The Devil and the Modern Manager The Devil and the Modern Manager Organizational lessons from the Inferno – first part of Dante’s Divine Comedy By Mainak Sankar Maiti (1730 words) Fig 1 – “The Abyss of Hell” by Sandro Botticelli1 Introduction Dante Alighieri wrote the epic poem “Divine Comedy” (Italian: Divina Commedia) in the period 1308 A.D to 1321 A.D. Considered one of the greatest works on World literature, the poem is an allegorical representation of man’s journey towards God
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Responsibility The Role of Ethics in Business Recognizing Ethical Issues in Business Improving Ethical Behaviour in Business The Nature of Social Responsibility Social Responsibility Issues Objectives After reading this chapter, you will be able to: • Define business ethics and examine its importance. • Detect some of the ethical issues that may arise in business. • Specify how businesses can promote ethical behaviour. • Define social responsibility and explain its relevance to business. • Debate an organization’s
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Multicultural Organization: A Case Study of LG (Life’s Good) By: Prof Pallvi Vadehra Visiting Faculty (IHRM, HRM, OD) pallvivadehra@gmail.com Introduction of Problem India has attracted a lot of foreign multinationals to invest via joint ventures or wholly owned Subsidiary here. With an increasing number and size of these ventures, it has been routinely seen that Indian Organizations tend to adapt the management models of foreign collaborations. This has created tensions and conflict
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EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF MULTICULTURAL TEAM Abstract Multicultural teams have become more common in recent years, and contemporary international management literature has identified that the management of multicultural teams is an important aspect of human resource management. This paper has focused on the positive effects of using multicultural teams. Using data from 20 interviews in Mwanza Tanzania, the results show that management within multicultural team environments can be effective when project
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Abstract North Country (2005) is a fictionalized account of the first groundbreaking successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit. This essay aims to analyze the different roles of leadership and leadership effectiveness in the film North Country. Table of Contents 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………...3 2. Defining Leadership, leadership
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Assignment Number: 2 Module Code: PM6061 Student Number: 12179825 Student Name: Keith McNamara Module Title: Organisational Behaviour Word Count:1,996 Module Code: PM6061 Student ID 12179825 Lecturer: Nuala Ryan Page 1 of 18 Contents Introduction………………………………………………....3 Understanding Culture within Element Six……………….4 Change Management within Element Six……………….5 Global Employee Survey…………………………………..7 Conclusion……………………………………………..…14 Bibliography……………………………………………
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Maria Arizmendiarrieta were both exemplary leaders. In just 35 years, Steve Jobs took Apple Computers from a mere idea to a $380 billion dollar enterprise. Father Arizmendiarrieta educated and aided the first founders of the Mondragón Cooperative that today employs more than 80 000 people. Great achievements from two man who simply cannot be defined by any one “textbook” leadership style. It appears that in real life leadership theories may be applied in synergy, allowing the flexibility for a leader
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MARKETING RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF GENDER DIFFRENCES ON JOB SATISFACTION, MENTAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG BANKING EMPLOYEES (Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the course Marketing Research) Submitted To: |
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support. Hans Boudewijn, Michèlle Merkx & Eefje Vogels University of Amsterdam, Business School The Netherlands Abstract Today, little is known about the individual relationship of Person-Supervisor fit and job satisfaction. This study examines this relationship as well moderating effect of perceived organizational support and the mediating effect of organizational commitment. This idea came from a real life example on the University of Amsterdam. Employees working in the University were dissatisfied
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Strategic change is about ensuring that the organization is consistently relevant in its market arenas and, as the opening quote from Darwin illustrates, about the need to be responsive to change. Back in 1865, the seeds of the company that we know today as Nokia were sown when Frederik Ideastam set up a paper mill on the banks of the Nokianvirta river in Finland. From this base, over the next hundred years, the company evolved to become a Nordic industrial conglomerate operating in paper, rubber
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