Introduction Both Southwest Airlines and Semco are successful organizations in their own market segments despite the economic struggles in 1980’s and 1990’s. Southwest Airlines began operating in 1971, its primary operating philosophy is low fares and lots of flights. Much of organization’s success is due to the willingness of its leadership to be innovative. Semco founded by Antonio Semler in 1912, was traditionally managed industrial equipment company. SEMCO is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Richard
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LEADERSHIP STYLE OF RICARDO SEMLER 1. Describe Ricardo Semlers leadership style. What do you think might be the advantages and drawbacks of his style? Ricardo Semler IS one of the greatest business managers of all times in the Brazilian city Sao Paulo. After joining his father in the company it was his father's believe that if his son does not work for him he will do so for someone else. But to maintain him in the company the father had to resign as the CEO and handed over the vast business to
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Netflix Introduction Netflix, an internet service provider, came into being in Los Gatos, California, in 1997. The company provides services all over the world viz, Australia, Japan, parts of Europe. It also provides flat rate DVD-by-mail in the US via permit reply mail. The company has innovated and reinvented its HR practices to create the viral Netflix Culture Desk (NCD). The new practices are however not in sync with traditional practices. The basis of Talent Management philosophy of Netflix
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7612260142083 Masters of business administration- Trimester 1- Jan – April 2016: Assignment 1: Strategic and Change Management 1. Does Semc have a strategy? Justify your answer. Yes, Semco has in place a strategy, though unconventional, it is clearly displayed in the radical processes undertaken to change the working conditions of employees. A company’s strategic plan lays out its future direction and performance targets (Thompson,
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of what they want. Radical Leadership has transformed company cultures from “head’s down, hating to go to work” to fully engaged, alive, responsible individuals dedicated to outrageous and sustainable results! Conclusion Ricardo Semler, CEO of Semco group of Sao Paulo, Brazil, considered by many as radical. He breaks all the traditional rules of Leading and managing. He follows a very simple philosophy: Treat people like adults and they’ll respond like adults. Semler gave a management approach
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MGMT5323 – Research Project Intrinsic and Extrinsic Rewards & Motivation August 6, 2011 Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876. One of the most famous stories in the novel is whitewashing the fence. It was a chore that Tom’s aunt Polly had assigned him but Tom found a way to get others to do the work and his first convert was Ben. When Ben told Tom he was going swimming and stated “Don’t you wish you could? But of course you’d druther work, wouldn’t you? Course you would
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11. State whether each of the following variables is categorical or quantitative and indicate its measurement scale. a. Annual sales b. Soft drink size (small, medium, large) c. Employee classification (GS1 through GS18) d. Earnings per share e. Method of payment (cash, check, credit card) 15. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported the number of new drugs approved over an eight-year period (The Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2004). Figure 1.9 provides a bar chart summarizing
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marine-pump business to multi-national, multi-sector success. However, this is no typical business success story. First, Semler dramatically changed his own leadership style by relinquishing control and working less hard. Next, he set about transforming Semco, the company founded by his immigrant father, through a radical process of workplace democratisation. Starting in the 1980s with details like dress codes and parking spaces, Semler gradually created an organisation where the workers recruited their
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