A Study of Alienation among Knowledge Workers Submission of Thesis Proposal Nisha Nair Doctoral candidate Organizational Behavior Area Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) India Email: nishan@iimahd.ernet.in Telephone +91-79-6632-6216 Mobile: +91-9327309000 Advisor Information Dr. Neharika Vohra Organizational Behavior Area Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) ‘The hidden conflict between the knowledge workers view of himself as a professional
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Timothy A (2007), Organizational Behaviour is the study which enables an organisation to examine the impact of individual, groups and structure’s behaviour within an organisation. The implementation of such knowledge will eventually improve an organisation’s effectiveness. Organizational behaviour is a field of study and this study is actually concerned about three determinants of behaviour in an organization. Which are : • • • Individual Groups Structure Moreover organizational behaviour helps
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4 iii. Autonomy and Entrepreneurship 5 iv. Productivity Through People 5 v. Hands-on Management 5 vi. Stick to the Knitting 5 vii. Simple Form, Lean Staff 5 viii. Simultaneous Loose-tight Organisation 5 3.B. Organizational Learning 6 4. Recommended HR and Leadership Practices 7 4.A. Human Resource Practices 7 i. Fair Evaluation System of Employees 7 ii. Open House Discussions and Feedback Mechanism 7 iii. 360 degree Performance Management Feedback
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4 4. Expected contribution of study 5 5. Research Methodology 6 6. Availability of Data 7 7. List of references 8-9 8. Reasons why I am interested in the proposed research topic 10 (ii) 1. Introduction Business growth has been studied by several researchers for many years. Different terminologies have been used by different researchers to define the stages of business growth, but the processes through which each business venture
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considered one of the pioneers of the trait theory. In On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic History (1841) he used such approach to identify the talents, skills and physical characteristics of men who arose to power.Proponents of the trait approach usually list leadership qualities, assuming certain traits or characteristics will tend to lead to effective leadership. Shelley Kirkpatrick and Edwin A. Locke (1991) exemplify the trait theory. They argue that "key leader traits include: drive (a broad
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risks are better identified with scheduled risks. Organizational risk is a major risk that most building and construction projects have to face, Most organizational risks in home building projects results from issues such as; resource conflicts. Such conflicts are brought about by the occurrence of multiple projects that take place. The projects include factors such as, time, scope and cost objectives. Depending on the organizational structure of a building project, such risks might end up
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Q1. Understanding Human Behavior is critical to organizations - discuss the benefits of self evaluation/self assessment as it relates to leaders today. Effective leadership is one critical aspect for organizations today. Pursuing high levels of effective leadership, leaders need to measure their skills and capabilities against different leadership dimensions. This will help leaders to spot dimensions that need enhancement and others that need development. This paper will discuss the benefits of
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Building Organizational Trust Kirsimarja Blomqvist Telecom Business Research Center, Lappeenranta University of Technology and Sonera Research, P.O.BOX 20, 53851 LAPPEENRANTA, FINLAND e-mail: Kirsimarja.Blomqvist@lut.fi, mobile +358-40-755 1693 Pirjo Ståhle, Competence, Knowledge and Technology Management, Sonera Ltd, PL 116, 00051 SONERA, FINLAND e-mail: pirjo.stahle@sonera.com ABSTRACT In this paper we study the role of trust in enhancing asymmetric partnership formation. First we briefly
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The study examines the argument that various, rather than single, proof are required to understand the factors promoting or retarding the diffusion of human resource practices within multinational companies. Multinational companies are progressively powerful and effective in Europe and worldwide. They are the main factor of the world and regional economies. MNCs are familiar with the sharing of organizational practices to foreign subsidiaries with the rest of the company. Organizational practices
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College of Law, “history has shown that the scholarly and regulatory focus on board composition and structure is a dangerously incomplete solution to the problems that have caused recent corporate failures.” (Sharpe, 2012) He goes on by saying “organizational behavior offers a more comprehensive approach to improving monitoring than current policymaking initiatives.” (Sharpe, 2012) The most recent legislation affecting boards is Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) which was enacted in 2002. The bill sought to solve
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