...GADE 3 Innovation Management Lecturer: Lopez, Urko The Why, What, and How of Management Innovation * Gary Hamel - Rodriguez Ugarte, Aitor 15th of February, 2015 INDEX INTRODUCTION 2 1. CONCEPT OF MANAGEMENT INNOVATION 3 2. WHY IS MANAGEMENT INNOVATION SO IMPORTANT NOWADAYS? 3 3. “DECONSTRUCT YOUR MANAGEMENT ORTHODOXIES” 4 4. SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE 5 BIBLIOGRAFÍA 7 INTRODUCTION In this work I am going to analyze the management innovation. To do so, I am going to use Gary Hamel’s article “The Why, What, and How of Management Innovation” as guide to discuss this topic. To conclude with it, I am going to make a short summary about the article mentioning the main points of it. Source: Own elaboration Source: www.sintetia.com 1. CONCEPT OF MANAGEMENT INNOVATION Management innovation involves two concepts within it: Management and Innovation. On the one hand, management is one of the most important elements in an organization. It consists on coordinating activities and making plans for the future with the purpose to adapt to its environment and changes in it. On the other hand, as we analyzed the concept of Innovation in class the other day, I concluded that Innovation is the act of changing or creating a product or way of working in order to adapt to new environments or situations. So, what does Management Innovation mean? According to Gary Hamel “a...
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...This study brings into our minds a set of question that the research will try answer to reach the conclusion it seeks, and some of these questions are: how does the authors use their characters to convey their messages to the audience? How does the playwright portray his Eastern (Orient) character? How does the play reflect the political situation of its age? Did the writers succeed in passing their ideology to their audience? In short, this research aims to deconstruct the stereotypical assumption about the Restoration era as a continuation of the Renaissance age or as Hussein AlHawamdeh comments that "I think their [some of critics he mentions in his dissertation] analysis of Restoration drama as a continuation of the Renaissance anxiety, … is problematic" (Alhawamdeh, 7). What I am going to emphasize in this research is that the restoration drama is unique in itself, and it is not a continuation of the renaissance drama. Another thing, Dryden and Davenant when they adapted Shakespeare's plays, they used a discourse that fits the political situation of their age, by adapting plays written by a well-known playwright like Shakespeare they make it easier for them to get into the mind of the audience to...
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...Throughout the course of my English 102 class, there have been many attributing factors that have not only geared me toward meeting the course objectives but have challenged and strengthened my analytical and critical thinking skills. My portfolio highlights these acquired skills through two outside of class essays, which required two completely different styles of writing. Another key element that has helped to illustrate the writing process for the two essays in my portfolio was the use of reading various types of literature. This included but was not limited to, editorials, newspaper articles, books, and specific disciplines of research in course related fields. These two essays essentially reshaped my ability to write for specific audiences...
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...“The Stride Towards Freedom” Martin Luther King Jr. discusses oppression, specifically in regards to race and how it’s applicable to Negros in conjunction to the Montgomery bus boycott. In this article Martin Luther King Jr. asserts there are three ways to deal with oppression: the first being acquiescence, the second is through physical violence and corroding hatred, and the third is through non-violent resistance. Further he proffers that the first two options keep the oppressed as “oppressed” while the third option of non-violent resistance is the best option as “ the nonviolent resister agrees with the person who acquiesces that one should not be physically aggressive toward his opponent; but he balances the equation by agreeing with the person of violence that evil must be resisted… with non-violent resistance, no individual or group need to submit to any wrong, nor need anyone resort to violence in order to right a wrong.” (pg 145) Martin Luther King Jr.’s non-violent resistance is a building block of which to create current social action and social policy, however if it were combined with a liberal feminist approach, he would be able to create more change so social and public policy. Using a liberal feminist approach, feminist theory offers several ways to deconstruct and reconstruct this system which is similar to Martin Luther King Jr. non-violent resistance. Further, this critical analysis will explore the goals of a feminist approach and how a liberal feminist...
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...In her article, Debbie Harwood highlights the importance of incorporating critical literacy practices in literacy education in order to teach and encourage children to think critically, question texts and transform themselves or the world around them (Harwood, 2008). Critical literacy’s aim is to encourage children to be aware of the underlying nature and the purposes of literacy, as well as the different worldviews through which literacy can exert and maintain power (Harwood, 2008). It is important that we as educators teach and encourage children to use critical literacy skills as they engage with texts, and to encourage them to explore and learn about multiple perspectives, as well as to question what they read in order to uncover and recognize...
