...“There and Back Again - A Falling Giant’s Tale” MGMT-591 Leadership in Organizational Behavior 20 April 2013 There and Back Again – A Falling Giant’s Tale General Motors Corporation (GM) was once a king in the auto industry. Founded in 1897, the small company grew from the fledgling Buick Motor Company to a huge corporation with over twenty different major brands of automobiles to include Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Opel, and Cadillac to name a few. The main factory and office is headquartered in the United States and based out of Detroit, MI. The automobile manufacturing company is broken down into four different segments: GM North America, GM South America, GM Europe, and GM International Operations. Life was good being a part of the GM team and the company flourished into a giant in the auto industry. In 2009, GM faced several growing problems that they could not overcome. As a result, the corporation became involved in one of the country’s biggest and most controversial bankruptcies. GM was facing total shutdown if help was not received. In a move to prevent the loss of thousands of jobs and a very serious blow to the United States already declining economy, the United States Department of Treasury bailed GM out of bankruptcy and acquired all GM assets and liabilities. The freshly formed company emerged as the new General Motors Company (vice General Motors Corporation) and was kept in business. A new head was appointed to the board of directors who...
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...– Group Paper Control Mechanisms Paper Explain how these controls affect the four functions of management. The four functions of management at General Motors which are to plan, organize, direct and control are affected by budgetary, feedback, financial and market controls. General Motors is depending more on the control mechanisms now, more than ever. Since falling into bankruptcy, General Motors is using budgetary control now as a means of planning and control. W.A. Paton describes the budget as “any statement or report which shows the estimated data of either the course or results of a program or plan of operation. (W.A. Paton. 1932) General Motors uses budgetary control in long-term and short-term management planning. The new Chief Financial Officer, Chris Leddell, has stated that General Motors has lost billions of dollars in the last year. With that being said Mr. Leddell is very optimistic that General Motors will rebound from bankruptcy and will more than likely be able to show a profit for 2010. The organizational management function is utilizing a now weak financial control and they know they have a long road ahead. General Motors management team uses feedback controls to help allocate resources and track funds versus production and sales. These control mechanisms affect General Motors management functions by providing an instant indicator, preventing a lagging indicator. References Jstor.(2010). General Motors Budgetary Control. Retrieved from...
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...2012 Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this paper, or otherwise published by EOS, are those of the authors and do not represent the official policy, position, or views of other organizations, universities, companies, or corporations that the authors may be affiliated with. GMO Myths and Truths 2 About the authors Michael Antoniou, PhD is reader in molecular genetics and head, Gene Expression and Therapy Group, King’s Cols: lege London School of Medicine, London, UK. He has 28 years’ experience in the use of genetic engineering technology investigating gene organisation and control, with over 40 peer reviewed publications of original work, and holds inventor status on a number of gene expression biotechnology patents. Dr Antoniou has a large network of collaborators in industry and academia who are making use of his discoveries in gene control mechanisms for the production of research, diagnostic and therapeutic products and safe and efficacious human somatic gene therapy for inherited and acquired genetic disorders. Claire Robinson, MPhil, is research director at Earth Open Source. She has a background in investigative reporting and the communication of topics relating to public health, science and policy, and the environment. She is an editor at GMWatch (www.gmwatch.org), a public information service...
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...Today, anyone can go to the grocery store and purchase fruits and vegetables that have been genetically modified. As a matter of fact, most of us do it unknowingly all the time. But, what exactly are genetically modified foods and what sets it apart from traditional breeding? The biotech industry and our departments of agriculture claim that genetic engineering is a natural extension of traditional breeding. However, traditional agriculture methods, such as cross-pollination or selective breeding, are based on natural reproductive mechanisms. These traditional methods will cross only one kind of plant or animal with a similar species. To be specific, genetic engineering crosses the coded DNA barrier and utilizes very powerful (and unnatural) laboratory techniques for transferring genetic material directly between plants and animals. Using these techniques, genes from any plant, animal, virus, or other organism, including a human, can be inserted into any other organism. Therefore, scientists have been able to take “beneficial genes” from some plants or animals and splice them into the DNA of fruits and vegetables. This modification process can make them resistant to pesticides and or insects. Some have even been able to modify rice to have vitamin A as well as the high carbohydrates it also contains; they call it “Golden rice.” This all seems like great progress. At a glance, one might even conclude that this technology could end world hunger. It might even be concluded that this...
