Configuration management

The movie Norma Rae is about the struggle of a union employee and a factory worker, whom the movie is named after, to bring fair treatment to a factory that had been taking advantage of its workers. A factory on the brink of unionization and the conflict brought about from the struggle for a job that treated the workers like people and not just disposable parts is what drives this movie. The organization in this movie, the textile factory, shows us an insight into the different metaphors in…

of building high performance teams as well as the characteristics that distinguish high performance teams from low performance teams. Over the years, the requirement for managers to produce high performance teams has placed intensifying strain on management, as outcomes and results are now considered to be more correlated to the success of high performance teams. (DuBois, M., Hanlon, J., Koch, J., Nyatuga, B., & Kerr, N., 2015, p. 40) Research currently agrees on five central characteristics of…

reminder that time management is more than just a phrase thrown around to describe a seemingly unattainable trait. Managing time is an integral part of living a fulfilling life for everyone, particularly U.S. Navy personnel. Junior officers in the Navy need to figure out how to adequately manage their time because proper time management results in a more efficient force. For JO’s to overcome the problem of poor time management, it’s necessary to understand what time management is & isn’t, then…

Introduccion Every day the patients interact with managers and leaders and see how they manage their employees or contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the unit and the institution without the quality of service offered to patients and their family is affected. It is said that leaders are not born, but made, can differ from this thought because I believe that people are born with individual characteristics and unique personality. The knowledge and skills acquired such as methods of…

INTRODUCTION First day of class our leadership class, our assignments were given out, and one of the assignments was to seek out two leaders and interview them. The interview should be focused on their background and the history of their organization, their leadership journey, the number of years they were active in their role or present leadership position, the number of people that they supported within their company or organization etc. In addition, what were the toughest challenges of…

energy and cause animosity between coworkers, as others will need to pick up the slack. adding to this is conflicting personalities, as one may feel the lack of productivity by another as an increase in work load for her / him self to be expected by management. While some may pick up the load with no issue, many would find it difficult to receive no recognition for their efforts, adding to the already tense environment. It does not take long for one employee to poison the work force in a small…

Leadership is a hard word and position to define. A good question to ask is what is leadership and what is a leader? It has a multitude of meanings and can differ from person to person with their views of what a leader is. No one person’s definition is truer than another’s when regarding what a leader and leadership is. There are many theories that seek to define what leadership is. Theories like the great man theory, trait theory, behavioral theory, contingency theory, transactional theory, and…

lack of consistency, lack of communication, and other traits of leadership. Another study by Seiden & Sowa (2011), added a theory that leaders can be more effective by managing the performance of organizational members by adopting a performance management system that measures employee behavior and productivity of the organization. In an article by Krzakiewicz & Cyfert (2014), they developed a theory that in order for leaders to be more effective, they should adopt a flexible goal process. The…

My desire to pursue a research career and to teach in academia, lead me to apply to the Ph.D. program in the Operations and Information Management. I enjoy diving deep into business problems and reviewing concepts in new and critical ways. In fact, OPIM provides tremendous potential for research in my favorite subjects and gives me a chance to be involved with teaching processes. Therefore, I believe that pursuing a Ph.D. degree in OPIM at a good university like yours not only is a step toward…

committed to the success of Team D. Team D consists of Brenda Barlow, Robert Bermudez, Janese Canto, Tyechia Crowder and Lamyeia Fields. Our team is composed of optimistic and energetic individuals from diverse backgrounds with extensive leadership or management experience.…