European Management Journal (2013) 31‚ 124– 136 journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/emj Diversity attitudes and group knowledge processing in multicultural organizations Jakob Lauring‚ Jan Selmer * Business and Social Sciences‚ Aarhus University‚ Denmark KEYWORDS Openness to diversity; Diversity attitudes; Knowledge sharing; Multicultural organizations; Cultural diversity; Groups; Linguistic diversity; Language diversity Summary The ability to locate‚ share‚ and use knowledge
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manage and retain knowledge workers? As Peter Drucker recently quoted‚ the new knowledge economy will rely heavily on knowledge workers who are not‚ as a rule‚ much better paid than traditional skilled workers but also see themselves as professionals. Knowledge technologists are likely to become the dominant social and perhaps‚ political force over the next decades. Thus‚ it is very important to have the right strategies in place to select‚ develop‚ manage and retain knowledge workers. But before
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Ermita‚ Manila College Of Liberal Arts Social Science Department ASSIGNMENT IN IM 13 – INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES FROM LOCAL AND FOREIGN IN MANAGERIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MANAGEMENT MAJOR IN INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT DECENA‚ KEN ALVIN S. SUBMITTED BY: Prof‚ Kevien P. Cabbarubias Ph.D SUBMITTED TO: JULY 29‚ 2013 Local Related literature: HUMAN RELATION SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TASK OF MIDDLE AND FRONT LINE MANAGERS
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5. THE CHALLENGE OF KNOWLEDGE WORKER PRODUCTIVITY Main Idea The most important contribution of management in the 20th Century was to increase manual worker productivity in manufacturing by around fifty-fold. The key management challenge of the 21st Century is to bring about a similar increase in the productivity of knowledge workers. Supporting Ideas All the economic and social gains of the 20th century‚ including the emergence of the "developed" countries‚ were made squarely on the back of increases
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State the factors to be considered for designing an effective Managing Information System (MIS) Definition of MIS An organized approach to the study of the information needs of an organization’s management at every level in making operational‚ tactical‚ and strategic decisions. Its objective is to design and implement procedures‚ processes‚and routines that provide suitably detailed reports in an accurate‚ consistent‚ and timely manner. MIS is a general term for the computer systems in an enterprise that
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INTERNATIONAL TALENT FLOW AND INTENTION TO REPATRIATE: AN IDENTITY EXPLANATION Helen De Cieri‚ Cathy Sheehan‚ Christina Costa‚ Marilyn Fenwick & Brian Cooper Working Paper 10/07 March 2007 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT WORKING PAPER SERIES ISSN 1327–5216 Abstract This paper examines the role of identity in knowledge workers’ intentions to repatriate after international work experience. Using a sample of 563 Australian professionals currently working overseas‚ we investigate the relationships between intention
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BAB 2 LANDASAN TEORI 2.1Sejarah Knowledge Management Istilah Manajemen Pengetahuan baru marak digunakan sekitar tahun 1990. Walaupun pemikiran mengenai manajemen pengetahuan telah berkembang pada tahun-tahun sebelumnya. Para pionir yang mengkajinya secara akademis diantaranya Peter Ducker di tahun 70-an‚ kemudian Karl-Erik Sveiby di akhir 80-an‚ serta Nonaka dan Takeuchi pada 1990. Perkembangan manajemen pengetahuan banyak dipengaruhi oleh perubahan waktu‚ ekonomi‚ sosial‚ dan teknologi. Globalisasi
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accurate‚ and they need it to be accessible in a timely fashion. Information has always been an integral part of every manager’s job. The Role of Information in the Manager’s Job Information is a vital part of communication‚ it follows that management and information are closely related. A key part of information-processing activity id differentiating between data and information. Data: are raw figures and facts reflecting a single aspect of reality. Information: is data presented in a
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“From common to uncommon Knowledge: Foundations of Firm-specific use of Knowledge as a Resource” Authors: Rajiv Nag and Dennis A. Gioia Published: Academy of Management Journal‚ 2012‚ Vol. 55‚ No. 2‚ 421–457 Course: Business Research Methods‚ Dr. Johannes Rank‚ Winter Term 2012/13 Submitted: January 28th 2013 Technische Universität Berlin Research question: “How can managers create uncommon knowledge when rivals have access to similar‚ commonly available knowledge?” (page 425) Author’s
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Management and Organizations True/False Questions A MANAGER’S DILEMMA 1. Today’s managers are just as likely to be women as they are men. (True; moderate; p. 4) 2. Management affects employee morale but not a company’s financial performance. (False; easy; p. 4) WHO ARE MANAGERS? 3. In order to be considered a manager‚ an individual must coordinate the work of others. (True; moderate; p. 5) 4. Supervisors and foremen may both be considered first-line
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