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...CPET 575 Management of Technology Technological Innovation Case I-1 Elio Engineering, Inc Lecture Note & Summary by Professor Paul I-Hai Lin Pages 13-31 of Text Book: Robert A. Burgelman, Clayton M. Christensen, and Steven C. Wheelwright, Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, 5th edition, McGrawHill, 2009. Case I-1 Elio Engineering Inc. 1 Outline Origin of Elio Engineering Seat Mechanism Technologies Industry and Regulatory Environment Technological Barriers and Risks Capabilities Requirements for Players in Automotive Seats and Comparative Company Profiles Decision Time Case I-1 Elio Engineering Inc. 2 1 Origin of Elio Engineering Paul Elio Hari Saknkara Technical Capabilities • JCI Benchmarking Department • JCI Structural Design and Analysis Department 1996 -1998 • A patent: revolutionary bike design • Failed venture Technical Capabilities: 1988 – 1997, JCI’s Structural Design & Analysis Department MBA training 1998 Summer Intern at Booz Allen Hamilton, a management consulting firm Feb. 1998 • A new seat design “No Compromise” Feb. 1999 Case I-1 Elio Engineering Inc. 3 Origin of Elio Engineering 1998 First venture meeting: Paul & Hari, at Venice, CA Agenda • ABTS (All-Belts-To-Seat) • Announcement & comments A cost effective new seat design - a special class of ABTS Utilizing new technology Resulting structure: Low cost, Light weight, Strong • Features ...
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...CPET 575 Management of Technology Technological Innovation Case I-1 Elio Engineering, Inc Lecture Note & Summary by Professor Paul I-Hai Lin Pages 13-31 of Text Book: Robert A. Burgelman, Clayton M. Christensen, and Steven C. Wheelwright, Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, 5th edition, McGrawHill, 2009. Case I-1 Elio Engineering Inc. 1 Outline Origin of Elio Engineering Seat Mechanism Technologies Industry and Regulatory Environment Technological Barriers and Risks Capabilities Requirements for Players in Automotive Seats and Comparative Company Profiles Decision Time Case I-1 Elio Engineering Inc. 2 1 Origin of Elio Engineering Paul Elio Hari Saknkara Technical Capabilities • JCI Benchmarking Department • JCI Structural Design and Analysis Department 1996 -1998 • A patent: revolutionary bike design • Failed venture Technical Capabilities: 1988 – 1997, JCI’s Structural Design & Analysis Department MBA training 1998 Summer Intern at Booz Allen Hamilton, a management consulting firm Feb. 1998 • A new seat design “No Compromise” Feb. 1999 Case I-1 Elio Engineering Inc. 3 Origin of Elio Engineering 1998 First venture meeting: Paul & Hari, at Venice, CA Agenda • ABTS (All-Belts-To-Seat) • Announcement & comments A cost effective new seat design - a special class of ABTS Utilizing new technology Resulting structure: Low cost, Light weight, Strong • Features ...
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...THE INDONESIA CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MANUAL First Edition IFC Advisory Services in Indonesia In Partnership with: THE INDONESIA CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MANUAL First Edition Jakarta, January 2014 i Disclaimer IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, creates opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives. We foster sustainable economic growth in developing countries by supporting private sector development, mobilizing private capital and providing advisory services. The Indonesia Corporate Governance Manual (CG Manual) was commissioned by IFC as part of the Indonesia Corporate Governance Program that IFC is implementing in Indonesia since 2012. This manual is distributed with the understanding that neither the authors, nor the organizations, countries they represent, nor the publisher are engaged in rendering legal or financial advice. The material in this Manual is set out in good faith for general guidance, and no liability can be accepted for any possible loss or expense in incurred as a result of relying on the information contained herein. This publication is not intended to be exhaustive. It should not be relied upon as a basis for formulating business decisions. On all financial issues and questions, an accountant, auditor, or other financial specialist should be consulted. A lawyer should be consulted on all legal issues and questions. As the laws in the Republic of Indonesia are constantly changing, legal rules referred...
