STANDARDIZATION AND LOCALIZATION IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF SINO- FOREIGN JOINT VENTURES: AN INDUCTIVE MODEL AND RESEARCH AGENDA Shaohui Chen‚ PhD Candidate & Marie Wilson‚ Associate Professor Department of Management and Employment Relations The University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Commerce C Building‚ 18 Symonds Street‚ Auckland‚ New Zealand 64 9-3737599ext.7667 or 4808(Tel.) 64 9-3737477(Fax) s.chen@auckland.ac.nz(e-mail) m.wilson@auckland.ac.nz(e-mail) Identification
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Reflection on the Connection between Management Theory and Practice Throughout the tutorial program‚ the different organisations that were presented had evident connections between theory and practice. Although the connections may never be crystal clear‚ and may sometimes have more than one “right” answer‚ the connections were still inevitable in the case studies. One thing that I found most challenging from the case studies was choosing an exact management theory to apply to the particular organisation
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Henri Fayol’s theory Firstly‚ Fayol’s theory include modern phenomena(Brooks‚ 2009)‚ such as teamwork‚ authority‚ hierarchy‚ command etc. In recent decades‚ authority‚ hierarchy all involve and appear in the modern organization and that is what an organization really matter about. Therefore‚ Fayol’s model is plausible and it is still relevant to today’s organization although he did his study almost 100 years ago. Furthermore‚ Henri Fayol was a pioneer of management theory(Pryor & Taneja
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MAX WEBER NAME: Max Weber OCCUPATION: Educator‚ Philosopher‚ Scholar‚ Anti-War Activist‚ Economist‚ Literary Critic‚ Political Scientist‚ Journalist‚ Sociologist BIRTH DATE: April 21‚ 1864 DEATH DATE: June 14‚ 1920 EDUCATION: Heidelberg University‚ University of Berlin‚ Göttingen PLACE OF BIRTH: Erfurt (Prussia)‚ Germany PLACE OF DEATH: Munich‚ Germany FULL NAME: Maximilian Karl Emil Weber AKA: Maximilian Karl Weber AKA: Maximilian Weber AKA: Karl Emil
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of the oldest and most popular approaches to management thought‚ Henri Fayol’s (29 July 1841–19 November 1925) theory holds that administration of all organizations—whether "public or private"‚ or "large or small" requires the same rational process or functions. This school is based on two assumptions; first‚ although the objective of an organization may differ; for example‚ business‚ government‚ education‚ or religion‚ yet there is a core management process that remains the same for all institutions
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advocates of OB contribute to our understanding of management? Four people stand out as early advocates of OB in management:- I. Robert Owen(late 1700s) - proposed a utopian workplace He also concerned about deplorable working conditions Argued that money spent improving labour was a smart investment II. Hugo Munsterberg (early 1900s) - created field of industrial psychology - suggest using psychological test for employee selection‚ learning theory concept for employee training and study of human
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are more and more business organizations entering to market nowadays‚ the business is getting tighter and this hence leads to the increasingly fierce competition among organizations. These organizations have to face more challenge about workforce‚ management‚ operation‚ markets‚ or even environment. Competitive advantage is also an important factor that an organization needs to consider to survive in this competitive economy. Organizations have to use their information system intelligently about their
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Institutional Theory: Problems and Prospects B. Guy Peters 69 Reihe Politikwissenschaft Political Science Series 69 Reihe Politikwissenschaft Political Science Series Institutional Theory: Problems and Prospects B. Guy Peters July 2000 Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS)‚ Wien Institute for Advanced Studies‚ Vienna Contact: Prof. Dr. B. Guy Peters University of Pittsburgh‚ Department of Political Science 4L01 Forbes Quadrangle‚ Pittsburgh‚ PA 15260 (: 001-412- 648-7250 email:
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wanted what was best for the company and its employees. 2) I believe Mary Parker Follett would approve of David Ross’s management style. The reason being is because Follett inspired employees and as a result‚ they all worked together like family. Ross does the same thing by making sure his employees are united and working together as a team. 3) David Ross is a theory Y manager. The reason being is because at first‚ the only reason he loved the Burger Boat business was because of the boats
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Unit 1 Evolution of Management Thought Learning Outcome After reading this unit‚ you will be able to: • • • • • Explain the basic features of Management and Organisation Understand various approaches to Management Philosophy Know about Mathematical and Behavioural Serial Schools of Management Identify the Contributions and Limitations of Scientific Management State Administrative Management Time Required to Complete the unit 1. 2. 1st Reading: It will need 3 Hrs for reading a unit 2nd
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