To solve this problem, the author believed that setting ground rules are the leader's job. ... The author did a great job by pointing out the scientific origin of the leadership. ... On the other hand, the readers need more examples to illustrate the points that the authors pointed out in the book. The way the book was organized, sometimes, was hard to follow and keep my interest. Despite the negativity of the book, I found this book is a valuable asset for MBA students because it helps them learn a new way to lead the followers. ...

• Word Count: 737
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This is a very powerful book, and it has some powerful messages for the modern executive. ... This book focuses on five principles that enable one to manage others and especially oneself to get things done in a new and productive manner. ... Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that mold them into results. ... After reading this book, I realize the importance of the effective for any executive. ... I liked this book a lot, how's that for intellectual. ...

• Word Count: 643
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Will A Job Market Upturn Spark Employee Mobility? Once the economy firms up and employment prospects brighten, many employees will shop around for a new job. ... What were the reasons most commonly cited by employees for wanting to change jobs? ... Tweezerman already practiced open-book accounting, which made it easier for employees to understand the company's financials and address the business challenges the company faced. ... Of those responding to the job board's July poll, 84% indicated a preference for telecommuting. ...

• Word Count: 613
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The book is based on the life of the 'one minute manager' who never seems to have time for himself. ... The book attempts to point out a number of ways to deal with these monkeys and management. ... The book offers a four step procedure to accomplish this. ... Robbins also touches on issues such as dealing with change, designing jobs and evaluating performance. ... The "Inside Job" is a documentary directed by Charles H. ...

• Word Count: 1614
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Senge authored the book while the director of the Center for Organizational Learning at MIT's Sloan School of Management. ... Personal Mastery includes job-specific skills as well as emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. ...

• Word Count: 987
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The concept of transformational leadership date back to 1978 when James McGregor Burns introduced it in his book, Leadership, where he defined it as a process where leaders and their followers heave one another to higher levels of morality and motivation. ... Much organization employ decentralization in the process creating more challenging jobs at the lower level; Johnson & Johnson, 3M, Hewlett-Packard, General Electric are some examples of companies that have used this as stated by Kotter. ... Transformational leadership enables the workplace to be "transformed," thus, enhancing job perform...

• Word Count: 530
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They supervise and coordinate the activities of operating employees and normally get the job from the ranks of operating personnel. 4) Henry Mintzberg helped to identify three broad categories of roles that managers play. ... A manager who formally or informally shows subordinates how to complete taks and how to perform under pressure is doing a good job of leading. ... Nothing that a text book can tell you, or a professor can read to you is as effective as you going on and doing the task hands on. ...

• Word Count: 530
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Warren Blank's book defines the nine natural laws of leadership that a person should posses to help their business life operate effectively. Blank begins the book defining what leadership really means. ... Basically, it is the job of the leaders to emerge when people and organizations face unknown places that requires someone to step up, take the lead, and gain willing followers. ... Finally, the book talked about leadership as a self-referral process. ... This is very unfortunate since there is very good information in this book but it is so hard to get to ...

• Word Count: 1552
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His book, "The Art of War" emphasizes the efficiency of military strategy. ... Mintzberg concluded that managerial "jobs can be analyzed in terms of ten different sets of behaviors that are attributed to managerial positions." ... Both Mintzberg and his critics have pointed out that more research is needed in clarifying the link between management and the type of job, hierarchical position, organizational effectiveness and industry characteristics. ... In 1973, Daniel Bell wrote in his book "The Coming of Post-Industrial Society" that postindustrial society is defined by three characteris...

• Word Count: 1123
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Avanti's management of distributing jobs by focusing on the strengths of the specialised directors and deep understanding of members is remarkable. ... Apart from the competition, even though they already have a lot of public projects, they sometimes apply for jobs through the public sector as well, however the public sector work has to be done by book and they have to apply through a lot of tedious stages and processes. ... So the idea of job for architects in Avanti is very comprehensive doing everything themselves rather than being specialised only in one thing. In conclusion, in Av...

