...Mid-Term Case Study Analysis Introduction According to Ann Cunliffe, Organization Theory “wasn’t recognized as a discipline until the 1960s” (Cunliffe, 2008, pp. 8). Currently however, Organization Theory is a common concept and has to be practiced every day by managers. For that reason, managers and administrators must be aware of the competitive advantage that derives from the thorough knowledge of organizational theories. Organizational literature offers a broad amount of tools that can help managers in their decision making processes. Even though theories are not rules, they are based on observation and data collection over the years, and are accepted among scholars (Vibert and Hurst, 2003). Consequently, learning the theories that scholars have written in the past (and in the present) help managers to create a portfolio of frameworks to solve the problems they might face in their organizations. Moreover, managers who excel the practice of organizational theories become more critical individuals; improve effectiveness within their organizations and develop the ability to predict organizational behavior. Based on the above, this paper pretends to put into practice the theories and concepts learned so far in the academic course Organization Theory. Accordingly, this script summarizes the practical analysis of the case presented in Jermier’s work “When the Sleeper Wakes”: A Short Story Extending Themes in Radical Organization Theory (Jermier, 1985). This critical analysis...
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...Literacy Program | India | | | Merit Awardee | Coca Cola Foundation, Inc. | Creative Writing Workshop on Children’s Books | Philippines | | | Merit Awardee | Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Corp. Phils. (HSBC) | Model of Excellence School in Esteban Abada | Philippines | | Best CSR Policies | Winner | Union Cement Corporation | Union Social Development and Management Program | Philippines | | | Merit Awardee | Unocal Thailand | The Social Responsibility Ambassadors Program | Thailand | | | Merit Awardee | Central Azucarera Don Pedro | The Community Development Program | Philippines | | Poverty Alleviation | Winner | Hindalco Industries | Integrated Rural Poverty Alleviation Program | India | | | Merit Awardee | Allen & Overy | Supporting “Helpers from Domestic Helpers” | Hong Kong | | | Merit Awardee | Seylan Bank | Comprehensive Microfinance for Micro-sector Empowerment | Sri Lank | | Special Achievement Award | Winner | Philippine Business for Social Progress | | Philippines | 2004 | Best Workplace Practices | Winner | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd | Employee Friendly Project | India | | | Merit Awardee | Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad | Better Workplace, Better Performance | Malaysia | | | Merit Awardee | Johnson & Johnson (Phils.) Inc. | CREDO- Based Employee Care Program | Philippines | | | Merit...
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...class and/or acquire substantial power if a person is not born of parents with said class and/or power. On average, individuals earning 100,000 or more a year, come from homes where their parents or guardian made 100,000 or more per year. The impact of an affluent family was even bigger in occupations where technical skills are more prevalent, such as doctors, lawyers, and chemists. Those individuals who came from an affluent household were 85 percentage more likely to graduate and gain employment making six figures. Those individuals that did not come from an affluent house hold were 75 percent more likely to be involved in criminal activity, underage pregnancy and not make over 30,000 a year. Recent studies propose that there is less economic mobility in the United States than has long been acknowledged. The last twenty years has seen a significant drop-off in median household income growth interrelated to earlier generations. My findings demonstrate that individuals who come from homes netting higher income per year place their offspring in better financial standing, hence better chance of upward mobility than an individual that is from a home netting a lower, middle to average income. The offspring from the lower part of the family based income scale has little to no chance of upward mobility. Introduction In recent years, many middle-class Americans, college students, and even politicians and policy-makers have broached the subject of the stagnant atmosphere of upward...
