® Acodemy of Management Heview 1993, Vol. 18, No. 3. 518-545. FOUCAULT. POWER/KNOWLEDGE. AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BARBARA TOWNLEY The University of Alberta Drawing on the work of Michel Foucault. I argue that human resource management (HRM) may be best understood as a discourse and set of practices that attempt to reduce the indeterminacy involved in the employment contract. Here I reread HRM practices from a Foucauldian power-knowledge perspective and suggest that this
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Organizational Development Q1. Define OD and enlist its important characteristics. Ans. The literature contains several definitions of OD, to quote a few: • OD is a response to change, a complex educational strategy intended to change the beliefs, attitudes, values and structure of organization so they can better adopt new technologies, markets and challenges, and the dizzying rate of change itself ( Bennis, 1969). • OD is planned process of change in an organization’s
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Contents Acknowledgment 2 Abstract 3 Scope and Purpose 4 Leadership in Organizations 5 Transformational Leadership 6 Servant Leadership 9 Organizational Learning 10 Organizational Performance 13 Analysis 14 Theoretical Framework 16 Hypothesis 16 Methodology 17 Data Analysis and research findings 19 Conclusion and Discussion 28 Bibliography 29 Bibliography 29 Acknowledgment The process of research is a complex one and requires immense guidance at all stages. We are thankful to our
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GROUP INTERACTION JOURNAL ARTICLES Compiled by Lawrence R. Frey University of Colorado at Boulder Aamodt, M. G., & Kimbrough, W. W. (1982). Effects of group heterogeneity on quality of task solutions. Psychological Review, 50, 171-174. Abbey, D. S. (1982). Conflict in unstructured groups: An explanation from control-theory. Psychological Reports, 51, 177-178. Abele, A. E. (2003). The dynamics of masculine-agentic and feminine-communal traits: Findings from a prospective study. Journal of
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result of past diversification or merger. In the global competition and slow growth context of the 1980s, highly diversified companies have to manage diversity in order to benefit from it and to avoid its drawbacks. The benefits are compensation effects and cross-fertilization and the draw-backs are dispersion of resources and internal inconsistencies. To balance integration and differentiation is the key success factor in managing highly diversified companies. Multiplicity is the result of history
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of hours they will work each week. The second dimension is excessive demands where employees are overburdened with work. Decision need to be made about what practical solutions will be used in the workplace to prevent, eliminate or minimize the effect of work related stressors. Unpredictable scheduling Macy’s will use these techniques to reduce or lessen the stressors of unpredictable work schedule for their employees. Chain retail store must consider how to provide the best service to meet consumer
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Introduction Tony Jackson was first employed in the office of a building society on a Youth Training Scheme but left after two years because there was no permanent position available. However, nine months later due to a continual rapid growth in business a new position was created and Tony applied and got the job. Tony was given high recommendation by Mary Rogers the branch manager, and she even told her staff that she always got on well with him and he seemed very bright, and was always cooperative
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| MANAGEMENT RESEARCH / PROJECT DRS3023 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION STYLE & ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT WITH GENDER AS THE MODERATING FACTOR PROPOSAL FOR: MDM. DINA ABDUL RAZAK PREPARED BY: NORSYAFINAZ BINTI SHAH RIZAL THOMAS 012011110183 NURHASSAN BIN AZIZ 012011030529 MOHD NASRIQ BIN YAZID 012011030196 Submission date: [ 5-Jul-13 ] | Content | Page | | ABSTRACT (executive summary) | 3 | 1.0 | INTRODUCTIONBackground of studyProblem statement
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Organizational Development Q1. Define OD and enlist its important characteristics. Ans. The literature contains several definitions of OD, to quote a few: • OD is a response to change, a complex educational strategy intended to change the beliefs, attitudes, values and structure of organization so they can better adopt new technologies, markets and challenges, and the dizzying rate of change itself ( Bennis, 1969). • OD is planned process of change in an organization’s culture
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Introduction With globalization maturing rapidly in the world today, it is not surprising that organizations are deeply affected by erratic changes in their environment. In their run to achieve organizational effectiveness, the constant need to monitor and adjust to the environment is critical. Jobs and employees are essential buffers for uncertainties in organizations to their environment. But for it to be effective, a good fit between both employee and the job is necessary so as to have a competent
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