Affecting Change Organizational Leadership LDR 531 April 2, 2011 Joseph A. Bucci LDR 531 Affecting Change Change is something that is inevitable and cannot be prevented. Many organizations undergo change every day in order to remain operational as well as to take advantage of opportunities within their industry. There are times when employees do not accept change positively. In situations like these, how do managers cope with resistance? Leadership is defined in many different ways but the
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Academy of Management Review 2007, Vol. 32, No. 4, 1041–1059. GROUP LEARNING JEANNE M. WILSON The College of William & Mary PAUL S. GOODMAN Carnegie Mellon University MATTHEW A. CRONIN George Mason University We clarify the construct of group learning, encouraging new directions for research. Definitions of group learning vary considerably across studies, making it difficult to systematically accumulate evidence. To reconcile disparate approaches, we first present a set of features for distinguishing
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Accounting, Organizations and Society 28 (2003) 127–168 www.elsevier.com/locate/aos Management control systems design within its organizational context: findings from contingency-based research and directions for the future Robert H. Chenhall Department of Accounting and Finance, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia Abstract Contingency-based research has a long tradition in the study of management control systems (MCS). Researchers have attempted to explain the effectiveness of MCS
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are equally effective in producing expected outcomes. Moreover, the usefulness of BSC as a practical theory has been questioned by referring to some of its assumptions, especially the cause-and-effect relationship (Norreklit, 2000, 2003). In this paper we re-examine the cause-and-effect principle, which can be seen as one of the corner-stones of the BSC. Further, we outline alternative ways to apply cause-and-effect in practice, both analytically and organizationally. To facilitate research on BSC
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Westpac, Sydney, Australia, and Paul Theivananthampillai University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to explore the complex relationships between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, pay satisfaction and job satisfaction at the retailer that uses a pay-for-performance plan for front-line employees. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws on a single organization case study across seven stores, and uses a survey, archival documents, open-ended questions and
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The Peer Review Research Paper Karen McClary Limestone College Abstract Attitudes are internal states that are focused on particular aspects of or objects in the environment (Boudreau and Cascio, 2011, p. 144). Associate’s attitude is very important in an organization. With a good attitude, productivity and job efficiency are high amongst associates activities and job tasks. Job satisfaction connotes a state of satiation; it is an outcome (Boudreau and Cascio,
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Executive Summary This paper is organized to discuss the framework called the Balanced Scorecard (BSC), by Robert Kaplan and David Norton, translates an R2i's mission and strategy into a comprehensive set of performance measures that provides the framework for a strategic measurement and management system. The BSC was developed to measure both current operating performance and the drivers of future performance. The objectives and measures on a Balanced Scorecard should be derived from the business
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Frances Tomlinson, (2008),"Managing diversity or diversifying management?", Critical perspectives on international business, Vol. 4 Iss 2/3 pp. 320-333 http:// dx.doi.org/10.1108/17422040810870033 Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour, Fernanda Serotini Gordono, Jorge Henrique Caldeira de Oliveira, Jose Carlos Martinez, Rosane Aparecida Gomes Battistelle, (2011),"Diversity management: Challenges, benefits, and the role of human resource management in Brazilian organizations", Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
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Case: Kodak’s Organizational Architecture Saint Leo University Abstract: Kodak dominated film and photography for a sustained period of time operating under near monopolistic conditions. During the 1980’s, advances in technology and communications gave birth to competition from Fuji and generic store brands. Kodak’s policies and organizational architecture were shown to be past their prime as Economics Darwinism set in. This paper will discuss factors prompting Kodak to make changes to existing
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University of Phoenix Problem Solution: Riordan Manufacturing The objective of this paper is to exhibit an organized approach using the 9-step Problem-Solving Approach to provide Riordan Manufacturing with legitimate solutions to challenges presented. In addition, the paper identifies opportunities and issues, defines the problem, and develops a set of alternative solutions. In conclusion, the paper recommends the paramount alternatives to implement in order for Riordan Manufacturing to be
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