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...Multiple Critical Perspectives ™ Teaching J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye from Multiple Critical Perspectives by Stephanie Polukis ™ Multiple Critical Perspectives The Catcher in the Rye General Introduction to the Work Introduction to The Catcher in the Rye S ince The CaTCher in The rye was published in 1951, the book has received mixed reviews. While sev- eral critics commend Salinger’s thorough development of the narrator, the realistic use of vernacular in the narration, and the accurate portrayal of post-World War II teenage life, others feel that the novel is perverse and immoral. In fact, The Catcher in the Rye was on the public school’s banned book list for its use of profane language, depiction of underage drinking, and sexual allusions. However, regardless of the challenges to the novel, the book was a New York Times Bestseller for thirty weeks, and remains popular in the twenty-first century. While the novel in its present form is roughly 214 pages long, the story evolved from short stories published by J.D. Salinger in the 1940s. “I’m Crazy,” published by Collier’s magazine in 1945, developed into the conversation with Mr. Spencer in Chapter 2 and Holden’s visit to Phoebe in Chapters 22 and 23. While the story features Holden, the Spencers, and Phoebe, it also includes Jeanette—the housekeeper— and Viola—Holden’s youngest sister, who have both been omitted from the novel. Salinger’s “Slight Rebellion Off Madison...
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...Teo 1 Charles Teo 29 March 2012 Budget Cuts In Education of United States On February 14, 2011, Jackie Calmes reports that President Obama proposed to reduce spending with added revenue to recover $1.1 trillion or 10% of the deficits within 10 years timeframe (1). The new budget cut has certainly impacted the entire nation in all kinds of ways. “Out of the 47 States with newly enacted budgets, 38 or more states are making deep, identifiable cuts in K-12 education, higher education, health care or other key areas in the budget for fiscal year 2012” (Williams, Leachman, and Johnson 1). Over the years, more and more children are enrolled in public schools, and more students have furthered their education in universities. Even so, Williams, Leachman, and Johnson identify that many universities in most states have no choice but to cut down their budget and spend less on their services in 2012 than before (1). In Louisiana, what the budget cut has done is that, due to severe budget cuts, Louisiana’s governor Bobby Jindal plans to slash approximately 10 percent from budget of higher education, not forgetting that the proposed cut comes atop the $350 million that was already slashed from the higher education budget over the last two years (Hall 1). Such a decision will not only affect the universities but also increase the burden of the students and their families. As all should know, education is important to everyone now because it gives not only essential knowledge but also a promised...
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... a. Age b. Year Level c. Course d. Place of Origin 2. What are the factors that affect their study habits? 3. What are the study habits if the 1st and 2nd year Marlow scholars? 4. How the study habits affect their academic performance? INTRODUCTION The Global Economic Crisis pulled countries down from around the globe to a recession. Wide-ranging declines in many aspects of growth characterize the overall impact it had on the global scale. Following the Asian economic crisis in 1997, the present global economic crisis imposes new challenges to the Philippines as a developing country. Following are expositions of the macro economic impacts of the crisis in the Philippines setting, its implications in the prevalent poverty scenario, and policies and program undertaken by the government in response to the crisis. Global Economic crisis resulted to financial problems or financial pressure. This is a situation where money worries are causing stress. This is the reason why many high school studying can’t go to school for college is unaffordable. This problem seems impossible to overcome yet there are ways to improve the situation. Navigation Phils. Inc. is a sea-based manning company that mans a substantial number if vessels with close to five thousand seafarers onboard. Its...
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...Thomas E. Augustyn Iowa School of Banking 2009 Intersession Project Banking Regulation Summary There is one legislative issue which will be ultimately responsible for the future direction and degree of bank regulation. This issue is the management/regulation of the financial services industry that contains “systemically relevant” (aka “too big to fail”) firms. Management & regulation goals must be 3-pronged: 1. It must be strong enough to prevent the failure of “systemically relevant” firms (without artificial outside support)or provide for a less-traumatic winding down of a “systemically relevant” firm. 2. It must prevent the emergence of more “too big to fail” firms 3. It must not be so stifling as to prevent the controlled growth of safe and profitable financial service businesses. Analysis Up to 1999, banking regulation had been fairly constant since the Great Depression ended. The Golden Rule had been the Glass-Steagal Act. The Glass-Steagall Act, was passed by Congress in 1933 and prohibited commercial banks from engaging in the investment business. It was enacted as an emergency response to the failure of nearly 5,000 banks during the Great Depression. The act was originally part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program and became a permanent measure in 1945. It gave tighter regulation of national banks to the Federal Reserve System; prohibited bank sales of securities; and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which...
