REMAKING JC PENNEY’S ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE 1 Do you think JC Penney was justified in appointing Mike Ullman‚ an outsider‚ as CEO instead of Vanessa Castagna‚ considering that Castagna was instrumental in turning around JC Penney in the early 2000s? Soon afterwards‚ Castagna left the company. What are the pros and cons of “bringing in an outsider” and promoting from within”? Discuss too the impact of such decisions on the morale of the employees. JC Penney is a mid range chain of American
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similar set of roles or tasks. While functional structures operate well in stable environments where business strategies are less inclined to changes or dynamism‚ the level of bureaucracy makes it difficult for organizations to respond to changes in the market quickly. Advantages of functional structures 1. Specialization When companies use a functional organizational structure‚ people with similar knowledge and skills are grouped together. This makes it possible for employees to become specialists
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Effects of Damping Ratio of Restoring force Device on Response of a Structure Resting on Sliding Supports with Restoring Force Device A. Krishnamoorthy Professor‚ Department of Civil Engineering Manipal Institute of Technology‚ Manipal – 576 104 ‚ Karnataka‚ India ABSTRACT Effects of damping ratio of the restoring force device on the response of a space frame structure resting on sliding type of bearing with restoring force device is studied. The NS component of the El – Centro earthquake and
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What is Organization Management ? Organization management refers to the art of getting people together on a common platform to make them work towards a common predefined goal. Organization management enables the optimum use of resources through meticulous planning and control at the workplace. Organization management gives a sense of direction to the employees. The individuals are well aware of their roles and responsibilities and know what they are supposed to do in the organization. An
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Manager The position that a manager holds is important in any company. From the performance of the staff to the continued quality of the product‚ the buck stops with management. Granted‚ specific details of the job description vary depending on the type of business. There are basic duties‚ however‚ that fall under every manager’s responsibility‚ regardless of the industry. * Recruiting‚ training and motivating staff * Keeping up to date with licensing legislation
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Rome‚ Italy ` Received 21 June 2004; accepted 30 June 2004 Available online 8 August 2004 a Abstract Hot workability of Ti–6Al–4V has been investigated by means of hot compression tests carried out in the 880–950 8C temperature range and 1–50 sÀ1 strain rate range. The effect of microstructural characteristics of the deformed specimens have been studied and correlated with the test temperature‚ total strain and strain rate. A constitutive equation for the flow stress has been defined and the
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Final Draft Prompt: Write an article for the school magazine in which you explain ways in which students can improve their study skills. Without a doubt‚ studying for school work plays a vital rule in the status of a student’s grade. Getting good grades is imperative in school‚ so that the student will be more prepared for college and the future. Study skills are important because they prepare the student for the test or quiz that he or she is going to take. Study skills‚ such as studying
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as a Force for Social Change In the Triton Talk‚ Using Hip Hop and Arts as Forces for Social Change‚ Phillip Jacobs discusses the societal impact of hip hop and the changes it has caused. Social change‚ as defined by Cliff Notes‚ “refers to any significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and cultural values and norms…changes yielding profound social consequences” (Social Change Defined). Jacobs claims that hip hop is influential in society in many ways; he brings up several examples of groups
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Market Analysis and Low-Price-Segments The global market for music instruments covers about $16‚8 billion. As there are no reliable sources on worldwide sales data for guitars‚ the U.S. market shall be examined exemplarily. Table 1 shows the development of units sold‚ retails‚ and the average prices over the last ten years. It can be observed that there is a growth of nearly 275% in units sold‚ and about 160% in retail‚ whereat the average price decreased by 57%. According to this there is a strong
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emergency. Madam May May should find out that is really Miss Apple Ang‘s lateness is due to external cause. This is because‚ sometimes‚ Madam May May may engage in Fundamentals Attribution Error which means underestimate the external factors and overestimate the internal factors of others. For example‚ the first time Miss Apple Ang came late because of overslept‚ then the second time she comes late‚ Madam May May may perceive her to oversleep again when her second lateness is due to tyre puncture
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