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...http://cls.casa.colostate.edu/transgeniccrops/what.html What Are Transgenic Plants? A transgenic crop plant contains a gene or genes which have been artificially inserted instead of the plant acquiring them through pollination. The inserted gene sequence (known as the transgene) may come from another unrelated plant, or from a completely different species: transgenic Bt corn, for example, which produces its own insecticide, contains a gene from a bacterium. Plants containing transgenes are often called genetically modified or GM crops, although in reality all crops have been genetically modified from their original wild state by domestication, selection and controlled breeding over long periods of time. On this web site we will use the term transgenic to describe a crop plant which has transgenes inserted. Image:Results of insect infestation on Bt (right) and non-Bt (left) cotton bolls. Source: USDA | Why Make Transgenic Crop Plants? A plant breeder tries to assemble a combination of genes in a crop plant which will make it as useful and productive as possible. Depending on where and for what purpose the plant is grown, desirable genes may provide features such as higher yield or improved quality, pest or disease resistance, or tolerance to heat, cold and drought. Combining the best genes in one plant is a long and difficult process, especially as traditional plant breeding has been limited to artificially crossing plants within the same species or with closely related...
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...have desire characteristics were chosen for breeding new generation. Desired characteristics arose from naturally occurring variations in genes of plants and animals. Hence genetic modification occurs naturally and forms the base of evolution. Techniques used today to modify genes provide new ways to identify special characteristics and transfer them in plants and animals. For example, it is now easy to make copy gene of an organism and insert it another organism for desire characters. The resulting plants and animals has genetically altered material so called genetically modified organisms and food made by these plants and animals are called genetically modified food. Into our food supply the role of GM food is too much discuss for their safety and place in global food production. GM FOOD REGULATION GENERAL FOOD SAFETY The endanger due to any food a community is accepted influence by knowledge that came from community usage of that food from many hundred years. For example, • Rhubarb leaves, green potatoes are dangerous due to their toxic components. • Some foods like cow’s milk and egg cause allergy in some people. To prevent harmful bacteria growth we must careful in preparing food. We develop the method to preserve food from bacterial growth and use for long period of time using techniques like salting, pasteurization cooling and canning etc. Today we increase array of new food and food chemicals that do not have history of use in...
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...Introduction ! Before this assignment I had never even heard of the name Alfred Sloan before. I was shocked when I learned what an important and influential business man he was. Without his knowledge or will power General Motors would not be what it is today, in fact it might not even exist today. He took over General Motors at their most vulnerable time, re-organizing the management system and creating new ideas that put them well ahead of Ford. Sloan was a savvy business man that cared about the well being of his employees as well as his customers.The name Alfred Sloan should be more recognized then Christopher Columbus in this country. We owe this man a lot more credit then he is given. Our factories would not be what they are today without him. Background ! Born in New Haven, Connecticut, on May 23, 1875. His Father was a partner in a wholesale tea, coffee, and cigar business, with a firm called Bennett-Sloan & Company. In 1885 he moved the business to New York City, on West Broadway and from the age of ten Alfred grew up in Brooklyn. His fatherʼs father was a school teacher, and his mothers father was in Methodist minister. He excelled as a student at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute where he completed the college-preparatory courses. He was the oldest of five children, one sister, Katharine, and three brothers, Clifford who worked in the advertising business; Harold who was a college professor; and Raymond being the youngest was a professor, writer, and expert in hospital...
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...entails the critical analysis on the Global Mining (GM) case study whereby the human resource (HR) related issues are identified through GM’s problems and a provision of 3 HR strategies targeting at 3 key HR issues. This paper also address the possible implementation challenges that GM may face so as to mitigate them. However, detailed implementation approaches of these strategies are beyond the scope of this paper. HR Strategies There are growing evidence of positive impact HR strategies have on organisational effectiveness and performance (Boselie, Dietz and Boon 2005; Combs et al. 2006; Guest et al. 2003; Huang 2000). Lee, Lee and Wu (2010) quoted Mondy et al. (2002) on the boundary of HR strategies to include five key functions: staffing, human resource development, compensation and benefits, safety and health, and employee and labour relations. Based on Lee, Lee and Wu (2010)’s own study, which extended Mondy et al. (2002)’s HR strategies to include teamwork, HR planning, performance appraisal and employment security, they concluded that HR strategies do attribute to a company’s performances. The espousals of HR strategies are critical in motivating employees’ commitment towards corporate’s strategic objectives (Buller and McEvoy 2012). GM’s HR Director, Susan Maffat, commented on unclear HR strategy offers an indication of GM’s poor or ineffective/inefficient HR strategies. The following problems currently faced by GM are the manifestation of key HR issues due to deficient...
