Case Analysis of Pigmy
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT ON ARTICLE
By
B.T.E. Fernando (2011/MBA/WD/11)
Semester I - First Half
November , 2011 Programme : Master of Business Administration (MBA) weekday (2011-2013)
Course : MBA 531 – Organizational Behaviour Lecturer : Prof. Gamini de Alwis
Postgraduate and Mid-Career Development Unit
Faculty of Management and Finance
University of Colombo
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement……………………………………03
Summary of the Article…….…………………………04
Review of the Article………………………………...06
Conclusion……………………………………………13
References……………………………………………14
Acknowledgement
For this assignment I have selected the Article on High Performance Teams: “Lessons from the Pygmies” which published in the magazine of Organizational Dynamics for the issue of Winter 1999, and which was written by Manfred F.R. Kets De Vries.
I wish to express my appreciation to Prof. Gamini de Alwis, for his guidance, advice and support rendered to me towards the analysis of this Article. With no hesitation, Prof. de Alwis shared his knowledge among the class with good sense of humor enabling me to understand the subject very easy.
1. Summary of the Article
“Pygmy” is a term used for various populations inhabiting in central Africa, and whose average height is usually short. The life of the pygmy society is very simple and for the survival of the life they do hunting game, gathering honey, fruits, nuts, roots, plants and certain insects, and trading with nearby villagers for vegetables, tobacco, metal, tools and clothes. This society does not have formal structure of rules. The entire community is functioning well with the informal rules, which comes from their culture on generation to generation. As a society they are well cooperative with each other and they have the good understanding about the society members. Honest parental figures who respond to the needs of children shows that how much this society members are with their children. This
By
B.T.E. Fernando (2011/MBA/WD/11)
Semester I - First Half
November , 2011 Programme : Master of Business Administration (MBA) weekday (2011-2013)
Course : MBA 531 – Organizational Behaviour Lecturer : Prof. Gamini de Alwis
Postgraduate and Mid-Career Development Unit
Faculty of Management and Finance
University of Colombo
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement……………………………………03
Summary of the Article…….…………………………04
Review of the Article………………………………...06
Conclusion……………………………………………13
References……………………………………………14
Acknowledgement
For this assignment I have selected the Article on High Performance Teams: “Lessons from the Pygmies” which published in the magazine of Organizational Dynamics for the issue of Winter 1999, and which was written by Manfred F.R. Kets De Vries.
I wish to express my appreciation to Prof. Gamini de Alwis, for his guidance, advice and support rendered to me towards the analysis of this Article. With no hesitation, Prof. de Alwis shared his knowledge among the class with good sense of humor enabling me to understand the subject very easy.
1. Summary of the Article
“Pygmy” is a term used for various populations inhabiting in central Africa, and whose average height is usually short. The life of the pygmy society is very simple and for the survival of the life they do hunting game, gathering honey, fruits, nuts, roots, plants and certain insects, and trading with nearby villagers for vegetables, tobacco, metal, tools and clothes. This society does not have formal structure of rules. The entire community is functioning well with the informal rules, which comes from their culture on generation to generation. As a society they are well cooperative with each other and they have the good understanding about the society members. Honest parental figures who respond to the needs of children shows that how much this society members are with their children. This
References: De Vries, M.F.R.K. (1999). High performance of teams: “Lessons from the Pygmies”. Organizational Dynamics, Winter (1999), 66-77 Gibson, T.L., Moore, J., Lueder, E.J Integrated Management. (2006). UK: CIMA Publishing. Janis, I. (1972). Victims of Groupthink. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 235-245