Applied Covey
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A 4 page paper discussing Stephen Covey’s “Principle-Centered Leadership,” which should have been required reading in all of America’s boardrooms. Certainly Enron, Rite-Aid, Worldcom and others – and their stakeholders – could have benefited well from such a requirement. The purpose here is to align Covey’s “moral compassing” and “principle-centered power” with current management practices. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtCovey.rtf

Applied Program Evaluation Strategy
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A 13 page proposal to senior management that Acme institute a program of flexibility for employees similar to that which exists at the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Acme's head of HR reviews Chubb's internal research and applies it to conditions at Acme, concluding that the same type of program of paid personal (i.e., non-sick) time off can save substantial amounts in money, but also in the avoidance of lost productivity, reduced competitive advantage and increased health care insurance premiums. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KShrPlanAnal.wps

Applying Equity Theory at ABC Company
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A 3 page paper discussing a manufacturer’s dilemma in employee motivation. ABC needs to ask employees what they want, ask for suggestions in achieving that and implement programs that contribute to building a sense of community, both within ABC and in the physical community in which it operates. Such programs can include volunteering with charitable organizations on company-paid time, and it should be based on management’s unabashed gratitude for employees’ contributions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtMotEquity.rtf

Applying Tuckman's Stages to Target Stores
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A 9 page paper discussing operations at Target Corp according to Tuckman's Stages theory of group development. Tuckman observed small groups in a variety of environments to arrive at the forming, storming, norming and performing sequence of group evolution. Tuckman's original four stages aptly describe group formation and operation at Target on the store level. "Adjourning" is not addressed here, because the groups formed at Target are ongoing and cessation is not a goal. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtGrpTheos2.rtf

APPRECIATE INQUIRY INTERVENTION – AND ITS USE IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
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This 5-page paper focuses on a fictitious school district and how one organizational development process -- appreciative inquiry -- can be used to help manage change within this severely problematic group. Also discussed are Kotters eight steps to change. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTappinq.rtf

Approaches to Environmental Strategy
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This 9 page paper analyses the differences approaches to environmental strategy that may be adopted by companies. The paper looks at different models, from total environmental commitment to the view of environmentalism as an unimportant aspect of strategy. The way in which the models may be applied is illustrated with real examples. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEenvstrat.rtf

Appropriate Management Style in Singapore
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A 15 page paper assessing Singapore’s readiness for participative management. This paper reviews views of business in terms of Asian culture and Singapore’s unique position to determine whether participative management is appropriate in Singapore. It concludes that not only is it appropriate, it also is very much in practice. The paper discusses management theory, management history, Singapore’s great progress over the past 40 years and gives examples of two leading Singapore companies already using business models most conducive to participatory management. One (SembCorp) has even adopted the philosophies of GE’s Jack Welch. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtSingapore.rtf

ARABIA PETROLEUM COMPANY -- ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDY
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This 11-page paper is a proposed case study for APC, a company that explores, mines and sells energy to worldwide interests. This fictitious case study, focusing on human resources, involves the organizational behavior of departments and what can be done to improve them.
Filename: MTaracase.rtf