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...Fashion is a central part to an individual’s identity; it gives a person the liberty of self-expression. During the 1960s anti-Vietnam protestors wore black arms bands to demonstrate their disagreement with the war, much like today American Citizens wear blank to subtly show their ideologies. Clothing affords a person a chance to explicitly or implicitly make themselves visible. Annamari Vänskä would agree that fashion is a powerful tool. In her article “From Gay to Queer—or, Wasn’t Fashion Always Already a Very Queer Thing?” Vänskä criticizes Valerie Steele’s and Fred Dennis’s “From The Closet to The Catwalk” fashion exhibition, arguing that the exhibition only outed designers but didn’t queer the actual garments themselves. Vänskä argues that the garments should speak for themselves without outside context, however this perception neglects the designer’s intentionality. Although clothing articles do make statements on their own, the history behind them (i.e designer, intention, time period) and the...
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...stereotypes hates deconstructs the fashion campaigns of autumn and winter. Hayes talks about how the claim pains of the campaigns reflect the current state of the world. He talks about how the campaigns are luxurious but at the same time sort or drab and not so upbeat, like the brown and black set against brutalist architecture of the Prada campaign. He comments on how fashion campaigns also set the "tone-setting exercise" on the world. I agree with his analysis on how the fashion campaigns reflect the current state of world, more specifically America and how the campaigns are set up in the desolate, drab settings showing the expensive clothing. I love the concept because it so "American" to me. You may live in this drab or "poor" world but you still want the finest clothes you want to wear something that looks good, makes you look good and is expensive. The campaigns give this idea of "yes, I'm in this drab, gross place but i still can look fashion forward and high maintenance". At least that is what my interpretation of the article was....
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...wanted to know about how only a few industries have been successful in turning one of the most impossible industries to a green concept industry and how others fail to attempt this concept. What were the benefits that the industry has gained? (Advantages and disadvantages) 1. What are the advantages of a hotel going “green” 2. What are the possible disadvantages? 3. How did the establishment achieve their goals in pursuing the “going green” concept? 4. What were their failures in attempting to achieve the “going green” concept? Background As the researcher, the topic is chosen due to the lack of notice to the concept of industries, especially the hospitality industries of applying the common word “green.” There many articles published online regarding the hotels solutions, success and failure in applying the “green” concept. There are a numerous amount of studies that indicate that the economic benefits can be achieved in hotels through implementing social and environmental initiatives, many with a few or no capital a lot. In addition to the cost benefits, there are even benefits to choosing an environmentally sustainable strategy. These would include: * Gaining competitive advantage by being a leader in the sector * Customer loyalty * Employee retention * Awards and recognition * Regulatory compliance * Risk management * Increased brand value But most importantly, it is the right thing to do. According to (Claver-Cortes...
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...Suffolk Community College Dr. Dawn A. Saliba English 101 Fall 2014 Essay #3 Deconstructive Analysis For this assignment, choose one aspect of pop culture—a song, a television show, an article about a celebrity, etc. and, through a critical lens that focuses on gender, race, orientation, or class, analyze how it represents a particular group of traditionally stereotyped people. The group can be any of your choosing (women, African Americans, homosexual people, etc.), but be sure that you concentrate on only one group. Remember: you need a very specific video, image, song or text to analyze. Don't just choose NWA, choose NWA's video Express Yourself as shown on Youtube. Don't just choose SouthPark, choose Episode 513: Kenny Dies. Be sure to have at least three aspects of the work to examine. If you are looking at a video, deconstruct—or break apart—the different elements (staging, casting, costuming, etc.) and analyze the way your group is represented. If you 're working with anything regarding text, be sure to include quotations! Look at different lyrics of the song or elements of the dialogue or plot. Be thorough in your analysis. Discuss whether the work depicts your group in a positive or negative light. Determine whether it reinforces or tears down pre-established stereotypes. What do you believe its effect on society is? Because you'll be working with outside sources here, you'll need to cite them in your Works Cited page. You will need to save...
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...What Is Critical Thinking? Essay Question Details: Find three sources that discuss critical thinking. One source should be from the assigned and/or optional readings, and the other two should be found through your own research. Read the three sources, and consider how they define critical thinking. In 300-500 words, explain your own personal definition of critical thinking. Keep the following guidelines in mind: Select a direct quote from one of your resources to include in your explanation. A reference page that documents the three sources you found (and any other resources you used) is required. Remember, all outside sources must be cited both in-text and on your reference page. The articles you found in your research may influence your definition, but your own ideas should be evident. In other words, your process should be: a) Read some definitions and descriptions of critical thinking; b) Comprehend or digest the information; and c) Write your own definition of critical thinking. (Note: Do not simply reword the definitions you read. Consider a new way to explain what you understand critical thinking to be.) Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin...
