Managing Without Managers by Ricardo Semler Harvard Business Review Reprint 89509 HBR SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1989 Managing Without Managers by Ricardo Semler I n Brazil‚ where paternalism and the family business fiefdom still flourish‚ I am president of a manufacturing company that treats its 800 employees like responsible adults. Most of them—including factory workers—set their own working hours. All have access to the company books. The vast majority vote on many important
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Tax is of two types Direct Tax and Indirect Tax. Direct Tax is the tax‚ which is paid directly by people to the government‚ while indirect tax is the tax‚ which is paid indirectly by people to the government. Income Tax is paid directly to the government therefore it is a direct tax while excise duty is paid by people to the manufacturer who pays it to the government‚ therefore it is an indirect tax. The Constitution of India (COI) has given power to levy tax to central and state government
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moving there in a few days because her husband was replacing Burns. When Burns heard this news‚ he refused to believe it. Two days later‚ on January 28‚ he received an express mail letter‚ postmarked the previous day‚ from the regional sales manager. The letter read: Dear Harold: Because of personnel vacancies we are requesting that you move to the Gunning district‚ effective February 1. Mr. George Dowd from the Parsons district will replace you. Will you please see that your inventory and
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texting a friend‚ talking on the phone or face to face conversation‚ this type of communication is in general on a one to one basis or involves only a few people‚ in the twentieth century technology has advanced considerably leading to an increase in mass communication medium‚ in addition these advances make it relatively straight forward to communicate with a vast audience. Mass communication is the term given when different types of medium that are capable of engaging a large portion of the public
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ROLES OF AN HR MANAGER Administrative roles The administrative roles of human resource management include policy formulation and implementation‚ housekeeping‚ records maintenance‚ welfare administration‚ legal compliance etc. i. Policy maker: The human resource manager helps management in the formation of policies governing talent acquisition and retention‚ wage and salary administration‚ welfare activities‚ personnel records‚ working conditions etc. He also helps in interpreting personnel
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1. My initial regional marketing strategy In pricing‚ most of my pricing strategies were just following my competitors‚ because I have the faith that their prices are the results from the competition in that market. It is true that we should put an eye upon our main competitors‚ because they have the important information we need. For example‚ in Brazil‚ when I found the main competitor of me spent 35 million dollars on the promotion on Family & Healthy products‚ I realized that I could not
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Goals Questions & Answers Q1.Can a division manager develope verifiable goals‚ or objective‚ when they have not been assigned to him or her by the president? How? What kind of information or help do you believe is important for the division manager to have from headquarters? ANS 1. Yes‚ I think a division manager can develop verifiable goals‚ or objective‚ when they have not been assigned to him or her by the president. It seems that the division manager has exercised management by objectives (MBO)
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quest to restore his or her torn land‚ wielding great powers and becoming enveloped in a great story. Others may want to control a million persons‚ on a great battlefield‚ seizing land and bringing about destruction to all who come across his army. Or you may want to recreate your favorite sports team‚ leading them into the history books as the greatest team to ever step foot onto the field or court. Let us take a look at the different types of game genres that encompass the majority of games today
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Description of Branch Manager.......................................3 Mr.Salam’s key people – internal and external interactions................................4 Internal Interactions: Human Resource Manager...............................................................................................................4 Loan Officer......................................................................................................................................4 Credit Manager.................
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Qualities of Hr manager 1.Active Listener . Being a great manager means more than nodding your head when an employee comes to you with an issue. Employees want to know they have your full attention because they often expect an answer or proposed solution to their issue right then and there. Active listening requires the listener to understand‚ interpret‚ and evaluate what they hear. The ability to listen actively can improve personal relationships by reducing conflicts‚ strengthening
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