency, encouraging the development of all aspects of ourselves and integrating one's personal and professional lives. In general,the writer has discovered that most of the smaller themes can be identified under three major umbrella themes. These are integration, awareness and human potential, the development and expansion of which can be seen as promoting a sense of interconnectedness and the development of spirituality in general / Masters Thesis

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2004. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 268-279). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

The Doctoral dissertation, the Strategy of Regional Development and Rural Development supported by the EU and their implementation in the Czech Republic, deals with the evaluation of a link between prosperity of a municipality based on the population or migration growth or population decline and drawing subsidies from the European Union. The aim of this work is to determine whether the thriving municipalities are more successful in drawing of subsidies than the unprofitable municipalities. A sub-goal of this Doctoral dissertation is to analyse the impact of human potential of municipalities on drawing of EU funds. The author, in the practical part of the Doctoral dissertation first focused on testing the prosperity of 100 randomly selected rural municipalities and their drawing of EU subsidies during the period 2007 - 2011. For these 100 municipalities was calculated the modified HDI which represents the human potential of municipalities and was compared with municipalities with respect to their prosperity. Finally, there was determined the dependence of drawing money from EU funds on the human potential of municipalities using the correlation and regression analysis.

The objective of this dissertation was to analyze the corporate culture with the help of specification its decisive cultural dimensions and to propose changes leading to the desired state of the corporate culture, which should serve as a motivational factor. This dissertation is divided into two parts. The first part of the dissertation analyzes theoretical knowledge from li-terary sources, which are essential to realizing the significance of the investigated phenomena. The second part con-tains an analysis of the corporate culture as a motivational factor based on the literary sources and then proposes the necessary changes that would lead to the desired state.

Comment pérenniser les méthodes de management dans les entreprises pour améliorer la performance globale des acteurs et concilier changement et plaisir de travailler?Nous avons choisi d’effectuer une recherche longitudinale historique sur une méthode de management : le Management Socio-Économique à travers plusieurs organisations de 1984 à nos jours en nous appuyant sur des concepts théoriques (outils de gestion, résilience organisationnelle, théorie socio-économique), des interviews croisées (dirigeants, intervenants-chercheurs et d’acteurs d’entreprise) et sur l’expérience professionnelle du chercheur.Nous en tirons les conditions de durabilité de la méthode étudiée mais aussi une généralisation à d’autres méthodes de management. La durée de vie des méthodes de management dépend de l’atteinte de résultats économiques attendus, du comportement du dirigeant, de l’incrustation de la méthode dans l’entreprise et de l’anticipation de l’attente des acteurs. / How to sustain the management methods in companies to improve the overall performance of the actors and reconcile change and pleasure to work?We chose to perform a historical longitudinal research on a management method: Socio- Economic Approach of Management (SEAM) from 1984 in organizations based on theoretical concepts (management tools, organizational resilience, socio-economic theory), cross interviews (leaders, practitioners, actors) and the professional experience of the author.We define the conditions for the studied sustainable method (SEAM) but also a generalization to other management methods. The duration of life of a management method depends on the achievement of expected economic performance, of the behavior of the leader, of the incrustation of the method in the company and of the anticipation of expectations of the actors.

Les organisations sont aujourd’hui confrontées à des exigences croissantes en matière de performance et de qualité. Leur survie dépend de leur faculté d’adaptation permanente à un environnement changeant et de leur capacité à développer leur efficience pour rester concurrentielles. Cette évolution laisse de moins en moins de place à l’improvisation et à « l’à peu près » et incite à plus de professionnalisme pour plus d’efficience.Pour réussir ce challenge, elles disposent d’une « ressource » essentielle, le potentiel humain. La très grande majorité des auteurs s’accorde pour reconnaître l’importance des acteurs, de leur talent et de leur créativité dans la performance des organisations. On constate cependant que, même si, progressivement, l’individu et ses besoins d’individuation et de réalisation personnelle sont de mieux en mieux reconnus et pris en compte dans la société, peu d’entreprises les considèrent comme un levier essentiel de leur efficience.Les organisations entretiennent, en effet, avec leurs ressources humaines, des rapports complexes, à géométrie variable, qui influencent leurs modes de management.Dès lors, l’objet de notre recherche vise à définir les modalités de management les plus favorables à l’instauration d’une coopération efficace des acteurs, considérés dans leur singularité, pour une démarche de changement organisationnel efficiente.Pour ce faire, nous étudions :– les systèmes d’interactions managériales ;– la place laissée dans ces systèmes aux acteurs dans leur singularité ;– l’impact de la prise en compte de la singularité des acteurs sur l’efficience de l’organisation, notamment en phase de changement organisationnel. / Nowadays, companies have to face greater expectations in terms of performance and quality. Their survival depends on their ability to constantly adapt to a changing environment and increase their efficiency in order to remain competitive. With such a change, improvisation and approximation are less welcome and professionalism is the key that will lead to greater effectiveness.To meet the challenge, they can rely on the crucial asset that is their human potential. Most authors agree on the fact that the actors with their skills and creativity are essential to the success of a company. Yet, even though society seems to be getting better at taking people’s needs of individualisation and personal fulfilment into account, very few companies see these needs as an essential lever to their efficiency.To various degrees, companies tend to have complex relationships with their human resources which end up having an impact on their management methods.From then on, our research will focus on defining the most suitable management methods that will help establish an effective cooperation with the individualized actors, and lead to a different and more efficient organization.And doing so, we will look at:- the different systems we find in terms of management interaction;- the importance given to the actors in their individuality in such systems;- the impact that taking the actors’ singularity into account can have on the company’s; efficiency, especially during the transitional phase of the reorganization.

The aim of this master thesis is to specify a corporate culture and the system of education of the ČSOB a. s., Příbram and to define the influence of this system on the company. Four research methods were used for the achieving of this aim: observation, questionnaire, comparison and dialogue. Employee education is currently very important factor of the company´s success. It is profitable for companies to invest to employee education especially in this modern age, which is full of frequent changes. The opportunity for education, development and growth is very highly motivating factor for employee and this opportunity helps to raise their satisfaction and loyalty to the company. Based on requirements and needs of the company, there exist different types of company education. The corporate culture is very important for company stability. It supports development of knowledge, skills and human potential. The synthesis of the obtained information was conducted after the analysis of the corporate culture and employee education in ČSOB, a. s., Příbram. In final part of the thesis were made practical suggestions leading to a desired state within this field.

The main objective of my diploma work is to specify the current management of human resources including the analysis of corporate culture with the focus on further development of human resources. The analysis and research were carried out in a producer cooperative in České Budějovice that is engaged in metal working, tool manufacture and locksmith´ s trade. For the purposes of the research of corporate culture and human resources development an investigation was carried out in the form of a questionnaire. The company management acknowledges management of human resources as a matter of high priority. The company strives for a better competitiveness and good position both on the domestic and foreign markets. The part of the concept is to create conditions for an appropriate working environment, modernization of production facilities, social certainties for employees and improvement of corporate culture. The efforts for a transition to the new way of human resources management however faces lack of interest on the part of employees with regards to further training, lower personal involvement and, last but not least, the fact that most of the company employees are above the age of 45. It would be advisable for the company management to focus on the personal involvement, better acquaintance and motivation of workers in respect of employee benefits and possibilities of professional growth.

This thesis contains theoretical definitions of a knowledge-based company, human capital development and education. The second part analyzes the data obtained from the monitored period 2008-2012 and includes standardized and non-standardized interviews, overt participant observation and a questionnaire survey.

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