Fatima Al-Fihri Fatima Al Fihri was the daughter of wealthy trade merchant Mohammad Al-Fihri. Her birth date is unknown‚ though she died in 880 A.D. Her family migrated from Kairoun‚ Tunisia to Fes‚ Morocco. She was born into a very prestigious‚ well-known family‚ and was well educated and rich. She and her sister Mariam Al-Fihri inherited a large fortune from her father. Both girls vowed to spend their inheritance to benefit the community. While her sister decided to build the grand mosque
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Rothaermal Exercise 3 Ryan Cherry BUSI 690 – Policy and Strategy in Global Competition February 1‚ 2015 Chapter 11 Discussion Question 11.1: Why is it important for an organization to have alignment between its strategy and organizational structure? The relationship between an organization’s strategy and structure are extremely important because it “directly impacts a firm’s performance” (Rothaermel‚ 2013‚ p. 309). Also‚ as an organization grows‚ it should reevaluate the current strategy and structure
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Challenge of Globalization W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATE had been expending their business in more than 30 over country; there are Asia Pacific‚ Europe and the Middle East‚ Central America‚ North America and South America‚ leading manufacturer of thousands of advanced technology products for the electronics‚ industrial‚ fabrics and medical markets. With the employees of 9.500 people around the world‚ managing the people also bring along the trouble as well. With the diversity of culture‚ people‚ background
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However‚ this equilibrium could be disturbed‚ for instance‚ by hoarding‚ meeting the rider on his way to the market (talaqqi al-rukban)‚18 monopolies‚ underselling‚ and collusion among otherwise competitive firms. These practices allow market players to manipulate prices and introduce a degree of artificiality into the market. They act as hindrances to the natural functioning of the market‚ distort the existing equilibrium and spoil markets. Interference is therefore necessitated in order
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l “Chainsaw Al Dunlap”: A New Breed of Manager? West Point graduate Albert J. Dunlap‚ former chairman and CEO of Scott Paper Company‚ claims that the U.S. Military Academy made him “tenacious and very organized”. Others say his experience gave him an “inyour-face attitude rare among executives” and made him a valuable hired gun for straightening out troubled companies. Dunlap is known to attack and challenge nearly every premise and person that gets in his sight. Those who interfere with his efforts
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Running head: HENDRICK HUDSON DISTRICT BOE‚ et al. V. ROWLEY Case Study: Hendrick Hudson District Board of Education‚ et al‚ v. Rowley Case Study: Hendrick Hudson District Board of Education‚ et al‚ v. Rowley In the landmark case of Hendrick Hudson District Board of Education v. Rowley‚ I believe the Supreme Court’s decision to deny Amy the assistance of an interpreter was fair for several reasons. First of all‚ she was previously given the services of an interpreter
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Integrative Case Analysis I: W. L. Gore & Associates‚ Inc W.L. Gore and Associates have developed a unique structure providing them industry leading innovations. At the top of the company sits Bill and Vieve Gore‚ president and secretary-treasurer respectively. Below them are the rest of the employees; all other employees within the company hold the title of associate. Daft offers characteristics that help analyze the structure of the organization. The first dimension is Formalization
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Company Motivational Profile of W.L. Gore & Associates PSY320 Human Motivation University of Phoenix What can you take as best practices from their example? Through countless hours of research of W.L. Gore and Associates practices‚ collective the team has selected W.L. Gore and Associates open culture in the workplace as the company’s best practice. This practice has made the company the 38th best company to be employed by according to Fortune Magazine’s 2012 list of 100 Best Companies
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Case Study n1: W.L. Gore & Associates‚ Inc. Entering 1998 Question 1: Gore has repeatedly appeared on the "Best Companies to Work For" lists both in the United States and several European countries. The company topped the UK Sunday Times "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for 4 consecutive years‚ 2004-2007. At least part of this must be attributed to "The Gore Method." Bill Gore created an organization with a flat lattice-like organizational structure where everyone shares the same title: associate
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uncomfortable for them to work in such an atmosphere. W.L. Gore has offices across the globe and some cultures have low context‚ it may be harder to exert Gore’s culture in low context cultures and it will therefore be harder to find people. Employees set targets in project‚ some project targets can be extended from the beginning‚ causing a larger amount of cost for the company. 2.) How did Gore’s distinctive culture evolve? Bill Gore realized from his early professional experience in the company
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