(Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, etc.) Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD The following, miscellaneous information may be helpful as an overview of various aspects of business law in the United States of America. Businesses requiring legal advice should contact an attorney. Very simply put, copyrights are to protect ownership (authorship) of written words, eg, in books, …

Can I Reprint Items from the Library? When Requesting Permission, You Must Specify Each Article With Its Title and Web address — Do Not Request Permission for Entire Categories or Topics In a public Library, you must specify each book you want — you cannot ask to borrow an entire category or shelf of books. …

Maximizing Potential: All About Training and Development Training and development — or “learning and development training” as many refer to it now — is one of the most important aspects of our lives and our work. In our culture, we highly value learning. Yet, despite our having attended many years of schooling, many of us …

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Much of the contentof this topic came from this book: Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD Focus and Scope of This Topic The purpose of this topic is to acquaint the reader with the field of Organization Development, a field with a rich history of research, publications, and highly qualified practitioners dedicated to improving the performance …

Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD; Authenticity Consulting, LLC Also, consider Related Library Topics Preparation Before you design your questionnaire, clearly articulate what decision, problem, or need is to be addressed by the answers to them. For example, review why you are doing the evaluation and what you hope to accomplish by it. This provides focus …

Duties and Responsibilities © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. The vast majority of content on this topic applies to for-profits and nonprofits. This book also covers this topic. Sections of This Topic Include Comparing For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards For-Profit (Corporate) Boards Nonprofit Boards Also, consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the …

Nearly 78 million Americans volunteered their time for an organization in 2019—that’s about 30% of the population—according to AmeriCorps. Nonprofit organizations and other companies that rely on volunteers should be developing and managing volunteer programs that benefit the organization and volunteers. It all starts with a well-designed plan. This Library topic is called “Developing & …

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Women on Boards: Review & Outlook Does Gender Matter in the Boardroom? Advancing female representation in the boardroom: An interview with Ilene H. Lang Does the Gender of Directors Matter? Gender Diversity on Public Company Boards Gender Composition of Boards Important for Competitiveness Initiatives to Place …

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. The good servant Do Independence and Financial Expertise of the Board Matter for Risk Taking and Performance? The Dark Side of Outside Directors The Benefits Of The Perfect Independent Board Member Independent director – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bijan Sabet • How to pick an independent …