Ethiopia and Tanzania Jane Nelson‚ Eriko Ishikawa and Alexis Geaneotes Executive Summary Written by Jane Nelson‚ Eriko Ishikawa and Alexis Geaneotes © 2009 Harvard Kennedy School and International Finance Corporation This report is a summary version of a longer research study undertaken by the IFC and the CSR Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School. The full report will be available on the CSRI website at: www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/CSRI Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank Adrian
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How Nice Guys Can Succeed The traditional business philosophy holds the opinion that the nice guy won’t get as far up as the cold competitor in the corporate ladder. Nevertheless Russ C. Edelman‚ coauthor of “Nice Guys Can Get the Corner Office” believes otherwise. He gets several strategies for how nice employees and their companies can finish first based on his survey. They surveyed about 350 nice guys to discuss how they felt about themselves and their performance and get their viewpoints
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Gordon‚ and Tom Taber‚ “A Hierarchical Taxonomy of Leadership Behavior: Integrating a Half Century of Behavior Research‚” Journal of Leadership and Organization Studies 9‚ no. 1 (2002)‚ pp. 15–32. 4. Reported in George Anders‚ “Theory & Practice: Tough CEOs Often Most Successful‚ a Study Finds‚” The Wall Street Journal (November 19‚ 2007)‚ p. B3. 5. Adam Lashinsky‚ “Mark Hurd’s Moment‚” Fortune (March 16‚ 2009)‚ pp. 90–100; Jon Fortt‚ “Mark Hurd‚ Superstar‚” Fortune (June 9‚ 2008)‚ pp. 35–40; and
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Its main dishes are hamburger and fries. McDonalds has limited choice of food but in turn it serves its patrons fast. However‚ the restaurant is about 41 years olds now and consequently it becomes penetrated and mature‚ it has more competitions and tough challenges. In Operation management term‚ McDonalds has highly qualified operating system‚ its kitchen and its management‚ to serve high volume customers. As years goes by‚ the demands change. People become more mobile and have dynamically changed
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Expository Essay Author Joanne Lipman in the article‚ “Why Tough Teachers Get Good Results”‚ proves that teachers that are tough on their students‚ are doing an amazing job in the teaching field. In a situation involving a strict teacher‚ a teacher in New Jersey used harsh words among his students and poked at them whenever they were incorrect to improve the way they used their instruments. In the long run‚ many of his students became highly successful. This goes to show that even aggressive and
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The Article‚ “Why Tough Teachers Get Results‚” written by Joanne Lipman‚ a 54 year old native of New Brunswick‚ New Jersey. Joanne is a celebrated journalist and has authored many additions for the Wall Street Journal. In 1993 the prestigious John Hancock award was given to Lipman as recognition for excellence in Journalism. While attending Yale University Lipman became an intern for the Wall Street Journal. After acquiring a bachelor’s degree in history in 1983 Lipman acquired a staff position
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Strategic management involves the use of innovation to gain a competitive advantage in the industry. In the article‚ “It’s Tough Being a Small Fry at McDonald’s”‚ it talk about how does Ted Lezotte get more stores in the hands of his better operators. Innovation is a topic in strategic management. Through getting rid of smaller franchisees allows McDonald’s to speed renovations and the implementation of new technology‚ such as the self-ordering touchscreens being tested in about 250 locations. A
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room The Enron scandal‚ revealed in October 2001‚ eventually led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation‚ an American energy company based in Houston‚ Texas‚ and the de facto dissolution of Arthur Andersen‚ which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world. In addition to being the largest bankruptcy reorganization in American history at that time‚ Enron was attributed as the biggest audit failure. Enron was formed in 1985 by Kenneth
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Harrison Bergeron The Cold War was a tough period in American History. Families constantly living in fear over what might happen next. Kurt Vonnegut lived through out the time period of the Cold War. In that time he wrote many pieces of work‚ one of which is “Harrison Bergeron.” This short story takes place in America 2081‚ where everyone is “equal.” Vonnegut relates his work back to the Cold War and the threat of Communism by using the symbolism of handicaps and total government control. “Nobody
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You changed my world with a blink of an eye That is something that I can not deny You put my soul from worst to best That is why I treasure you my dearest You just don’t know what you have done for me You even pushed me to the best that I can be You really are an angel sent from above To take care of me and shower me with love When I’m with you I will not cry even a single a tear And your touch have chased away all of my fear You have given me a life that I could live worthwhile It is
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