Human Resources from an Organizational Behavior Perspective: Some Paradoxes Explained Jeffrey Pfeffer American workplaces exhibit three facts which‚ taken together‚ could constitute anomalous or paradoxical organizational behavior‚ especially when seen through the lens of the rationality and competitive market efficiency concepts so often used in economic theory. First‚ workplaces in America and elsewhere show pervasive job dissatisfaction‚ distrust‚ and disengagement‚ with the evidence
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Coach Carter “Coach Carter” is a movie from 2005 by Paramount pictures and it is directed by Thomas Carter. It is based on a true story‚ in which head basketball coach of Richmond High School‚ California‚ Ken Carter made the headlines in 1999 for benching 15 players of his undefeated team due to very bad academic performance. This action is known as the lockout‚ but this action was very criticized by the Richmond High School‚ the players’ parents‚ the city‚ and media commentators. Ken Carter
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Midland Energy/Sample 2 Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. is a global energy company that operates in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P)‚ refining and marketing (R&M)‚ and petrochemicals. Midland’s most profitable segment is its E&P division which produces 67% of the company’s net income (Exhibit 3). Its largest division is R&M with the Petrochemical division being the smallest. The primary goals of Midland’s financial strategy are to fund substantial overseas
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Plan IV. Business Case V. References I. Executive Summary/Overview of Family Dollar EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This organizational analysis is an assessment of Family Dollar Inc.‚ in regards to its overall strategic Human Resource functions. The analysis and recommendations are based on survey results‚ which were gathered from key employees in the organization. Based on our survey findings‚ we were able to assess Family
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ESE 540 Case Study 1: Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Team S As a profitable company that has been incorporated more than 120 years and with more than 80‚000 employees‚ Midland Energy Resources provides a wide range of operation and services‚ which can be concluded with three
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habits Keep my habits positive‚ because habits become my values Keep my values positive‚ because values – values become my destiny Mahatma Gandhi INTRODUCTION This paper will focus on what it takes to be a successful coach and motivator in the 21st century and the general characteristics of the coaching process for the future leaders of corporate america. We will also discuss various ways to improved performance through commitment and discuss why some coaching techniques
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Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. 1.The Use of Cost of Capital First of all‚ cost of capital is an essential component in WACC. WACC is composed of cost of equity and cost of debt.The Mortensen’s estimates are used in various ways including asset appraisals for both capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals and stock repurchases at division ‚business unit level and corporate level. 2. The Calculation for Wacc Midland’s wacc at the corporate level
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INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR II (1089) Individual Paper Review By Diana Kovacheva ID 0752805 I. Abstract This paper has the purpose to review the seven articles and parts of books stated in class and evaluate them with the help of 3 criteria. Firstly‚ the three chosen criteria are going to be defined. Then a brief summary of each article or book chapter is going to be made followed by an evaluation according to the mentioned criteria.
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placed within the specific institutional context. Therefore‚ this paper will be reviewing the literature on mentoring and coaching. In this‚ roles and practices of mentor/coach and mentee/coachee will be described. INTRODUCTION Essentially‚ learning involves two parties‚ the teacher (also known as the supervisor‚ mentor‚ coach) and the student (known as the trainee‚ mentee‚ mentoree‚ coachee‚ protégé). The relationship between the teacher and student plays an important role in promoting the student’s
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Coach‚ Mentor: Is there a difference? By Matt M. Starcevich‚ Ph.D. CEO Center For Coaching & Mentoring‚ Inc. In 1998 we conducted an on-line survey to define what partners felt were the attributes of effective mentoring relationships (see http://coachingandmentoring.com/mentsurvey.htm.) A resounding YES came from responses to this open-ended question: Is there a difference between a mentor‚ coach‚ and supervisor? These differences are summarized in Table 1: |Table 1: Differences between Mentoring
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