Case Study: Accenture's Work-Life Balance Programs 1. Which key attributes of the diversity competency are illustrated in this case? Give specific example of each attribute identified. The key attributes of the diversity competency that were illustrated in this case are embracing and developing personal team or organizational tendencies and learning from individuals, teams, or organizations with different characteristics, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. Accenture incorporated these
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Assignment 1 Case “Accenture’s Work-Life Balance Programs” October 10, 2010 Leadership and Organization Behavior – BUS 520 Case “Accenture’ Work-Life Balance Programs The key attributes of shelf competency that was illustrated by Chris Tserng was knowledge, skills, and abilities. Chris was just coming of an eight week maternity following a four week vacation. She was feeling guilty and nervous because she was leaving her son and returning back to work. She never knew how hard it was going
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organizational behaviors. Accenture understood that must implement initiatives benefit employees regardless of age and gender to enable balancing between work and life as this is a key factor for high performance in an organization. Accordingly, Accenture developed Multi work-life programs to meet the employees needs and to give them more time flexibility outside the work place such as : Back-up dependant care program :when regular care arrangements breakdown Lifeworks program : health, legal and
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Business Ethics reinforces our core values and drives our culture of compliance, ethical decision making and accountability. Our core values shape the culture and define the character of our company. They guide how we behave and make decisions. Accenture will not tolerate retaliation against any employee who raises an issue or uses its Business Ethics Line (or any other appropriate channel) to report an ethical or legal concern. Employees who come forward with concerns play an important role in maintaining
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Case Study: Accenture's Work-Life Balance Programs Case Study Questions 1. Diversity competency involves the knowledge, abilities, and skills to value organizational, group, and individual characteristics while embracing such attributes as prospective sources of productivity and distinctiveness. In the case of Accenture’s work-life balance initiatives, an environment of inclusion is fostered with people who hold characteristics diverse from themselves. This is achieved through the Lifeworks
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Finance and Performance Management Mastery and the High Performance Business At Accenture, we have always believed that a direct correlation exists between the sophistication of an organization’s finance and performance management capabilities and its overall performance. 2 Now, we’ve put that theory to the test. In a recent landmark study, Accenture examined the relationship between finance and high performance. The results show a tangible link and strong correlation between a high-performance
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XX XX XX UNIT CODE : SHRxxx–x STUDENT NAME : Rounak Loudhia STUDENT ID NO : 11xxxx6 UNIT TUTOR : CONTENTS |Particular | |Page No. | | | | | |Introduction
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guide how we behave and make decisions. Contents 5 6 Our Code at a Glance Stewardship To navigate, use the links provided in these sections: Contents (page 2); Our Code at a Glance (page 5); and the Index of Key Terms (page 42); as well as the Accenture policies listed throughout the document and the links at the bottom of each page. To zoom in and out, use the magnifier and back buttons. 10 Best People 14 Client Value Creation 18 One Global Network 24 Respect for the Individual 28 Integrity
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1 ACCENTURE: REBRANDING AND REPOSITIONING A GLOBAL POWER BRAND1 INTRODUCTION Andersen Consulting was established in 1989 when the consulting practice of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen separated to form an independent business unit. Andersen Consulting faced the extremely difficult task of positioning itself in the Information Technology market space while simultaneously forging a separate identity from its accounting heritage. The business challenge was to retain the positive aspects of the
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Competitive Advantage By Eric M. Lowitt and Jim Grimsley May 2009 Case Study Hewlett-Packard: Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage Having worked with thousands of corporate and government clients around the world, Accenture has long understood the special characteristics that enable organizations to outperform their peers—to become high-performance businesses. High-performance businesses are those that: • effectively balance current needs and future opportunities, • consistently outperform
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