Entrepreneur: Tom Bostock- ‘The Travelling Fishmonger’ 1. Introduction The definition of an entrepreneur taken straight from the oxford dictionary is ‘a person who sets up a business or businesses, whilst taking on financial risks in the hope of profit’ (Whitelock, 2011). A definition this simple is near impossible to find in any scientific journal. Schumpter (1934) was one of the first researchers to claim that an entrepreneur was an actual state of being that was different from a business
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EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CHOICE? A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF CHOICE IN ORGANIZATIONS Roy Yong-Joo Chua and Sheena S. Iyengar ABSTRACT The provision of choice is one of the most common vehicles through which managers empower employees in organizations. Although past psychological and organizational research persuasively suggests that choice confers personal agency, and is thus intrinsically motivating, emerging research indicates that there could be potential pitfalls. In this chapter, we
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and its relation to employee motivation from a critical perspective (Rugman, 2002). In order to achieve this, several models will be analyzed and looked at, considering that they are some of the factors that will assist in understanding employees’ motivation and job satisfaction. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to analyze the general applicability of various management models and how they affect job motivation, through satisfaction (Kotler & Armstrong, 2006). There is a positive correlation
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PP. 70 – 82 European Journal of Business and Social Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp 70-82, August 2012. URL: http://www.ejbss.com/recent.aspx ISSN: 2235 -767X IMPACT OF EMPLOYEES SAFETY CULTURE ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN SHELL BONNY TERMINAL INTEGRATED PROJECT (BTIP) Dr. M.O. Agwu, MNIM, MNISP Department of Business Administration, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State ABSTRACT he paper focuses on the impact of employees’ safety culture on organizational performance
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MANAGING CULTURAL INTEGRATION IN CROSS-BORDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Daniel R. Denison, Bryan Adkins and Ashley M. Guidroz ABSTRACT Cross-border M&A has become one of the leading approaches for firms to gain access to global markets. Yet there has been little progress in the research literature exploring the role that culture may play in the success of these ventures. Poor culture-fit has often been cited as one reason why M&A has not produced the outcomes organizations hoped for (Cartwright & Schoenberg
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MANAGING CULTURAL INTEGRATION IN CROSS-BORDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Daniel R. Denison, Bryan Adkins and Ashley M. Guidroz ABSTRACT Cross-border M&A has become one of the leading approaches for firms to gain access to global markets. Yet there has been little progress in the research literature exploring the role that culture may play in the success of these ventures. Poor culture-fit has often been cited as one reason why M&A has not produced the outcomes organizations hoped for (Cartwright &
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Vol 4. No. 1 Mar 2009 Journal of Cambridge Studies 6 Why Do Change Management Strategies Fail? ---Illustrations with case studies Xiongwei SONG∗ Department of Politics, University of Sheffield ABSTRACT: Change management is crucial to the survival and development of organizations, the more effectively you deal with change, the more likely you are to thrive. However there are a large number of failures of change management. Organizational change itself is a considerably complex activity;
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Changing Organizational Culture The Seven Step Change Model 12/10/2011 Urooj Khan MBA Regular 10739 Supervised By Ali Mujahid Table of Contents Culture and Organizational Culture 3 Culture 3 Organizational Culture 3 Influences on Culture 3 Cultural Measurement Dimensions 4 Changing Organizational Culture 8 Conclusion 13 Bibliography 14 Culture and Organizational Culture Culture The grand total of all the objects, ideas, knowledge, ways of doing things, habits
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Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Organisational Culture 3 3.0 Theoretical Framework Used 5 4.0 Reason for Using Schein’s Framework 6 5.0 Analysis of Apple’s Workplace Design 8 6.0 Conclusion 11 7.0 References 13 8.0 Appendix 16 1.0 Introduction Apple Inc was found by Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne in 1976. Apple is a successful and well-known company that designs, creates and produces consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. Apple
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China Media Research, 9(3), 2013, Zheng, Case Study of Audi’s Brand Repositioning in China A Case Study of Audi’s Brand Repositioning in China Lu Zheng University of Florida Abstract: Based on a comprehensive review of Audi’s press releases published from 1999 to 2007 and in-depth interviews with Audi’s public relations professionals, this case study identified media relations, event sponsorship, and corporate social responsibility as Audi’s main public relations strategies for its brand repositioning
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