95-1 I7 ( I 991) /----- TOWARDS A DYNAMIC THEORY OF STRATEGY MICHAEL E. PORTER T-- Graduate School of Business Administration‚ Harvard Universitv‚ Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ U.S.A. This paper reviews the progress of the strategy field towards developing a truly dynamic theory of strategy. It separates the theory of strategy into the causes of superior performance at a given period in time (termed the cross-sectional problem) and the dynamic process by which competitive positions are
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Groups and Teams All for One and One for All Alexander Dumas in his book The Three Musketeers wrote (1844) “All for One and One for All”. This philosophy is what high performance teams are all about. Is it better to belong to a group or a team? Groups or teams can evolve into high performing‚ extremely effective‚ useful tools in any organization if developed and managed correctly. Working as a Team What is the importance of working together in groups and teams? A team or
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Teams & Groups A Team • A group whose members have complementary skills‚ are committed to a common purpose‚ and hold themselves mutually accountable. Stages of Team Development (Tuckman’s Model of Team Formation) 1. Forming 2. Storming 3. Norming 4. Performing 5. Adjourning Forming Feelings of... – Excitement – Suspicion – Optimism – Fear – Anxiety – Anticipation Storming • • • • • Resistance Uncertainty Impatience Hostility Discomfort Norming • • • • Safety and
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Theories of Group Formation Below is an explanation of the different models of group formation processes by Lewin‚ Tuckman‚ McGrath‚ and Gersick including the major features‚ steps‚ and characteristics. Tuckman (1965)‚ stated these roles/processes are needed for group formation: Forming: Group members learn about each other‚ and the task at hand. Indicators of this stage might include: unclear objectives‚ confusion‚ and low morale. Storming: As group members continue to work‚ they will
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Running head: Team 2: DYNAMIC OPEN HOUSE Team 2: Dynamic Open House Project Design Approach – WIN 508 Team 2: Michael Beaton John G. Bell Scott Traynor Antioch University Seattle Table of Contents Introduction 3 Design Process 3 Designer-Client Conversations 4 Design Elements 7 Room Use – Program Dividers and Breakout Rooms 7 Presentation – PowerPoint and Video 10 Graphics – Large Scale and Flyers 13 Other design elements 17 Introduction The Center for Creative
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trials and troubles that the two protagonists‚ George Milton (Gary Sinise) and Lennie Small (John Malkovich)‚ share. Based on John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men‚ and this movie follows it’s events rather precisely. Steinbeck has a group of dynamic characters in his novella‚ and they were all brought to life expertly. Lennie Small was written by Steinbeck as someone who has a learning restraint‚ and a weak memory of places and people to go along with it. John Malkovich was able to portray
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Article Review on the Characteristics of Effective and Dynamic Followers Leadership‚ defined as the influence over a group of people‚ is one of the essential elements in organizations and defines the type of followers in an institution. Webber‚ in one of his leadership letters‚ discusses characteristics of followers in an organization or a society. This paper seeks to review Webber’s article ‘Kinds of followers.’ The author compares an organization to a human body whose functionality
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Team Dynamics and Conflict Resolution in Work Teams 2 Team Dynamics and Conflict Resolution are a common part of today ’s workforce. They are advantageous for the productivity and morale of the individual employees. Yet with all groups comes conflict. Knowing how to handle group conflict effectively and still work together is an integral part of a successful team. First‚ we will take a look at Team Dynamics understanding what a group is‚ types of groups‚ and the function of group members
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Team Dynamics and Conflict Resolution The idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts is becoming more than simply an adage for many in the workforce. Team based-work has begun to permeate business organizations like never before‚ and according to the University of Phoenix (2004) teamwork is "Among the more noteworthy and promising approaches for achieving the dual goals of higher productivity and increased worker satisfaction ." (p. 2) Even as more and more companies shift their
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The interest in the dynamic behavior of highway bridges has increased in recent years‚ due to the introduction of high-speed vehicles. Under loads of high speed‚ the bridges subject to large dynamic effects. Therefore‚ the demands on highway bridge structures are increased. The dynamic aspects have often shown to be the governing factor in the structural design. Generally‚ for all highway bridges induced by vehicle speeds over 200 km/h‚ dynamic analysis is required. A correct understanding of Highway
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