Organizational Ambidexterity in Action: How Managers Explore and Exploit Author(s): Charles A. O’Reilly III and Michael L. Tushman Reviewed work(s): Source: California Management Review‚ Vol. 53‚ No. 4 (Summer 2011)‚ pp. 5-22 Published by: University of California Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/cmr.2011.53.4.5 . Accessed: 27/11/2011 04:22 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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of IT manager responsibilities involve testing the integrity and performance of various information networks and software applications. Of course‚ since technology tends to evolve rather quickly‚ the IT manager must also periodically review and evaluate how current systems and applications are meeting the needs of the company or organization. This means that a successful IT manager should be able to identify and implement new technologies to enhance the long-term operational and strategic goals of
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| |Table of Contents | |Contents |Page | |Introduction |3 | |P1.1- Compare different management styles |4 | |P1.2- leadership
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Introduction Building effective‚ cohesive teams has never played such a pivotal role in a company’s success as it does today. As the economy recovers‚ many organizations are working with newly formed groups and teams as a result of corporate downsizings‚ mergers and restructurings. Other organizations throughout the world have deliberately adopted team-based work structures to meet their business objectives. Many models of the organization of the future are premised on teams surpassing individuals
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The most basic function that a manager is responsible for is to focus the people of the organization in performing work activities to accomplish desired goals. No matter the size of the organization‚ a manager is responsible for the planning and executing of the efforts of its team members in achieving the necessary objectives of its mission. There are four primary functions of managers known to many as POLC. These very important functions are planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling. These
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Managers make many decisions every day. Thankfully there are many tools available to a manager as they make these decisions. Tiffany is a General Manager of a franchise in the quick service restaurant industry. She is faced with decisions dozens of times in one day. A large portion of the decisions that she is faced with are made to solve structured problems‚ however‚ sometimes an unstructured problem does arise that she needs to address. As well as solving problems Tiffany must also make plans to
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| MANAGER INTERVIEW | | | Introduction: “Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics‚ like integrity‚ dedication of purpose‚ selflessness‚ knowledge‚ skill‚ implacability‚ as well as determination not to accept failure” (Burke 1995). The purpose of this paper is to interview a manager from an organization and find out the leadership styles she uses to effectively manage the staff there. This paper also looks at
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Managers and management. Managerial competencies‚ communication‚ planning and administration‚ teamwork‚ strategic action‚ global awareness and self-management. Effective managers must pay attention to what goes inside and outside of their organization. Organization is a coordinated group of people who function to achieve a particular goal. Every organization has a structure and strives to achieve goals that individuals acting alone could not reach. All organizations strives‚ to achieve specific
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SOFT SKILLS FOR MANAGERS: As a manager‚ it has never been enough to be technically adept. You have to excel at soft skills as well. Soft skills are the personality traits‚ attitudes‚ habits‚ and behaviors you display when working with others. While good soft skills are also important for employees‚ they are critical for managers - and for those who want to be managers. Here are the ten most important soft skills managers need to master. Top Soft Skills For Managers: * Dependability Can
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leadership; ii. differentiation—building customer perceptions of superior product quality‚ design‚ or service; and iii. focus‚ in which the business avoids direct confrontation with its major competitors by concentrating on narrowly defined market niches. 2. Robert Miles and Charles Snow identified another set of business strategies based on a business’s intended rate of product-market development (Exhibit 9.1). They classify business units into four strategic types: i. Prospectors focus on growth
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