Leader vs. Manager vs. Executive
June 11, 2009 – 11:06 pm | No Comment

Leader vs. Manager vs. Executive … one of these 3 terms does not belong here.
Which one? Leader! In business, leadership is a trait of a manager useful to exert formal authority in interacting …

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Organizational Development

“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” Eric Hoffer

Organizational Behavior

“Show me a great company and I’ll show you one that has radically changed itself and is looking forward to the opportunity of doing so again.” Lawrence Bossidy

Leadership

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.” Colin Powel

Negotiation

”If you don’t get what you want, it’s a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price.” Rudyard Kipling

Business Strategy

”In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. Unless you’ve got a good team, you can’t do much with the other two.” Lee Iacocca

Individual Performance vs. Teamwork in pay strategies
May 18, 2009 – 4:19 pm | One Comment

There are companies that have smart people in charge of implementing the business strategy. They look also at the long-term goals of company. It is the same with human resources specialists that understand …

Pay vs. Performance in White-collar Jobs
May 18, 2009 – 2:23 pm | No Comment

An employee will perform when he sees a strong connection between his performance and a reward.
A manager is required to evaluate the performance of his/her subordinates, usually on a yearly basis. Their recommendation …

Pay vs. Performance in Production Jobs
May 8, 2009 – 3:45 pm | No Comment

In a production job, payment of an employee is based on number of items produced: piece rate. Of course, it does not functions as it is but in combination with a fixed time-based …

Money – motivation vs. fair trade
May 3, 2009 – 8:08 pm | No Comment
Money – motivation vs. fair trade

It’s a business! It’s just business! – The two most used expressions that justify the action of an employer.
For an employee the company is supposed to be a family, a place in which …

Goal Setting Theory – Edwin Locke
April 28, 2009 – 10:09 am | No Comment

Goal Setting Theory is about having a goal and how its existence motivates you to create a list of tasks and develop a strategy in order to reach your objective.
Edwin Locke – Goal …

Equity Theory – John Stacey Adams
April 28, 2009 – 10:04 am | No Comment

In the Lord’s Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.
Woodrow Wilson

Equity theory is a process theory that states that …

Expectancy Theory – Victor Vroom
April 27, 2009 – 8:42 pm | One Comment

Expectancy Theory is about your choices and how are you motivated by the results you expect following your actions.
You make an effort and expect a performance. If performance is achieved you have the …

Intrinsic motivation – Steven Reiss
April 24, 2009 – 9:17 pm | No Comment

Intrinsic motivation is much better described by Reiss’s classification:

Acceptance – the need for approval
Curiosity – the need to think
Eating – the need for food
Family – the need to raise children
Honor – the need …

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