INTRODUCTION 1.1 Company Background In Canada‚ the fitness market was growing at approximately 6 percent a year due to some reasons like demographic changes‚ marketing programs and preference of individuals. GoodLife Fitness Clubs was founded by David Patchell-Evans in 1979 as a sole proprietorship. Philosophies of the company were to provide health‚ fitness and self-esteem so that people feel better about themselves. GoodLife has become Canada’s largest health club chains‚ with 40 clubs
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Section 1: Industry Overview 1-1: GoodLife Fitness Overview Background * Established 1979. * Canada’s largest and most successful fitness company. * Over 750‚ 000 members across Canada. * 1 in every 45 Canadians has a Good Life Fitness membership. * Approximately 275 clubs across Canada. * Employs over 9000 associates. * Awards include: * Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Platinum Member status. * 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures
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behave within what society views as normal. By looking closely at GoodLife Fitness club we are able to see how they utilize the institutional gaze to discipline their members into behaving within the norms associated with being a good member in a fitness facility. GoodLife Fitness is a very popular fitness
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The emotional intelligence qualities are essential to twenty-first century leadership‚ because it allows leaders to engage and establish a relationship with their employees‚ employers‚ suppliers‚ customers and other stakeholders‚ which ultimately improves productivity‚ efficiently and effectiveness of the business activities. In this essay the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) in regards to twenty - first century leadership will be explored with different perspectives and academic examples from
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The Good Life I have only been in existence on this earth for a mere 18 years‚ so the concept of ‘the good life’ seems a bit bewildering and unclear at this stage because I have not experienced life enough yet. My perception of the ‘good life’ will be completely different from that of an elder person‚ this stemming from the fact that they have more wisdom and knowledge through their experiences in life to know what the ‘good life’ truly is. At this stage‚ for me the good life consists of the following
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND THEIR CULTURE |ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE | Example | Handy’s Culture Type | |1. Functional | ACK | POWER / ROLE CULTURE | |2. Product | UNILEVER | TASK CULTURE | |3. Geographic
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Structure Pg. 1 Running Head: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Organizational Structure By Marlene Seratt AIU MGT322-0702A-05 Concepts in Organizational Behavior Instructor Lionel de Souza Unit 4 Due: 05/26/2007 Structure Pg. 2 Introduction In this paper we will be talking about organizational structure and cultures‚ and what strategies Ken Dailey will have to consider as he starts building
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access to The Academy of Management Review. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 41.13.52.46 on Tue‚ 23 Jul 2013 08:32:37 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Review 1980‚ Vol.5‚ No. 1‚49-64 Academyof Management Structure Organization A Critical and Performance: Review1 DAN R. DALTON Indiana University WILLIAM TODOR D. The Ohio State University MICHAELJ. SPENDOLINI GORDON J. FIELDING LYMANW. PORTER University of California- Irvine We examine the literature
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OrganizationalOrganizational structure is needed in organizations to arrange employees and their jobs in a certain category to help meet business goals and needs. Procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. These decisions help determine organizational structure (Madapusi‚ 2008). Organizational structure allows greater effectiveness in organizations. Different types of organizations such as Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids‚ Atlanta Memorial Hospital‚ Doyenne Constructors
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Facebook is a social-networking site that has a strong organization structure that is appropriate for their particular product; social media. Facebook seems like a simple site that does not require a structure to operate. Facebook launched in 2004 and is currently the most popular social-networking site. People can share photos‚ stories‚ life experiences of both positive and negative. This strong organization structure has allowed Facebook to grow and continue to be strong in a competitive marketplace
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