„What point is there in studying a dramatist who lived 400 years ago?” Shakespeare is a British dramatist‚ lyric poet and actor who lived from 1564-1616. Today it’s the 6th of september 2010. Shakespeare died almost 400 years ago. So why should people still keep busy with someone who lived such a long time ago? Why is Shakespeare still studied today? Many pupils would answer: Because teachers love to bore us. How could someone who lived 400 years ago write about anything which is from current interest
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RELEVANCE OF MAO’S THEORIES IN CONTEMPORARY ARMED STRUGGLES There is no doubt that Mao’s works have been‚ are and will be a subject of study for the revolutionaries‚ counter revolutionaries‚ military thinkers as well as historians throughout the world. With the tangible defeat of strong Japanese invaders and relatively strong Kuomintang‚ the world simply could not ignore the fact that Mao’s theories on armed struggle and their practical implications were undoubtedly of par excellence. Particularly
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The aim of this report is to investigate what cultural factors/dimension that affect leadership in the context of multi countries as well as to investigate behavioral styles and practices leaders operating in India and see how Western leadership theories are relevant to these set up. Introduction In today’s world we have emerged from the industrial age‚ into the information age where knowledge is our most valuable assets. The rapid technological development that have enabled this information
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of then Scientific School of Management (Taylor et al) with those of the Human Relations Movement (Mayo et al) with regard to people at work.’ ________________________________________________________________________ In order for us to compare and/or contrast two diverse schools of management‚ it is important for us to understand management in general‚ and the specific principles and theories comprising the two. Kreitner defines management as‚ “..the process of working with and through others
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Explain and discuss the planning‚ organizing leading controlling functions of management and determine whether or not managers really do more than carry out these four functions. Organizations need managers. Managers are people that organize and arrange processes and tasks systematically so that organizational goals can be met efficiently and effectively. Planning‚ organising‚ controlling and leading are the four components of what is known as the functional view of management. (Davidson‚ P
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Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English pop/rock singer‚ composer and pianist. In his four-decade career‚ John has been one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music‚ especially during the 1970s. He has sold more than 250 million albums[citation needed] and over one hundred million singles‚[3] making him one of the most successful artists of all time. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits including seven consecutive #1 U.S. albums‚ 59 Top
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Identify and compare the contributions of Taylor‚ Fayol and Mayo to management today. Introduction This essay outlines the main contributions of Taylor‚ Fayol and Mayo to the study of management. It then evaluates the contribution of these writers to management as it is practiced today. It does this by discussing in turn their work‚ explicitly and implicitly drawing comparisons between them. It argues that the various contributions reflect the differing circumstances and needs of the theorists
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What is the relevance of organizational behaviour to practicing managers? According to Laurie J. Mullins‚ organizational behaviour is the study and understanding of individual and group behaviour and patterns of structure in order to help improve organizational performance and effectiveness. Organizational behaviour provide a set of tools that allow people to understand‚ analyze and describe behaviour in organization‚ also it allows managers to improve‚ enhance or change work behaviour so that
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1. Introduction One of my friends used to work for a very famous International Group as the sales manager for 2 years‚ then she jumped to another company which promised her a higher salary‚ we all agree that she made a smart move in her career because her salary was almost doubled after changing the job. Unexpectedly‚ her job changing was end up with regrets because she could not generate as much revenue for the company as before. She told me her salary was doubled but she lost a team which has
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organisation. Then this knowledge is focused towards the efficient and effectiveness of the organisation. With that said‚ organisational behaviour is relevance to practising managers in giving them a greater understanding of the process and interacting of individuals‚ groups and the organisation on a whole and how each one relates to the other. Hence‚ managers need to show forth some of their skills (PLOC; Planning‚ Leading‚ Organising; Controlling) required in order to understand how the various individual
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