An insight into corporate culture & its role in promoting efficiency in a global economy Liandri Boonzaier Matrikel nr: 2585923 Theory of the Firm Porf. Dr. Christian Cordes 1 INDEX 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………Page 3 2. Important elements of Edgar Schein’s theory on corporate culture 2.1 Definition of corporate culture………………………………………..Page 3 2.2 Levels of corporate culture…………………………………………....Page 3 2.3 Origins of organizational culture……………………………………..Page 4 2.4 Strength of organizational
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Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective I. The Sociological Perspective. A. Sociology is the systematic study of human society. B. The sociological perspective helps us to see general social patterns in the behavior of particular individuals. C. It also encourages us to realize that society guides our thoughts and deeds — to see the strange in the familiar. D. Sociology also encourages us to see personal choice in social context. 1. For example‚ Emile Durkheim’s research showed that
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2 BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Learning Objectives • • • • • Learn what business policy and strategy is all about. Know the framework and importance of strategic management. Know the strategic management process. Have an understanding of corporate vision and mission. Learn how strategy operates at different levels of the organization. Without a strategy the organization is like a ship without a rudder. Joel Ross and Michael Kami Strategic management is not a box of tricks or a bundle
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PROMISE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A FIELD OF RESEARCH 1.0 Introduction To date‚ the phenomenon of entrepreneurship has lacked a conceptual framework. A research has been conducted in the difference social science disciplines and applied fields of business to create a conceptual framework for entrepreneurship. 2.0 Definition of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is defined solely by the researchers in terms of who the entrepreneur is and what he or she does. The study of entrepreneurship must involve
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Corporate Governance and International Business David Crowther; Shahla Seifi Download free books at David Crowther & Shahla Seifi Corporate Governance and International Business Download free ebooks at bookboon.com 2 Corporate Governance and International Business © 2011 David Crowther‚ Shahla Seifi &Ventus Publishing ApS ISBN 978-87-7681-737-4 Download free ebooks at bookboon.com 3 Contents Corporate Governance and International Business Contents 1
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Thomas J. Watson‚ Jr IBM Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Context 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. A review of relevant material related to the selected entrepreneur. 4. Analysis 5. Conclusion 6. References 1. Introduction Nowadays‚ businesses are facing development problems. Problems are included: the competitors‚ management system‚ leadership and so on. For entrepreneurs‚ the leadership is an essential leadership quality. It is not only an
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discontinuous aspects of change and focussing on change and stability‚ an integrated perspective of organizational discontinuity is outlined. Viewed in such a perspective‚ organizational discontinuity is an intermittent interplay of order and disorder‚ which can be explained by evolutionary and revolutionary theories of change linked together in a model of “constructive destruction”. Furthermore a “re-evolutionary” perspective is presented‚ conceptualizing the delicate interaction between evolutionary
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Introduction Corporate governance is the set of processes‚ customs‚ policies‚ laws‚ and institutions affecting the way a corporation is directed‚ administered or controlled. Corporate governance also includes the relationships among the many stakeholders involved and the goals for which the corporation is governed. The principal stakeholders are the shareholders‚ management‚ and the board of directors. Other stakeholders include labor(employees)‚ customers‚ creditors (e.g.‚ banks‚ bond holders)
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CORPORATE CONTROL AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: DOES THE TYPE OF OWNERS MATTER? Muhammad Agung Prabowo* Universitas Sebelas Maret‚ Surakarta‚ Indonesia Abstract: The paper extends the ownership study by examining the different types of large shareholders in relation to its impact on organizational outcome in Indonesia using a dataset consisting of 190 non-financial companies listed in Jakarta Stock Exchange in 2002. The study investigates the effect of family ownership‚ foreign blockholder‚ domestic institutional
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Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship is the attempt to create value through recognition of business opportunity‚ the management of risk taking appropriate to the opportunity and through the communicative and management skills to mobilize human financial and material resources necessary to bring a project to fruition. According to A. H. Cole‚ "Entrepreneurship is activity of an individual‚ undertaken to initiate‚ maintain or aggrandize profit by production or distribution of economic goods and services
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