from giant firms to individual businesses. The responsibilities of a CEO‚ as a result‚ have been classified by a large amount of research to help to improve management efficiency. It is essential for CEOs to recognize their specific responsibilities in different sizes of companies‚ which are to be compared and contrasted in the following three phases‚ management models‚ obligation sharing and social responsibilities. For CEOs in both large and small companies‚ the responsibility lies in choosing
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others don ’t. NewYork‚ NY: Harper Collins Dan Farber Finkelstein‚ S. (2003). Why smart executives fail and what you can learn from their mistakes. New York: Penguin Group. Jennifer Reingold. (2003). CEOs who should lose their jobs. Fast Company. Retrieved from http://www.fastcompany.com/47407/ceos-who-should-lose-their-jobs Lashinsky‚ A MacGregor‚ M.‚ & Youthleadership.com‚ D. O. (2000). Leadership 101: Developing leadership skills for resilient youth. Facilitator ’s Guide [and] Student Workbook
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Beating Dell: Why HP Acquired Compaq In 2001‚ Hewlett-Packard (now HP) shocked the business world when its former CEO‚ Carly Fiorina‚ announced that rival computer-maker Compaq had agreed to be acquired by HP. The announcement came at the end of a year in which slumping demand and strong competition from Dell had buffeted both companies. The merged company would have annual revenues of about $87.4 billion‚ putting it in the same league as IBM‚ and would be able to provide customers with a full range
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John Mackey‚ Cofounder and Co-CEO of Whole Market‚ Believes in "Conscious Capitalism" (pp. 29 & 30) What role‚ if any‚ does McGregor’s Theory Y play at Whole Foods? Explain. Mackey clearly took notes on McGregor’s theories on how and why people are the way they are at work. He took more to the Theory Y side: the moral and loyal view of people at work. Mackey feels that he and the company are viewed and based on the more heroic side of things‚ meaning that he aims to not only provide to the world
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Review of Richard Florida: The Rise of the Creative Class Richard Florida‚ a professor from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh‚ intended to discuss the economic downturn that struck Pittsburgh and and the effort to rebuild the economy the took place there. In the beginning‚ he and every major economist thought that to build an economy people will need jobs‚ and to get jobs for the people they need companies‚ and to have a company a place has to offer perks; something that
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members of Hewlett-Packard‚ and the method they used to acquire the information. In addition‚ these same ethical considerations will be applied to the private investigators who acquired the telephone records‚ the website that published the information‚ and the person who leaked information. The author will then offer his opinion as to whether or not Patricia Dunn should have been dismissed for her actions. Patricia Dunn‚ HP‚ and the Pretext Scandal Hewlett-Packard is without
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wandering around (MBWA) is crucial factor in building social network. The Hewlett Packard CEO‚ Mark Hurd‚ encourages their manager to spend more time in face-to-face interaction with employees. The face-to-face interaction makes the manager to be able to stay in touch with employees and motivates them to build a cooperative relationship. (Gray & Larson‚ 2005. ch.10‚ p.321)The reason for increase in employee morale at Hewlett Packard is mainly due to the managers close interaction with the employees. The
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first‚ read the “Stories of Change” section in Chapter 1 of the textbook; Managing organizational change: A multiple perspectives approach (2nd ed.) by Ian Palmer‚ Richard Dunford‚ and Gib Akin (2009). The stories describe how companies such as Hewlett Packard‚ IBM‚ Kodak‚ and McDonald’s have addressed significant changes within their organizations. What follows will be a review that identifies three (3) significant errors‚ and the ramifications of those mistakes‚ made out of all of the change stories
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board had a history of turmoil and turnover. It began in 2002 when Carly Fiorina-CEO since 1999-initiated a merger with Compaq. Most of the board supported the move. However‚ Walter Hewlett-a son of company founder Bill Hewlett and a longtime director-opposed it saying the merger would destroy the egalitarian culture that was a core element of his father’s legacy. In a close vote‚ stockholders ultimately approved the merger and Hewlett subsequently left the board. Thomas Perkins‚ who initially served
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have thought the technology industry was no place for them to make it big. The eight women that are listed on this year ’s Forbes ’ list are as follows: • Ursula Burns - Chairman and CEO of Xerox - she is both the first black woman to head an S&P 100 company and the first woman to succeed another female CEO of an S&P 100 company. She is ranked number 20 on the Forbes list. • Arianne Huffington - Editor and cofounder of The Huffington Post. She cofounded The Huffington Post in 2005‚ which is
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