Business Models: Managing Strategic Paradoxes Simultaneously Wendy K. Smith, Andy Binns and Michael L. Tushman As our world becomes more global, fast paced and hypercompetitive, competitive advantage may increasingly depend on success in managing paradoxical strategies strategies associated with contradictory, yet integrated tensions. We identify several types of complex business models organizations will need to adopt if they are to host such paradoxical strategies. Managing complex business
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http://parttimembadegree.com/business-school-cases/citibank-performance-evaluation-case-analysis/ Citibank: Performance Evaluation Case Analysis November 21, 2010 James McGaran’s Performance Evaluation. Doing the year-end performance evaluation for James McGaran, the branch manager of the flagship office in the Los Angeles area, was probably one of the most difficult experiences in all my years with Citibank in the capacity of area manager. James has been not just an exemplary employee in
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Case Analysis Corwin Corporation Project Management Failure by Jane Mauret EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report has been prepared to examine the reasons why the Peters/Corwin project, instigated in late December 2011, was terminated during the testing phase by the client. This led to financial loss for Corwin and cessation of relations with Peters, an important customer. Corwin has long-standing internal protocols with regard to project selection around product-based initiatives from outside clients
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Introduction: This assignment will look at a Human Resource Management problem of recruitment and retention process in Primary Care. The writer will look at the current recruitment process, which has recently been less than conducive to attracting the right applicant to the ever changing, varied and often stressful roles within the Primary Care setting. Recent events have resulted in high workload and stress levels for existing colleagues and staff due to the lack of retention of newly recruited
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important to get your brand architecture and portfolio management spot-on. Brand architecture can typically be described as the branding framework that organises and explains the nature and strategic relationships of each of your brands, working hand-in-hand with your portfolio management. Ultimately, both your architecture and portfolio influence how stakeholders relate and interact with your company's products and services. Getting it right or wrong affects the financial value of customer relationships
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The Hard Side of Change Management LEADERSHIP THE HARD SIDE OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT BY HAROLD L. SIRKIN, PERRY KEENAN, AND ALAN JACKSON FROM THE OCTOBER 2005 ISSUE 1 W $8.95 HEN FRENCH NOVELIST JEAN-BAPTISTE ALPHONSE KARR WROTE “PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C’EST LA MÊME CHOSE,” HE COULD HAVE BEEN PENNING AN EPIGRAM ABOUT CHANGE MANAGEMENT. FOR OVER THREE DECADES, ACADEMICS, MANAGERS, AND CONSULTANTS, REALIZING THAT TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONS IS DIFFICULT
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Colonial Mutual Group, Australia blu@colonial.com.au Abstract. The implementation of ERP systems has been problematic for many organizations. Given the many reports of substantial failures, the implementation of packaged ERP software and associated changes in business processes has proved not to be an easy task. As many organizations have discovered, the implementation of ERP systems can be a monumental disaster unless the process is handled carefully. The aim of this study is to identify the risks
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creation of a relationship that allows the client to perceive, understand, and act on the process events that occur within an organization in order to improve the situation as defined by the client (Cummings & Worley, pg. 253). In the case involving Ben and Jerry’s a consultant was brought in to work with the founders, board of directors, managers, and employees in order to undertake organizational development and also to bring the people, functions, aspirations, and directions together (Cummings & Worley
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Careers in Management Consulting WetFeet Insider Guide 2005 Edition The WetFeet Research Methodology You hold in your hands a copy of the best-quality research available for job seekers. We have designed this Insider Guide to save you time doing your job research and to provide highly accurate information written precisely for the needs of the job-seeking public. (We also hope that you’ll enjoy reading it, because, believe it or not, the job search doesn’t have to be a pain in the neck.)
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