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...…7 3.4 Technological Forces…………………………………………………….…………………………….8 3.5 Legal Forces……………………………….………………………………………….……………..….9 3.6 Ecological Forces………………………….………………………….………………………………...9 4.0 SECTION B. MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES…………………………………….……………………….10 4.1 SWOT analysis of GM Uzbekistan………………………………………………………………..……...10 4.2 Management Strategies………………………………………………………………….…………….12 5.0 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………………14 6.0 REFERENCES……………………………………………………………………………………………15 1.0 INTRODUCTION Due to the today’s fast development and the process of globalization practically all large companies and organizations face different extends of strategic failure. There are many external factors that are beyond managers’ control and affect the effective and efficient existence of large enterprises, for instance the continual changes in product demand. However, concentrating on factors that can be harmful for running business it is necessary to take into consideration the internal forces also, that is the internal management structure, including HR management. In other words initially companies have to gain the smooth processes within the “mechanism”. In order to achieve the desired success of the organization the managers should carefully analyze the current situation within and outside the company. This coursework is dedicated to an analysis of joint venture of General Motors Uzbekistan. This analysis is aimed to...
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...Institution Affiliation; Instructor: Course: Date: Introduction According to Ammannati (2012) Genetically Modified Organisms are organisms whose genetic composition has been altered in order to suit some conditions. The undertaking is done through extensive research on specific organisms such as bacteria, insects, fish, plants as well as animals. The Genome of these organisms is altered to achieve production and or pharmaceutical goals. Although the field has had some criticisms over the years since its inception, it has proved to be very helpful in the production of food materials, experimental medicine and gene therapy, development of hybrid agricultural products such as hybrid planting seeds and herbicides. Mechanism of Creating GMOs. The basis of creating these products lies on the fact that most living organisms are prone to pathogenic attacks. Scientists therefore design products which are immune to the attacks and which are resistant to unfavorable climatic conditions. The procedure long involves much scientific research. There is a wide range of organisms that scientists have subjected to genetic engineering. The two main methods employed in genetic engineering are Recombinant DNA Technology as well as Reproductive Cloning. The first case involves the scientist combining genetic materials from different organisms. This is based on the fact that DNA molecules from all organisms be it plant or animals have similar chemical composition. The resulting DNA sequence from...
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...FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF TOPICAL GEL CONTAINING AZITHROMYCIN AND PREDNISOLONE VESICLES FOR TREATING PSORIASIS Sonia Tomar, Tinku Singhal, ABSTRACT Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune systemic inflammatory disease, associated with metabolic syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes and many other diseases. There is various type of psoriasis but most common type of psoriasis is caused by Psoriasis vulgaris. It is characterized by rigid of skin due to increase in the level of cholesterol and fall in the level of ceramide. Apart from that it is associated with an immune system of the body means movement of immune cells from dermis to the epidermis, where they stimulate skin cells (keratinocytes) to proliferate. Various type of drug delivery system are used for the treatment of psoriasis including topical, oral or systemic but gels prepration of azithromycin and prednisolone are more effective in reduction of purities, scaling and hyperkeratosis of psoriasis plaque. Niosomal/Vesicular gel, has been explored extensively for topical application to enhance skin penetration as well as skin retention. Prednisolone and azithroycin together provide effective results in the treatment of psoriasis. Due to high entrapment efficiency and stability, gel prepration (Azithromycin & Prednisolone) reduce the scaly patches and suppression of humoral immunity. Keywords: Niosome, Immunity, Topical, Psoriasis, Gel, Azithromycin, Prednisolone. INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is recognized...
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...competences/”know-how”, geographical restraints, financial feasibility, time concerns, etc.). More precisely, vertical relations refer to the rapport between two companies in the sequence along the value chain, where there can be one (or multiple) upstream company and multiple (or one) downstream companies. Although the typical characterization of the rapport between a company and the market is a direct one (where the firm sells directly to the end consumer), it is generally not the case. In the most familiar scenarios it is considered that the producer would retain control over the selling price, advertising, sales service, etc. However, when starting on the assumption that this is false, the producer would ultimately lose control over some of these aspects, which are paramount to determining the demand. Supply relations Once a company has locked in a supplier, the need to maintain a balance of control in the newly created collaboration, in order...
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