Alex Wright
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The phenomenon of speaking on behalf of another individual or entity in an organizational setting is known as managerial ventriloquism. When managers engage in this behavior to excess, it can undermine their credibility and authority with their colleagues. The authors of this article conducted an ethnographic study on managerial ventriloquism and use the results to explain how this behavior works and suggest strategies to employ it more effectively....
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Angela (Chabert) is an independent-minded American tour guide who gets fired from her job in Rome just before Christmas. She crosses paths with an American executive named Oliver (Page), who wants to buy a high-end ceramics company. Oliver hires Angela to be his tour guide around the Eternal City, As the owner of the ceramics company won't sell it to him until he learns "the heart and soul of Rome." But is there another heart and soul that he may...
6) Runaway
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A seemingly perfect suburban mom has her world turned upside down when the past that she's kept secret for 18 years finally catches up with her... and threatens to destroy everything she's built for herself.
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It's almost Christmas, and Belle has to leave her California hometown behind to head up north on business. The auction house Belle works for must catalog the estate sale of a large mansion. Her client, Hunter Lowell, is rumored to have a sharp tongue and a hot temper. Belle gets to work, and while the job is a dream, the client is not. But as Belle and Hunter spend more time together, his icy demeanor begins to melt. They grow close fast, but things...