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...companies today and has created products and an image that companies all around the world dream to achieve. Through a straight forward mission statement that encompasses their vision, Nike is able to show how devoted they are to satisfying their customers' needs and going beyond that to ensure their customers only receive quality products and services. Nike’s extensive history, dating back to the 1950’s only adds to its impressive reputation in the athletics industry. It’s properly researched, developed and managed marketing strategy has given Nike the advantage over its competitors and has helped to ensure the company will lasts for years to come. The company was founded on the premise that it wanted to be the industry leader and develop products to help athletes perform at the highest standards. From the very begging Nike has done everything to achieve and maintain that balance and it still is the industry leader today. Nike History Bill Bowerman was a track coach for Oregon in the 1950’s. He was always seeking new ways to get a competitive advantage amongst his competitors. He tried everything from experimenting with running surface compounds, hydration, nutrition, and just about anything else you could think of to gain an advantage. He tried pitching it to all of the major running companies during that time frame and was very unsuccessful. Nobody would give him the time. Phil Knight was a very talented mid-distance runner from Portland and enrolled at Oregon in 1955...
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...theatre making employed by The Mothertongue project, provide spaces for women to remap their personal narratives. Mothertongue works from the premise that the development and subsequent performance of stories in theatrical processes affords women the opportunity to re-write and remap their personal narratives and in so doing insert their voices into the landscape of South African Theatre. In an attempt to redress the gender imbalances and androcentricism prevalent in post-apartheid theatre, this paper speaks to the relationship between theatre, liminality and communitas. I am interested in unpacking how collaborative processes of theatre-making provide spaces for women to remap their personal narratives. Remapping in this instance refers to processes of transforming lived experience through story. I address how, through engaging in ritual activities that are central to the stories performed, actors, audiences and the owners of the source stories are invited to physically participate in remapping and transforming lived experience. Linked to this is the choice of form(s) and how this affects or impacts on the performed stories as well as on the construction of performed rituals and ultimately on the processes of remapping personal narratives. I focus specifically on Mothertongue’s 2004 production, Uhambo: pieces of a dream. The production was an integration of theatre and visual art in the form of performances, portraits and installations that probed the concept of democracy...
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...n Richard Branson: The spirit to Succeed Fundamentals of an Entrepreneur 04-75-290-01 Submitted to: Dr. Jonathan Lee Submitted By: Ryan Thrasher Submission date: March 3, 2012 The mind and spirit of an entrepreneur are that unlike any others. In today’s economy, it takes more than the basic traits and skills to succeed in founding and running a successful company. One has to seek opportunity where no one else does and be willing to take adverse risks in order to get ahead. The risk involved in creating your own business venture in today’s economy is astronomical compared to times prior. Charles Dawrin’s theory of ‘survival of the fittest’ reigns supreme in the business world. The ability of a company to create, innovate, differentiate, and grow often determines their chance of surviving. Based on a stats derived from Industry Canada (2009) “Business failure statistics show that about 96 percent of small businesses (1–99 employees) that enter the marketplace survive for one full year, 85 percent survive for three years and 70 percent survive for five years (Key Small Business Statistics - January 2009, Industry Canada). This is why it is imperative for a young and aspiring entrepreneur; to not only encompass a vast array of specialized traits but also be willing to take on the adverse risk involved in following through. The focus of this paper will support those desired traits and characteristics that helped define the great Richard Branson as an...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) is the parent company of Jollibee, a fast-food restaurant chain based in the Philippines. Among JFC's popular brands are Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Manong Pepe's and its recently acquired local fast-food Mang Inasal. Since its inception, Jollibee has become an increasingly profitable fast-food chain with 1,921 (Jollibee 702, Chowking 406, Greenwich 221, Red Ribbon 215, Delifrance 23, Mang Inasal, Manong Pepe 15) store branches in the Philippines and 395 in other countries employing 29,216 workers. Including all its brands, JFC has 1,804 stores worldwide and total sales of more than Php 52 billion as of December 2010. Despite owning 52% of the total local Quick Service Restaurants, the competition with its rival firms is still stiff. The source of rivalry stems from price wars and marketing innovations. The rivalry is also centered on the KSFs (Key Success Factors) of the industry, which are good food, good service and reasonable pricing. Rivals are somewhat equal in capabilities and opportunities, thus making the competition stiffer. Moreover, standardization of service contributes to the intensity of rivalry. INTRODUCTION Fast food, also known as Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store...
