Ethics in Practice - Kenneth R. Andrews (1989); Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? - Robert Goffee (2006); What Makes an Effective Executive - Peter Drucker (2017) - Leadership and Ethics in Practice
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The essay "Ethics in Practice" by Kenneth R. Andrews analyzes an organizational ethical framework. The article, in its very essence, basically brings to the spotlight that an ethical standpoint is very much required to guide the strategic decisions and behavior of the company on the whole....
MODELLIN CSR : HOW MANAGERS UNDERSTAND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BUSINESS TOWARDS SOCIETY
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Résumé en anglais du texte suivant : MODELLIN CSR : HOW MANAGERS UNDERSTAND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BUSINESS TOWARDS SOCIETY
Corporate Social Responsabilities of the comagnies
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1) To what ex tent is 'the institution of business and industry' responsible for the environmental and social issues of today? Explain your reasons for your answer 2) How effective is CSR in addressing these issues? Illustrate your answer with examples. 3) What other possibilities exist...
Structure and dynamics of the organizations by Henry Mintzberg
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This book is the second in a series of Mintzberg that is devoted to organizations. Led by a manager on a daily basis, it deals with the power and authority in organizations and corporate governance. Based on research in management science, sociology and psychology, this reference book offers new...
Roland Perez - The diversity of corporate governance models in Europe
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1) The subject According to Roland Perez, Europe is characterized by a diversity of models for corporate governance (GE) and each model is suited to the geographical area or country. Due to the constant economic and societal transformations, the author shows us that we have witnessed, in the...
Resource management and technological innovation, sheet reading: The Netherlands C., Economics of Innovation (Chapter IV)
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For A. A Alchian, under uncertainty, profit maximization cannot be a rule of action for the firm. Success depends on results, not motivations: the decisions and criteria associated with them do not constitute a basis for understanding the behavior of firms. What is important are the decisions...
Michael Hammer's guide for management
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Michael Hammer, a researcher at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is one of the leading world specialists in business management theory. As a teacher and researcher, he also works with management teams of several large global companies and helps them anticipate fundamental...
Review of "Thinking communication" by Dominique Wolton
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Communication is one of the strongest symbols of the twentieth century. Its ideal is to bring people, cultures and values at the heart of the European democratic model. Moreover, the success of communication is such that many people combine media and new technologies. But are they right? Does...
Chester Barnard: Theory of the leadership
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Introduction Chester Irving Barnard is an important author in the field of Management Science. Although his theories are not often used they are significant for this area. His theory of the organization is an innovative concept which integrates the functions of the management that lead to the...
Summary of the seven habits of highly effective people - habits 4 to 7
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This document is a very complete and detailed summary of the seven habits of highly effective people written by Stephen Covey. It is more precisly about the four last habits: habit 4: win/win habit 5: seek first to understand, then to be understood habit 6: synergize habit 7: sharpen the saw
Chester Barnard's theory of authority
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Chester Barnard's text regarding the theory of the authority is part of his 1938 work that is titled 'Functions of the Executive". This sets out a theory of organizations and the functions of an executive within an organization. His theory is based on a set of managerial functions; the...
'To communicate and convince in a project' by Ramez Cayette (2008)
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In this book, the author outlines the best practices that underpin the success of a project; he highlights 10 such steps. Excerpt: "The first practice is to conduct a communication audit. This identifies the key players who are directly involved in the project, identify their positions (and those...
The usefulness of an ethnographic approach to the international comparison of organizations (1996-1997) - Philippe d'Iribarne - publié le 29/09/2010
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Philippe d'Iribarne (born 1937) is ethnologist and sociologist, graduated from the Grande Ecole of Science and Technology and from the Grande Ecole for political science. He is carrying out studies in the national centre for scientific research about the impact of culture on business and on...
Synthèse de 'A General Theory Of Entrepreneurship: The Individual-opportunity Nexus - publié le 29/09/2010
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L?entrepreneuriat est un point d?ancrage de notre société. De plus en plus de personnes sont engagées dans une activité entrepreneuriale. Mais, malgré le nombre d?études sur ce sujet, aucun savoir cohérent n?émerge. Pourquoi ? Le principal problème est l?absence d?étude globale sur...
Summary of: International Marketing and Export Management, G. Albaum, J. Strandskov and E. Duerr - publié le 29/09/2010
Book review - 95 pages - Management
Increasing importance of international markets has been the result of a number of interrelated factors namely, 1. There has been a continuing lowering of barriers to trade and investment 2. Improvements in transportation and logistics have further lowered the cost of exporting and importing 3....
