The theory behind a community of practice was first introduced by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger (1991). Firstly described within their novel Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation (1992)‚ yet their theory was not noticeably defined until Penelope Eckert (2006) gave this theory the title community of practice. Eckert defines a community of practice as “a collection of people who engage in an ongoing basis in some common endeavor” (Eckert‚ 2006) which is exactly what we see within the
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“HR1003 People‚ Organizations and Management” “Assessment 1 2008/2009 Semester B” Date: 20th March 2009 1. “Provide a brief definition of the concept of an organization.” An organisation is a social arrangement‚ construct‚ a body or unit composed of two or more persons to achieve a specific objective on a relatively continuous basis by means of planned and coordinated activities. People interact with each other in a particular way and form relationships with suppliers‚ customers
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ASSESSMENT WITHOUT THE COVERING SHEETS! BTEC HNC/HND PROGRAMME:Organisations and Behaviour |UNIT NO. 3 |Unit level:H1 | |UNIT TITLE ORGANISATIONS AND BEHAVIOUR |ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 | TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT: NAME OF STUDENT:(Chinese)_______________________ (Pin Yin)_______________________
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EDUCATION B.A. Business Management (major in Administrative Science and minor in Accounting) Addis Ababa University‚ Addis Ababa Ethiopia Starting Distance Learning Studies MBA/Financial Management/ with Annamalai University of India - Diploma in Accounting Atse Gelawidiwos Comprehensive H‚ School Nazareth‚ Ethiopia Certificate in Human Resource Management April‚ 1990 Ethiopian Management Institute‚ Debre Ziet‚ Ethiopia Certificate
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behaviors of their employees‚ goal setting has been an essential item in every firm. Other than identifying the target and achievement of the company‚ goal setting is also used to motivate employers‚ as well as employees to succeed. Goal-setting Theory and Work Motivation What is goal-setting? Goal-setting is used to motivate both employers and employees. Other than that‚ it is an essential tool to clarify and to identify the roles and perception of the organization by the implementation of performance
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Course paper: Strategic Management Theories Introduction The course in Strategic Management Theories provided a brief overview of the major theoretical approaches from the strategic management field that can inform my current research. We went through fundamentals like the industrial organisation and Porter; TCE; the resource and knowledge-based views; the dynamic capabilities perspective; evolutionary‚ organisational learning and network theories. Changing the lenses of exploration of strategy
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THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES The Premodern Era Organized activities and management have existed for thousands of years‚ for example‚ the construction of the Egyptian pyramids and the Great Wall of China. Michelangelo‚ the genius artist of the Renaissance era‚ was a manager himself. In order to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and other great things‚ he personally selected his workers‚ trained them‚ and assigned them to one or more teams‚ and he kept detailed
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Classical Management theory and Human Relations theory have played an vital role in the history of modern management .It is two qualitative leap of modern management system. As two relatively complete system of Management theory‚ Classical Management theory and Human Relations theory has made its own unique contribution. This essay aims to identify key similarities and differences between two theory by comparing detailed aspects which including focus‚ the comprehension of structure ‚basic assumptions
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How an organisation communicates – Greenpeace Greenpeace is an ecological and pacifist international organisation‚ economically and politically independent‚ that does not accept donations or pressure from governments‚ corporations or political parties. Greenpeace “defend(s) the natural world and promote(s) peace” (Greenpeace‚ 2008). The funding for its campaigns depends entirely on voluntary contributions from members and sympathizers. Because Greenpeace is an NGO‚ it cannot invest large amounts
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INTRODUCTION In this current world‚ human being is increasingly recognised by organisation as the most important asset of the company. With the increased competition for management talent‚ it also means that the human resources departments will face more and more challenging and new employees’ issues. Globally‚ knowledge has become the most important factor in economic development and knowledge assets are considered essential for economic growth‚ competitive advantage‚ human development and quality
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