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...Unit I Foreign Policy What is Foreign Policy? Foreign policy has many exegesis as there are internationalist who attempt to define this most intriguing subject of international relations. Initially, it has been define as a “ statement of national goals limited both absolutely and relatively by national power”. The Foreign Service Institute of the Philippines prefers to allude to it as “ set of guidelines articulated by the government to a country in order to promote its national interest through the conduct of its relations with other countries” The Foreign Service Institute of the Philippines has likewise quoted a dictum ascribed to President Ferdinand E. Marcos that: The foreign policy of a nation is the articulation of its fondest needs and aspiration, and in international affairs, it is its sole weapon for the promotion of national interest. Foreign Policy is a “part of the general program of government. It is furthermore an extension of its domestic policy”. The term “system” when used in the context of an organization, implies an entity composed of a set of parts and created to accomplish certain, objectives. The aim of the system is the coordination of human efforts and material resources to produce desired results in a dynamic organization. An organization, as social system, has certain inherent characteristics: 1) it has subsystem and, is part of a suprasystem in continual interaction with one another 2) It has define objectives...
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...CHAPTER Franchises and Buyouts What comes to mind when you see the word franchise? For many, it’s a fast-food restaurant. For some, it’s the standardization of America—the same product or service wherever you go. For still others, it is a business model with franchisor rules that must be followed. For Dina Dwyer-Owens, however, it’s a way of teaching “principles and systems of personal and business success so that all people we touch live happier and more successful lives.” Dwyer-Owens is chairwoman and CEO of The Dwyer Group, a holding company of seven service-based franchise organizations: Aire Serv, Glass Doctor, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter, Rainbow International, and The Grounds Guys. Founded in 1981 as Rainbow International, The Dwyer Group’s companies were providing services through more than 1,500 franchises in 10 countries by 2012. Don Dwyer, Dwyer-Owens’ father, fit the profile of an entrepreneur. In his youth, he had a newspaper route from which he © CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images In the SPOTLIGHT The Dwyer Group®: Seven Companies, One Code of Values www.dwyergroup.com After studying this chapter, you should be able to… earned over $2 million in today’s dollars by the time he finished college. Later, he bought a motivational materials franchise. His performance so impressed the franchisor that he made Dwyer part of his management team. Dwyer moved on to head Rainbow International, a carpet dyeing and cleaning company...
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...LOVE, ROSIE R Also by Cecelia Ahern PS, I Love You LOVE, ROSIE R Cecelia Ahern new york Copyright © 2005 Cecelia Ahern All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the Publisher. For information address Hyperion, 77 West 66th Street, New York, New York 10023-6298. Hyperion books are available for special promotions and premiums. For details contact Michael Rentas, Manager, Inventory and Premium Sales, Hyperion, 77 West 66th Street, 11th floor, New York, New York 10023, or call 212-456-0133. ISBN: 1-4013-8302-5 First eBook Edition: February 2005 For Mimmie, the dearest of them all . . . LOVE, ROSIE R part 1 8 chapter 1 k To Alex You are invited to my 7th birthday party on Tuesday the 8th of April in my house. We are having a magician and you can come to my house at 2 o’clock. It is over at 5 o’clock. I hope you will come, From your best friend Rosie To Rosie Yes I will come to your brithday party on Wensday. Form Alex To Alex My birthday party is on Tuesday not Wednesday. You can’t bring sandy to the party because mum says so. She is a smelly dog. From Rosie To Rosie I do not care wot your stupid mum says sandy wants to come. Form Alex 4 Cecelia Ahern To Alex My mum is not stupid you are. You are not aloud to bring the dog. She will brust the baloons. From Rosie To Rosie Then I am not going. Form Alex To Alex ...
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