"The seven habits of highly effective people" by Stephen R. Covey: a summary - publié le 29/09/2010
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Among the seven habits that are supposed to help a person achieve true interdependent "effectiveness", I have chosen to highlight three that are of interest to me as a sales manager: - Being proactive and acting or re-acting on things in a responsible way, in contrast with being reactive and...
Alain Fronteau, Ronald Boucher et Michel Pouchelin, "Comprendre l'entreprise et son environnement", 2007
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“Comprendre l'entreprise et son environnement ” is the title of the second book I choose to summarize. This book was written by Alain Fronteau, Ronald Boucher, Michel Pouchelin and published in June 2007. These three experts had the goal to explain in this book the complexities of the...
"The Management of Organizational Justice" (Management de la justice), R. Cropanzano, D.E. Bowen et S.W. Gilliland (2007)
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Business organizations have to pay heed to justice because of the significant work-related consequences that have been linked to employees' perceptions of fairness within organizational contexts. Considered as a sustainable competitive advantage for organizations, especially in the context of...
Roy J Lewicki, David M Saunders, Bruce Barry, Negotiations: readings, exercices and cases
Book review - 16 pages - Management
A dispute occurs when one person makes a claim on another who rejects it. In a dispute each person has an interest (in the stolen boots affair, the miner has an interest in boots and the firm has an interest in miners working). Interests are the things one cares about or wants. Interest-based...
Gibson, Ivancevich, Donnelly, and Konopaske. Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Process, 13th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2009, Chapter 5 Case for Analysis: What Motivates Entrepreneurs?
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The 13th edition of Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Processes is based on the proposition that managing people, structure, and processes in organizations is a challenging, compelling, and crucial set of tasks. There is nothing boring about managing organizational behavior. Traditional...
The usefulness of an ethnographic approach to the international comparison of organizations (1996-1997) - Philippe d'Iribarne
Book review - 1 pages - Management
Philippe d'Iribarne (born 1937) is ethnologist and sociologist, graduated from the Grande Ecole of Science and Technology and from the Grande Ecole for political science. He is carrying out studies in the national centre for scientific research about the impact of culture on business and on...
Cultural Dimensions in People Management, The Socialization Perspective, Geert Hofstede
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Geert Hofstede (born 1928) is a Dutch writer on the interactions between national and organizational cultures. He wrote several books including Culture's Consequences and Cultures and Organizations, Software of the Mind. He has a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and a doctorate in...
The Five elements guide of Lundholm and Richard
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This article presents an analysis of the book, ?the five elements guide of Lundholm and Richard'. The main purpose of this book is to present a guide about strategic leadership towards sustainability. The main question raised by it is: How can individuals be involved in taking actions leading...
Cross-reference study on the notion of "Leadership"
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Joan of Arc's public career lasted only for two years but her history has come down through the ages, so that each year, her courage is praised on May 1st. Why is this sixteen-year-old girl engraved in our memory in such an unforgettable way? Answering to this question amounts to go over her...
Judgment: How winning leaders make great calls? By Noel M. Tichy and Warren G. Bennis - publié le 11/12/2008
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“With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters,” said Noel M. Trichy in the foreword of the book. The book is must-read for current leaders as well as future leaders. This framework can help anyone who runs a small team or a big corporation. It gives keys to...
Maurice A. Bercof - The Art of Negotiating
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Maurice A. Bercoff is a Bachelor of Law, PhD in Economics and a Statistics graduate; and fluent in four languages. He developed his systematic approach to negotiations in Harvard, Wharton Business School and the Kennedy School of Government. He has more than thirty years of experience (in Europe...
Creating the New American Hospital
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Written in 1993, Creating the New American Hospital: A Time For Greatness by V. Clayton Sherman still has lessons for the twenty-first century hospital. Though issues such as the rise of managed care, cost constraints, litigation and malpractice, changes to Medicare and Medicaid, and low morale...
The scope of human resource management functions and activities
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The most important resource in an organization is its people. So the role they play, how they play, how they interact through formal and informal processes and the relationships they build are crucial to the success of strategy” say Johnson and Scholes (2002: 419). Human Resource Management...
Summary of: International Marketing and Export Management, G. Albaum, J. Strandskov and E. Duerr
Book review - 95 pages - Management
Increasing importance of international markets has been the result of a number of interrelated factors namely, 1. There has been a continuing lowering of barriers to trade and investment 2. Improvements in transportation and logistics have further lowered the cost of exporting and importing 3....
"The seven habits of highly effective people" by Stephen R. Covey: a summary
Book review - 2 pages - Management
Among the seven habits that are supposed to help a person achieve true interdependent "effectiveness", I have chosen to highlight three that are of interest to me as a sales manager: - Being proactive and acting or re-acting on things in a responsible way, in contrast with being reactive and...
