Posted on May 3, 2010 by Molly
Chapter 14 of Organizations and Organizing poses a challenge to many of the organizational theories discussed throughout the book by highlighting the limitations that the reliance on past theories can have on the analysis of modern organizations. In particular, the chapter highlights academia’s current transition from monocultural to multicultural studies. The monocultural analyses that have [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2010 by Molly
I am very excited to begin exploring my topic regarding the effects of gender inequality on Wall Street! I strongly feel that the absence of women on wall-street was a contributing factor to the great recession. The next steps in my research required me to ask the following questions: 1.) Why are women absent on [...]
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Posted on April 7, 2010 by Molly
“Having too many men involved in business might cause them to take more risks, and having more women would probably be good in lots of settings. Women are the brake pedal.” – Economist Terry Burnham. Has anyone ever noticed how much testosterone is on Wall Street? Men are everywhere! Do you think that if more [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2010 by Molly
The collapse of Enron in Houston left around 4,500 employees without a job. Enron was known for hiring some of the best and brightest candidates in the country, so despite involvement in the fraudulent downfall of this corporate giant, these jobless employees were very smart, accomplished individuals. However, their association with Enron after the collapse [...]
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Posted on March 24, 2010 by Molly
Today Brooke and I entered Dot Thompson’s office to have a chat about research techniques for our paper. Our class has evidently been bombarding her office today because she knew exactly who we were and what we were coming to see her for. Both Brooke and I consider ourselves quite experienced and familiar with the [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2010 by Molly
I am the type of person that, whilst reading a book, I underline the quotes, statements and passages that I find particularly fascinating and interesting. As I prepared to write this blog I skimmed through the portion of The Smartest Guys in the Room that I have read to date and glanced at all of [...]
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Posted on March 3, 2010 by Molly
If you are wise enough to know about this extinct flightless phenomenon, you would know that it was confined to the island of Mauritius! I was lucky enough to spend a day in Mauritius last spring. Mauritius is a very small country located off the coast of Madagascar. It is a very unique place for [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2010 by Molly
What comes to mind when you think about Christmas? For me, I think of family, friends, Santa, presents, turkey dinners, and candycanes… all of which are arguably very pleasant and happy images. I am very confident in my assumption that most people view Christmas in a positive light; it is a holiday that is special [...]
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Posted on February 19, 2010 by Molly
Last week I wrote about the unique culture of Google. I commented on two related posts this week that also dealt with corporate cultures, specifically with their effect on employees. I commented on this post that was a broad opinion on how to engage employees during economic downturns. Economic downturns can have a severe effect [...]
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Posted on February 10, 2010 by Molly
Earlier this week in my Strategy and Policy class we spent time talking about the culture of organizations. One student brought up the unique example of the Google culture. I was so intrigued by the distinctive atmosphere of Google that I decided to do some research on the subject. I found a particularly interesting article [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2010 by Molly
For my post I read and analyzed an economic sociology blog entitled “A Few More Thoughts on Culture, Consumption and Frugality” that was posted by an author identified as Brooke. I found this article very interesting because it compared and contrasted life after the Great Depression to life today from an organizational perspective. Brooke begins [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2010 by Molly
I was interested in this blog because I enjoy studying sports since I have been an athlete all of my life. Overall I thought the blogger compiled a relatively thorough analysis but there were certainly a few aspects of the piece that could have used some further detail in order to better prove the argument.
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Posted on January 27, 2010 by Molly
Willie Parker, a running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has recently made a significant career decision. After being a part of the Steelers organization for the past 6 years, he has now decided that he would like to become a member of a different organization within the National Football League. Parker wants to leave the [...]
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