Managing Organizations 2011-12 A Study of ThoughtWorks Organization Structure Submitted to: Prof. Sourav Mukherji Group 5 ACHAL GUPTA BHUSHAN MASKAY MAYANK UNIYAL RACHITA RASIWASIA SOUMYA PRAVAT NAYAK 1111325 1111340 1111355 1111371 1111386 Preface This report is submitted as a part of group project‚ undertaken for the partial fulfilment of course requirements of MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS. The report contains a study of the organization “THOUGHTWORKS” – an IT software and consultancy firm
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Managing ‘Fifteen’ Using the Mintzberg’s classification of ten essential managerial roles‚ the different roles played by Jamie Oliver as a manager can be analysed in ‘Fifteen’. Jamie Oliver is running the restaurants ‘Fifteen’ and using the Mintzberg’s classification‚ it will show how Jamie Oliver is running the business quite successfully. Mintzberg believes that there are 6 purposes why there should be a manager in a business. First to ensure the organisation serves its purpose. Second‚ design
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Managing Diversity | Sexual Orientation in the Workplace | | I am looking at what managing diversity is about‚ why and when it emerged and what problems and issues it is supposed to address. I will be investigating into sexual orientation in the workplace and will be looking through history at when employment became equal and what the perceptions are like at current. | Contents | Page | Diversity | 3 | Managing diversity and the concept | 3 | Trade unions and diversity‚ and the
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‘rounding out the manager’s job: Managing through people‚ Sloan Management Review‚ vol 36‚ no.1‚ pp. 11. In this article Mintzberg reviewed that managing through people bringing them one step closer to managerial action instead of information roles. The author used Hawthorne’s organizational experiments as their data gained which demonstrated in 1930s to describe the importance of interpersonal roles. His research focused on the managerial roles‚ which are interpersonal‚ informational and decisional
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People need to communicate with each other and they communicate with lots of people in a day period. The relationships between these people and the person individually changes so there are lots of communication kinds and distances between these people and the person. People always needs to communicate with each other even they don’t know each other. Speaking‚ telling our needs and wants verbally‚ non verbally or in a written way is the basic need of our daily life. <br> <br>Speaking the basic communication
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Core Assessment Portfolio Michael E. Szostkiewicz In fulfillment of course requirements for Park University CA104 Interpersonal Communication Fall 1 Term 2009 Interpersonal Communication Report MICHAEL E. SZOSTKIEWICZ SEPTEMBER 30‚ 2009 Interpersonal Communication Report Outline I. Prior to enrolling in this course‚ I felt that my interpersonal communication skills were adequate and effective. I have always prided myself on being an adept and able communicator; my vocabulary is
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| | | | | |Unit Code/Title | |HNBS 116: Managing Communications‚ Knowledge and Information | | | | |Unit Credits/
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questions for the case “integrating McDonald ’s Business‚ Human Resource‚ and Staffing Strategies" page 49‚ Chapter 2. [ 15 Marks] Questions 1: How would you describe McDonald ’s business strategy? What are the foundations of its competitive advantage? Answer: McDonald’s business strategy is a specialization strategy. The organization is built on a foundation that gives it a competitive advantage and a business strategy that is consistent‚ flexible‚ and specialized. McDonald’s niche market is people
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SUCCESSION MANAGEMENT PROJECT Managing the Transition: Taking and Handing over the Stick Micah Amukobole‚ CORAT Associate Consultant. Introduction Transition from one leader or manager to the next‚ if handled well‚ reveals the strategic planning and maturity of an organisation. It provides an opportunity for reflection and renewal. If handled poorly‚ it can compromise a board‚ make a new leader’s job more difficult and alienate the staff and stakeholders. Mature organisations and mature
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ABSTRACT Organizations endeavour to prepare themselves to manage any twist that would unexpectedly crop up in their daily routines. However‚ organizations can never truly predict the magnitude of something unexpected or the impact such an event will have on them and the various stakeholders in the organizations. This paper examines the applicability of an organization ’s foundation (routines‚ culture‚ values and decisions) to act as a shield against unexpected events and/ or how an organization
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