Posted on May 4, 2010 by derek
The concept of basic organizational forms is useful to the analysis of an organization’s nature because it details how the fundamental structure of a company impacts its information processing and goal setting behavior. Identifying the difference between unified and multiplex modes of organizing, there are a number of basic organizational forms that have been established [...]
Filed under: Class, concepts, Organization Theory | Tagged: Basic Organizational Forms, Complex Goals, Gary Pisano, innovation, Paul Slovic, Risk Management | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 22, 2010 by derek
The issues facing contemporary America are numerous and diverse, including two wars over seas, a national debt around 12.8 trillion dollars and climbing, and the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. Yet, what do the American people focus on? In the recent past our focus was on Briteny Spears and her drug problems; then [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2010 by derek
In preparing to write the final paper I have come to the conclusion that I desire to focus on how the actions of economists and large firms like Lehman Brothers led to the current economic recession. My preliminary explorations suggested to me that both economists and Firms like Lehman brothers had a sense that the [...]
Filed under: What is Going On? | Tagged: alan greenspan, Fannie Mae, FCIC, financial crisis, Freddie Mac, housing bubble, Lehman brothers, The Recession | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 6, 2010 by derek
“The state of the economy is good… The battles of yesteryear [are] over” – 2008, Olivier Blanchard: Chief Economist at The International Monetary Fund “The central problem of depression-prevention has been solved” - 2003, Robert Lucas: University of Chicago The overconfidence of economists, as displayed by the quotes above, in the state of the macroeconomy [...]
Filed under: Blog, What is Going On? | Tagged: Accountability, economics, too big to fail | 6 Comments »
Posted on March 30, 2010 by derek
One of the lucky few Enron executives to escape without criminal prosecution, Lou Pai has been referred to as “the only guy who’s ever been lucky to get divorced.” Why was Lou Pai so lucky to get divorced? How did his wife’s discovery of his many year-long affair with a stripper, and their child out-of-wedlock, [...]
Filed under: Blog | Tagged: divorce, enron, Lou Pai, SEC | 5 Comments »
Posted on March 24, 2010 by derek
The information gathering process involved in the type of research necessary to gain a better understanding of complex topics, like the fall of Enron, can be a time-consuming and frustrating process. The temptation can become to use sources like Wikipedia, the internet, and Google without anything more to support your conclusions (the WIGWAM trap). However, [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2010 by derek
The concepts of control systems and power are useful to consider when further analyzing Enron. Control is important in any organizational setting because it creates the ability to pursue a company’s goals in a directed manner. Control systems therefore need to be clearly established in an organization to implement control properly. Based on the power [...]
Filed under: Class, concepts | Tagged: control, enron, Organizations and Organizing, power | 3 Comments »
Posted on March 2, 2010 by derek
Peru is a nation that has experienced significant economic growth over the past fifteen years. Despite this growth, Peru still struggles with a poverty rate in the 30 percentile range, a third of whom are considered extremely poor. In addition, the wealth gap that has been created as a result of this growth is clearly [...]
Filed under: Blog, concepts, Organization Theory | Tagged: contingency theory, Development, Economic Growth, Organizational Structure, organizational theory, Peru, South America, Wealth Gap | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 23, 2010 by derek
This anthology, titled Deliberative Democracy in Practice tackles the ideal of a political decision process based on dialogue, and the likelihood of its realization in our non-ideal society. The articles contained within the anthology are split up into four distinct categories: citizen participation and public consultation, indigenous-settler relations, education, and constitutions and state boundaries. The [...]
Filed under: Organization Theory | Tagged: Anthologys, books, Democracy, government policy, Justice, Social science | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 21, 2010 by derek
One of my previous posts dealt with the issue of financial reform and the idea of “too big to fail” companies. To follow up on this I found and commented on an interesting blog post that provided information on the views of small business owners and what they thought about financial reform. From the information [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2010 by derek
Organizations and society are both significantly influenced by the conflicts that take place within their respective systems. No system is spared from conflict between individuals or collective groups of people. As Davis and Scott state ” conflict and change are a part of organizational life no less than consensus and stability.”(82) As a result, to [...]
Filed under: Class, Organization Theory | Tagged: conflict, Goals, innovation, Marketing, natural system, organizations, rational system perspective, Toyota | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 1, 2010 by derek
Simon Johnson, in a recent post titled “Populism” , addressed our current economic situation and stated that the language being used to discuss the issues we now face “reveals a complete misunderstanding of our current situation.” This assertion is based around the banks that have now been deemed “too big to fail;” and how, despite the efforts [...]
Filed under: Organization Theory | Tagged: Bailout, banks, economics, finance, financial crisis, financial reform, recession, too big to fail | 5 Comments »
Posted on January 27, 2010 by derek
This post from the spring of 2007 focused on the internet, and how it now brings information to the public at an ever increasing rate. Focusing on the Virginia Tech shootings, the post remarks on how 5 years ago (at the time of the post) the public would have had far less access to information [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2010 by derek
In an article titled “Business struggles to regain public trust” Tim Weber, the business editor of the BBC News website, addresses the battle organizations are currently fighting in trying to regain the trust of the consumer after the events of the global economic crisis. Focusing specifically on banks, Weber clearly describes the issues that are impeding this process; citing the [...]
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