Grey offers a number of opinions on management thought in his book “A Very Short Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Studying Organisations” (2009). He outlines his opinions through a number of themes within the book such as looking at bureaucracy and scientific management together‚ his views on human relations theory (HRT) and its links with people management‚ the theme of organization culture and post-bureaucracy and how it is effecting change management. The final theme I will discuss
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father Gnaeus passed away‚ so his mother Agrippina married Nero’s uncle‚ Emperor Claudius (E.B. 606). Overtime‚ she persuaded Claudius to marry his thirteen year old daughter Octavia to Nero and declare him the rightful heir to the throne instead of his own son Britannicus (E.B. 606). Claudius agreed to marry Nero and Octavia‚ but when he changed his mind about crowning him‚ Agrippina had Claudius poisoned (E.B. 606). With Claudius out of the way‚ Agrippina immediately had Nero declared emperor by
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AGRIPPINA’S ROLE DURING THE REIGN OF NERO- Agrippina was the mother of the Emperor Nero. Her influence on politics and her ambition dates back to his birth and spans till the time her powers began to decrease‚ and eventual assassination in 59 AD. Nero was 17 at the time he succeeded Claudius. In the early years of his reign‚ Agrippina held great influence over her son and political affairs. However her downfall began in his inaugural address‚ when she was indirectly denounced by Nero‚ who later
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inheritance‚ essentially leaving him in poverty (Agrippina the Younger). Potentially alienating the entire empire including his Praetorian Guard with his bizarre and erratic behavior‚ Caligula‚ his wife‚ and his daughter were murdered on January 24 AD 41. (Agrippina II). After his assassination‚ Caligula was replaced by his paternal uncle‚ Tiberius Claudius Caesar. Better known as Claudius‚ Tiberius Claudius Caesar lifted the exile on his nieces‚ Agrippina and Livilla‚ restored their properties and wealth
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that Agrippina‚ Nero’s mother‚ poisoned Claudius. What isn’t known is how much that Nero knew or got involved in with his death. At the age of 16‚ Nero became emperor of Rome‚ this was the youngest up until that
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support and further the cause of the patron‚ often giving them gifts. The system of patronage was particularly important for noble families of Rome‚ and as can be seen by Agrippina‚ the women of the imperial household could exert their influence as patrons. Throughout the reign of Claudius‚ and in the early years of her sons reign‚ Agrippina placed some of her clients into key positions. In AD49 used her influence with Claudius to have Seneca recalled from exile and give position as Praetor. She helped
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AD–68 AD. He was born on December 15‚ 37 AD in Antium‚ Italy. He was first known as Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. His father was Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and his mother was Agrippina the younger. At the age of two his mother was banished by Caligula to the Pontian Islands. Then when Claudius became emperor he recalled Agrippina the younger back from exile. She married Claudius‚ and her son received a better education by becoming the student of Annaeus Seneca. The marriage also changed his name to
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Agrippina’s sole goal was getting her son‚ the fifth in line for the Roman Empire‚ on the throne. After a difficult birth‚ Agrippina was said to have consulted an astrologer about Nero and his future. When the astrologer told her that Nero would kill his mother one day‚ she responded‚ “Let him kill‚ as long as he rules” (Griffin 23). Nero’s early years revealed further neglect as Agrippina was banished for treason to an island by Caligula and a two-year-old Nero was sent to live with his Aunt. One year later
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old. Caligula‚ his uncle and the current emperor of Rome‚ stole the money he should have inherited‚ exiled his mother‚ Agrippina the Younger‚ and sent him off to live with his aunt‚ Domitia Lepida. Domitia Lepida had Nero stay in poverty‚ with a dancer and barber as friends and tutors
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Her own son‚ Nero had her killed. “Agrippina in her eagerness to retain her influence went so far that more than once at midday‚ when Nero‚ even at that hour‚ was flushed with wine and feasting‚ she presented herself attractively attired to her half intoxicated son and offered him her person” The relationship between Agrippina and her son was border-line incest. According to Suetonius‚ Nero had tried to kill his mother numerous times:
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