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getting things done efficiently and effectively through other people in order to reach organisational goals.

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Submitted by Ashesh on 16 November 2008 - 4:41pm

Articles suggest that it is now possible to have a nanny to look after your children, a person to clean your house or do your garden, as well as an agency to arrange your social life, your holidays, someone to let the washing-machine repair person to come into your house when you are at work, buy presents for your children and your spouse and so on. Indeed, lifestyle managers and consultants from companies such as the London-based TimeEnergyNetwork, which will run your household, co-ordinating all these sub-contractors to undertake your domestic chores.

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  • http://books.google.com/books?id=Gk_myyWa1tEC&printsec=frontcover
  • Mummy, I want to be a Housewife, The Times Higher Education by Catherine Hakim, 26 April 1996
  • Feature Article: Do women want to stay at home?
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Negotiated order, power and culture

Submitted by Ashesh on 9 November 2008 - 8:46am

It was a fine university day. The birds were chirping and purple flowers blossoming. Until, our dear beloved and respected class rep. who is always devoted to her work (nunds) gave me the golden opportunity to photocopy HRM notes on culture. One fine day, I sat down and I read it - because I do read sometimes, though very rarely: Chapter 3: Managing Culture by Stephen Linstead, under the section, The Origins of Organisational Culture, last 3 lines in paragraph 3 and I quote:

"A good film to watch, which relates to negotiated order, power and culture is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1973) starring Jack Nicholson and directed by Milos Forman"
Given the vivid effects of better understanding HRM (in some way) after watching Office Space. I decided to take advantage of the broadband connection and download the movie from the information super highway.  I sat down and with the dolby Headphone enjoyed the 5 Oscar Winning film. It was a fantastic film. Amazing performance by Jack Nicholson. Great screenplay. as well as being entertaining, great way of understanding concepts in Sociology and well as Psychology. Ref: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073486/
 
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In Search of Excellence

Submitted by Ashesh on 8 November 2008 - 2:05pm

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  1. David Guest, Right Enough to be dangerously wrong , an analysis of the In Search of Excellence Phenomenon
  2. http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/stevenson/in%20search%20of%20exc.pdf
  3. http://www.q.ikp.liu.se/q/phdkurser/In%20Search%20of%20Excellence%20_SM%20%20JJ_.pdf
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Keys to a successful mgt. career

Submitted by Ashesh on 17 September 2008 - 8:32am

If you choose a career in management, ther are certain keys to success you should consider. The following discussion makes some suggestions based on proven tactics that managers have used to advance their careers.

Ref: Management - S. Robbins

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A Class with Drucker

Submitted by Ashesh on 7 September 2008 - 2:19pm

The new academic year announces with interesting and demanding management topics. Noticeably there are different lecturers each with their own "lecturing" style. But what about the style of the World's greatest management lecturer? In the following Book Review: A Class with Drucker: The Lost Lessons of the World's Greatest Management Teacher, we share the insightful parts of Peter Drucker as a Lecturer for Doctoral Degree at the Claremont Graduate School.

References:

getabstract.com - A class with Drucker - summary;

Wikipedia - Peter Drucker

Business Week- The man who invented Management

Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshito Graduate School of Management - About Peter Drucker

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