Achieving and Maintaining Strategic Competitiveness in the 21st Century: The Role of Strategic Leadership Author(s): R. Duane Ireland and Michael A. Hitt Source: The Academy of Management Executive (1993-2005), Vol. 19, No. 4, Classic Articles from AME (Nov., 2005), pp. 63-77 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4166206 Accessed: 10-05-2015 07:37 UTC REFERENCES Linked references are available on JSTOR for this article: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4166206
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RESEARCH RESULTS REDUCING TURNOVER R E A L I Z AT I O N R E S U LT S : ACROSS A SAMPLE OF 35 CLIENTS, DDI SOLUTIONS REDUCED TURNOVER BY AN AV E R A G E O F 4 8 P E R C E N T. F O R M O S T CLIENTS, DDI CAN OFFER REDUCTIONS IN TURNOVER RANGING FROM 2 2 TO 7 4 P E R C E N T. I N A N O R G A N I Z AT I O N OF 10,000 PEOPLE WITH 10 PERCENT TURNOVER, DDI’S S Y S T E M S C A N S AV E ABOUT $4.3 MILLION . 1 4. Biographical Data Requesting information about candidates’ life experiences (e.g., family
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senior manager at WestJet Airlines (WestJet) came across two news articles — one in Maclean’s, a Canadian news magazine, and the other in the Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper — that hinted at a dilemma faced by WestJet: How to continue to build its high-engagement culture as it experienced high rates of growth?1 WestJet stood out from other Canadian airlines in many ways. For example, despite a difficult year in 2008, WestJet was one of only a few airlines worldwide that were profitable
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Therefore, they are a key for superior performing firms. Mahoney and Pandian(1992) had identified a wide range of isolating mechanisms from the resource-based view, mainstream strategy, organizational economics and the industrial organization literature. Although the authors recognize that there are many organizational
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT TEXAS EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM FALL 2011 Professor David B. Jemison CBA 3.232 Telephone 471-8757 David.Jemison@mccombs.utexas.edu Texts: Porter, Michael E. Competitive Strategy. (New York: Free Press, l998). Course Description Perspective and Themes This course is about the creation and maintenance of a long-term vision for the organization. This means that it is concerned with both the determination of strategic direction and the management of the strategic
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major problem is that many of those efforts have focused primarily on developing more effective change models or seeking the latest approach for overcoming resistance to change. But even the most advanced change models will stumble when they face organizational designs and management practices that are inherently anti-change. The truth is that the effectiveness of change
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was downsizing and experiencing financial difficulties. It was fighting for survival and leading indicators signaled a recession. Continental refused to participate, hoping the project would be canceled. Like other low-budget, no-frills airlines (like Southwest) it needed
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Chapter 1: What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important? Screen graphics created by: Jana F. Kuzmicki, Ph.D. Troy University McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2010 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. “Strategy means making clear-cut choices about how to compete.” Jack Welch Former CEO, General Electric “Without a strategy the organization is like a ship without a rudder.” Joel Ross and Michael Kami Chapter Learning Objectives 1. Understand the role of business
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Chapter 1 Lecture Notes Chapter theme: This chapter describes the larger business environment within which management accounting operates. It is divided into nine sections: (1) globalization, (2) strategy, (3) organizational structure, (4) process management, (5) the importance of ethics in business, (6) corporate governance, (7) enterprise risk management, (8) corporate social responsibility, and (9) the Certified Management Accountant. I. Globalization 1 A. Import/Export Data i. 2 Imports
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Introduction My definition of leadership is having a lasting impression on others, and not only inspiring them, but making a physical difference in their lives (hopefully in a good way). To have this ability to make impressions and differences, you need communication skills. One who cannot communicate well will never be a leader. A leader must know how to speak so his ideas are understood in the correct way. The next aspect of effective leadership is the ability to make decisions to change
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