HBR.ORG APRIL 2012 reprint r1204H How Many Direct Reports? Senior leaders‚ always pressed for time‚ are nonetheless broadening their span of control. by Gary L. Neilson and Julie Wulf With compliments of... How Man Direct Re 2 Harvard Business Review April 2012 ny eports? Gary L. Neilson is a senior vice president in the Chicago office of Booz & Company and a coauthor of “the Secrets to Successful Strategy execution” (HBR June 2008). FoR aRtiCle RePRintS Call 800-988-0886 oR
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PROJECT ON Paul Allen (co founder of Microsoft) Session (2012-2013) Program BBA-MBA 8 (Finance) Mir Mashab Afsar 5664-FMS/MBA/S12 Submitted to Sir Awais Ijaz INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSTY ISLAMABAD Paul Allen (Co founder of Microsoft) Paul Gardner Allen was born in January 21‚ 1953. He is an American inventor‚ investor and philanthropist‚ best known as the co-founder‚ with Bill Gates‚ of Microsoft
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widespread‚ in addition‚ the humanitarian and anti-colonial movements came to be quite popular that favoured the decolonisation. India and Pakistan became independent in 1947 which many nations followed during the following years including Burma‚ Ceylon etc. That meant the first phase of British decolonisation. In 1949 the association of the Commonwealth have been established which offered to all former British colonies to remain and indeed‚ most of them stayed. In 1960s after the visit of Harold
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PHASE 03 According to the HR manager‚ the Chairman had called up meetings in a continuous basis in order to ensure the progress of the implemented change (action review). When it comes to MBSL staff‚ their average age of an employee was 40yrs. When going through the outcomes of the change‚ they had been able to identify that there was still resistance by them. As soon as they identified the problem‚ they had organized special training programmes focusing on those employees with the aim of overcoming
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Introduction to China Cheng Ho Cheng Ho Cheng Ho (1371 - 1433) was a eunuch in the service of the Ming emperor Yung-lo and commander in chief of the Chinese expeditionary fleet to the South Seas in the early years of the 15th century. Born into a family named Ma‚ presumably of Mongol-Arab origin‚ in central Yünnan Province‚ Cheng Ho was selected to be castrated by the general in charge
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The English law of contract has developed over hundreds of years of history. As society has developed it has been necessary for the law of contract and the law in general to develop in order to reflect the needs of society and varying commercial landscape that is being experienced at that point in societal development. In this essay I propose to discuss the objective view of contract law in an ever developing commercial world that relies more on contracts than perhaps in the past and the need
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Geoffrey Bawa was born in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka)‚ the younger son of a wealthy Muslim lawyer and his Dutch Burger wife. After graduating‚ he studied English at Cambridge and Law in London. He had always preferred to be treated as a Ceylon-born European instead of a Ceylonese who had some European blood in his veins. Perhaps he came to the conclusion that he was more Asian than European‚ Bawa decided to return to Colombo in 1948. “Soon after he returned‚ he bought an abandoned rubber estate
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Market Chocolates – like ice cream‚ toothpaste and milk powder – have universal appeal across all demographics and cultures. But unlike toothpaste and milk powder‚ chocolate is not considered an absolute necessity; nor is it endorsed by opinion leaders. In fact‚ dentists and nutritionists often ‘de-market’ the product – especially since it is perceived as being a product that is generally not suitable for children. Despite these constraints‚ the Western influence of chocolate as a snack
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The basis of what many people think of sororities are simple. Emphasis on partying‚ a “hook-up” culture‚ social hierarchy‚ discernment based on appearance‚ competition between women‚ and a fairly obvious one‚ the objectification of women’s body types. What I think of a sorority is strong‚ intelligent‚ independent women who strive to participate in philanthropy events for various causes‚ creating an significant impact by doing charity work with “sisters” we love. Many sororities have connections to
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I had been to the fair with four of my friends. On our way to Cuttack‚ we discussed many things about our racial past. The Sadhavas of the then Kalinga were known for their richness and caliber in trade. They set sails for Java‚ Sumatra‚ China‚ Ceylon (Srilanka)‚ Borneo‚ Indonesia‚ Rangoon for trade. They exchanged their goods for jewels and gold. The sea-trade does not exist now. So we float toy-boats down the stream to remember our past-glory. We reached the fair-in the evening. The place
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