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...examines the neodialectic paradigm of reality, one is faced with a choice: either accept textual precultural theory or conclude that the collective is capable of truth. Thus, an abundance of deconstructions concerning not materialism, but postmaterialism may be found. The subject is contextualised into a textual capitalism that includes sexuality as a reality. Therefore, the characteristic theme of the works of Fellini is the dialectic, and eventually the meaninglessness, of predialectic class. The subject is interpolated into a constructivist discourse that includes art as a whole. In a sense, Derrida uses the term ‘rationalism’ to denote the bridge between narrativity and society. Bataille suggests the use of neotextual rationalism to deconstruct sexist perceptions of class. 2. Rationalism and the material paradigm of discourse “Consciousness is intrinsically responsible for hierarchy,” says Derrida. It could be said that the primary theme of Prinn’s[1] analysis of the patriarchial paradigm of narrative is the role of the writer as artist. If textual precultural theory holds, we have to choose between rationalism and Lacanist obscurity. But the subject is contextualised into a textual precultural theory that includes reality as a reality. Rationalism implies that consensus is created by the collective unconscious, given that art is distinct from language. It could be said that Long[2] states that the works of Fellini are an example of posttextual capitalism. Debord promotes...
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...exalted by the most privileged in society. Conell and Messeschmidt suggest that there is a gender hierarchy amongst men in which particular groups of men are considered in subordination to others. The authours concept of hegemonic masculinity provides a more dynamic perspective of the existing power structures and subordination. It takes into account a wide array of sociopolitical/socioeconomic factors and cultural groups in consideration rather than approaching hegemonic masculinity in terms of binary absolutes. They also lay out the problems with granting superiority to an ideal form of masculinity which is unattainable by most men and excludes women. Drawing on empirical research and the history of hegemonic masculinity concept, this article examines the complex ways in which hegemonic masculinity is used to legitimize the power structures put in place in a patriarchy society. In patriarchy societies, people with hegemonic masculine qualities such as white, able –bodied, assertive, heterosexual males in the middle or upper class are granted more privileges hence have more power. People of color, women, persons with disabilities and homosexuals are some of the people who become marginalized by this concept. A system of subordination, whereby all individuals are measured according to a standard of masculinity espoused by a privileged few, is...
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... FIFA has had substantially high revenues since 2013 of over a billion dollars and net profits reaching over $70 million, along with over a billion dollars in cash reserves. Since FIFA is such a powerful association and is responsible for providing the world’s most watched sporting event, it has been linked with corruption, bribery, and alleged vote-rigging. Such corruption has brought about the questioning of former FIFA Presidet, Sepp Blatter and the awarded 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar. Purpose This Formal Report is meant to shed light on the operations and hidden decision making that connects FIFA with the aforementioned allegations. Soccer is the world’s most popular sport and with this research we can deconstruct how the laws and governance of FIFA affect those involved. In order to do this we must look into FIFA’s six recognized confederations; CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, CAF, UEFA, AFC, and OFC. These confederations oversee soccer in the different continents and...
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...essay, research report, or thesis. In writing the literature review, your purpose is to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic, and what their strengths and weaknesses are. As a piece of writing, the literature review must be defined by a guiding concept (e.g., your research objective, the problem or issue you are discussing, or your argumentative thesis). It is not just a descriptive list of the material available, or a set of summaries. Besides enlarging your knowledge about the topic, writing a literature review lets you gain and demonstrate skills in two areas: 1. information seeking: the ability to scan the literature efficiently, using manual or computerized methods, to identify a set of useful articles and books critical appraisal: the ability to apply principles of analysis to identify unbiased and valid studies. 2. A literature review must do these things: a) be organized around and related directly to the thesis or research question you are developing b) synthesize results into a summary of what is and is not known c) identify areas of controversy in the literature d) formulate questions that need further research Ask yourself questions like these: 1. 2. What is the specific thesis, problem, or research question that my literature review helps to define? What type of literature review am I conducting? Am I looking at issues of theory? methodology? policy? quantitative research (e.g. on the effectiveness of...
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...McCuller’s (sic) Young Woman with a Great Future behind Her” that it is a helpless compromise for Mick to accept her femininity at the end of the novel. Some feminist critics also tried to compare Carson McCullers with other female writers. In her collection of essays, Sacred Groves and Ravaged Gardens: The Fiction of Eudora Welty, Carson McCullers, and Flannery O’Connor, Louise Westling compared McCullers with other Southern female writers to illustrate that those writes constantly question and challenge the femininity concepts established by the orthodox American South ideology. In 1980, the famous post colonialism theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak published her journal: Three Feminist Readings: McCullers, Drabble, Habermas. In this article, Spivak advocated the readers to interpret the novel from an unconventional perspective. She made an attempt to analyze The Heart is A Lonely Hunter under the macro-structure which combined race- class- and sex- struggle, rather than the limited perspective of orthodox feminist sexual struggle. In 1992, L. Taetzsch in her paper Crossing Trajectories in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, made an innovative research about the development of “androgyny” image of Mick and Biff. In the 1990s, the rise of queer theory provided a new outlook for the research about McCullers. Some examples are Lori Kenshaft’s Homerotics and Human Connections: Reading Carson McCullers ‘As a Lesbian’ which is the first essay using queer theory to reinterpret McCullers’...
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