Academy of Management Journal 2010‚ Vol. 53‚ No. 5‚ 1050–1073. CEO PERSONALITY‚ STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY‚ AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF THE INDIAN BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY SUCHETA NADKARNI Drexel University POL HERRMANN Iowa State University We examine the relationships between CEO personality‚ strategic flexibility (ability to adapt quickly to environmental changes)‚ and firm performance‚ using a sample of 195 small and medium-sized firms from the Indian business process outsourcing
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Comparative analysis: CEO compensations in the non-profit sector in United States and European Union GiedreTuinylaite (3480585) Xin Charlie Chen (3617378) Utrecht University Table of Contents 1.Introduction
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shoes then selling them on the website (Eng‚ D. 2012). This was done by the company actually buying the inventory then selling it on the website. To make Zappos the online shoe giant‚ Swinmurn teamed up with investor Tony Hsieh who was later named CEO and helped grow the company (Eng‚ 2012; Kopelman at.el‚ 2012; Zappos.com). The company started making profits slowly after making a commitment to customer services; gaining loyal customers. In Early 2009 the company was sold to Amazon‚ closing a $1
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was time to replace the CCTV‚ over coffee with his CEO. George should have done an extensive analysis over the pros and cons of replacing his CCTV system‚ rather than a knee-jerk reaction over a conversation. He could have obtained advice from other relevant stakeholders (Unit 4‚ background note 4.4‚ p2) such as the Head of IT or the Financial department. George did not show the desirable skill of logical though process (U4‚ p19) in this case. His CEO alone is likely to don’t have the technical involvement
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Eisner ’s Mousetrap Disney ’s CEO says the company has a lot of varied problems he can fix. But what if the real issue is something he can ’t face? By Marc Gunther Reporter Associate Carol Vinzant September 6‚ 1999 FORTUNE Magazine) – Michael Eisner‚ the famously hands-on CEO of Walt Disney‚ is up to his old tricks. Last night he screened a rough cut of Dinosaurs‚ Disney ’s big animated movie for next summer; he loved the story but complained that some jokes were stale. Today he ’s holding
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In your text read Case 27‚ "The Vermont Teddy Bear Co.‚ Inc.: Challenges Facing a New CEO" (pages 27-1 through 27-22). Using the case‚ your readings‚ the Cybrary and the Internet‚ develop both an EFAS (External Factors Analysis Summary) Table and an IFAS (Internal Factors Analysis Summary) Table. It is important that you submit with your tables a description of both your environmental and internal scanning process‚ including what factors you considered and why. Explain the strategic management
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TAPME Winners‚” Retrieved October 18‚ 2012 from: http://www.tapmecontest.org/winners/viewentry.cfm?newspaperid=5&entryid=9960 TREK‚ “Media‚” Retrieved October 23‚ 2012 from: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/company/media USADA‚ “Statement From USADA CEO Travis T
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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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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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