Organization Studies http://oss.sagepub.com The Tyranny of a Team Ideology Amanda Sinclair Organization Studies 1992; 13; 611 DOI: 10.1177/017084069201300405 The online version of this article can be found at: http://oss.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/4/611 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: European Group for Organizational Studies Additional services and information for Organization Studies can be found at: Email Alerts: http://oss.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts
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Groups and Teams Paper Groups. Teams. High-performance teams. What is a group? "A group is a collection of people who interact with one another regularly to attain common goals" (Schermerhorn‚ Hunt & Osborn‚ 2005). Over the years‚ groups have helped organizations achieve important tasks. They have also been resourceful of helping the members of organization to improve task performance and experience more satisfaction with their work. Groups are good for people‚ can improve creativity‚ can
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but once the news of the auction of the players reached the media‚ the cricket fever started to spread. This mega tournament made the T20 version of cricket hugely popular across various cricket playing nations. This year there have been a lot of changes in the squads of the teams. Here we would provide IPL 2012 team overview with a brief introduction to the teams. Chennai Super Kings As the champion of previous year IPL 2012 and as the most consistent team in the short history of the tournament
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Quality management is seen as the most essential part when it comes to the organisation of a business and possible the most important and complex component of business strategy (Golder et al. 2012: 1). It can be argued that the success of a business is down to the management of quality. This means managers must deal with meeting both internal and external expectations set in order to excel. Quality is a concept that has to be applied throughout the business and must involve everyone within the organisation
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What does Utopia means to when you hear it? Utopia can be described as an imagined place or state of objects in which everything is perfect. The community of the "Utopia" can be camouflage from the negative aspects of life‚ and hidden from fear. Then there is another world but this is more dreadful type of society‚ and that is dystopia. Dystopia is more defined as a society that is rather undesirable or frightening‚ not a good place. In Dystopic societies people are scared‚ deprive‚ horrified‚ and
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FINDINGS [findings] Eric does not have much time. The four team meetings have proven to be more frustrating than productive. He has seven of FireArt’s top-level managers under his direction but not under his control. He could accept failure; he has alternatives. Perhaps he should abandon a sinking ship‚ accept his sunk-costs and look for opportunity elsewhere in the market. [writing style is a little inefficient – consider my changes] Team 14 recommends [or proposes] that Eric should instead hunker
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Factors Affecting Product Quality in the Software Development Industry of Sri Lanka Sahan Jayawarna A.T. Fonseka Abstract The software development industry of Sri Lanka has grown rapidly during recent years. However‚ the quality of software products has become a critical issue as shown in the increase in software defects and associated solutions for those problems. This study aimed at understanding the critical factors underlying software product quality. It was based on a survey of ten
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Ritz_Quality Female‚ Male‚ Ralph Vick Page 1 of 4 [Music playing] Female: Luxury‚ service‚ quality – these three words capture the essence of a stay at the Ritz-Carlton. Creating this atmosphere of refined elegance and relaxation may appear effortless to a guest‚ but every employee at any of the company’s 31 worldwide locations will tell you it takes a daily commitment to make the desired experience happen for each and every guest. The Ritz-Carlton hotel is a place where the genuine care and
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FedEx Equals Quality FedEx was incorporated in June 1971 and officially began operations on April 17‚ 1973. Conceived by Chairmen and Chief Executive Officer Fredrick W. Smith‚ a man that would soon expand the small 14 aircraft fleet he started with into a $29 billion network of companies with 652 aircraft‚ 69‚000 vans and trucks‚ and over 250‚000 employees. FedEx did not become the largest shipping company by chance‚ they did it by focusing on their customers needs and making quality in their
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What is Islam Islam ‚ [Arab.‚=submission to God]‚ world religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad. Founded in the 7th cent.‚ Islam is the youngest of the three monotheistic world religions (with Judaism and Christianity). An adherent to Islam is a Muslim [Arab.‚=one who submits]. Believers Worldwide There are more than 1 billion Muslims worldwide‚ fewer than one fifth of whom are Arab. Islam is the principal religion of much of Asia‚ including Indonesia (which has the world ’s largest Muslim population)
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