• Word Count: 1366
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The job also required the broad product knowledge. The job was exciting full of obligations for everyday shift. ... Being out of the work for full month, I researched the internet to find a job. ... But, the job is more logical thinking than retail one. ... This job relates more to my academic experience than retail. ...

• Word Count: 1553
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(Testimony, 1964) As Taylor says in his published book, The Principle of Scientific Management, to improve productivity is the most direct way of increasing organizational profit, and the biggest problem that organizations encounter at the time is the problem of soldiering. ... First of all, employees among the world are holding the same belief that the more they are productive, the fewer of them would be needed, so the jobs would probably be eliminated. ... (Taylor, 1967) Time Studies In order to scientifically find the optimal method to perform a job and to reach high productivity, Taylor ...

• Word Count: 1391
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When an individual loses his/her job, confusion and anxiety sets in. ... Their feeling was that they would be the ones terminated next, so their attitude is one of "Why try to do the job since I am going to be the next one laid off". ... Survivors are affected as they do not fare well in their performance levels and make themselves more anxious for the future . moreover the workplace no longer deems feed suddenly , for the people do not know how to things done as they may be required to do multitasking .with increased workload which creates a confusion in their job profile . it also reduce...

• Word Count: 2011
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When an individual loses his/her job, confusion and anxiety sets in. ... Their feeling was that they would be the ones terminated next, so their attitude is one of "Why try to do the job since I am going to be the next one laid off". ... Survivors are affected as they do not fare well in their performance levels and make themselves more anxious for the future . moreover the workplace no longer deems feed suddenly , for the people do not know how to things done as they may be required to do multitasking .with increased workload which creates a confusion in their job profile . it also reduce...

• Word Count: 2011
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The study of Ashridge Sense of Mission reveals that a strong mission sense makes employees at all levels to perceive their job as a way of contributing to something that they have faith in. ... It includes the Google Book Search which commenced with a makeshift experiment that wanted to find out the period it takes to digitize a book. ...

• Word Count: 1970
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For instance, the book by Williams (2009) painted changes caused by technology as inevitable and impactful. ... This phase will take six months or two semesters and will be supported by on-job training sessions and seminars. ... Information will also be made available through the library and continued on-job training and seminars on the change. ...

• Word Count: 1485
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Mentoring and on-the-job training of less skilled workers through courses, assistant programs, and continuing education programs may even the gap between different employees. ... One thing managers should recognize is that there will always be a potential for conflict and their job is to intervene and resolve diversity issues early and quickly. ... Author, Kanu Kogod, in a book titled, The Workshop for Managing Diversity, identifies main sources of potential diversity problems in the workplace and offers suggestions about turning diversity into a positive asset that enhances productivity and ...

• Word Count: 3023
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Mentoring and on-the-job training of less skilled workers through courses, assistant programs, and continuing education programs may even the gap between different employees. ... One thing managers should recognize is that there will always be a potential for conflict and their job is to intervene and resolve diversity issues early and quickly. ... Author, Kanu Kogod, in a book titled, The Workshop for Managing Diversity, identifies main sources of potential diversity problems in the workplace and offers suggestions about turning diversity into a positive asset that enhances productivity and ...

• Word Count: 3023
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For instance, a workers ability to learn or acquire new skills will be affected if he has no job security or permanent place of residence. ... The end result was that a large percentage of cleaners did not accept the offer as their primary concerns were for good working conditions, particularly stable hours and job security, not monetary gain. ...

• Word Count: 2472
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The book, "Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting" introduces the history of management accounting. The book is very well documented in that Johnson and Kaplan were able to deduce different conclusions made by others. ... This book also explores the history of financial and managerial accounting systems, and tries to delineate the pressures that caused the divergence of the two practices. ...

• Word Count: 3169
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate