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France Telecom change program results in 24 suicides
A quick look at privatization news from France: PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – France Telecom (FTE.PA) on Wednesday began a second day of negotiations with unions on ways to reduce workplace stress bl… more →
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France Telecom change program results in 24 suicides
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wrote 3 months ago: A quick look at privatization news from France: PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – France Telecom (FTE.P … more →
Dumb but widely used American management practices
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wrote 3 months ago: Bob Sutton on dumb but widely used American management practices: 1. Dangerous Complexity. The assum … more →
IKEA structure difficult to understand, assemble
wrote 4 months ago: This is more than I can take on at the moment, but intriguing nonetheless: Ikea’s corporate st … more →
Dr. House and the organizational DDx
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wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been thinking a lot this week about Dr. House and the differential diagnosis in organizat … more →
Simmons features Netflix workplace values
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wrote 4 months ago: Bret Simmons points up this refreshingly honest presentation for Netflix employees: Here are some of … more →
Pollack rethinks deterrence theory
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wrote 4 months ago: PublicOrgTheory favorite Joshua Pollack gets it right on nuclear deterrence, the financial crisis, a … more →
Baseball and the balanced scorecard
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wrote 5 months ago: Management by Baseball (a PublicOrgTheory favorite) has a thoughtful post on baseball and the balanc … more →
US Army targets leaders in recruitment push
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wrote 5 months ago: The US Army, getting a little bottom-heavy, is recruiting officers; The goals are to attract ambitio … more →
Small green wins should lead to broader policy
wrote 5 months ago: Sarah Kuck makes a strong, clear argument for more comprehensive environmental policy solutions: Pol … more →
Health care reform is an organizational change challenge
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wrote 5 months ago: Sean Safford gets it right on health care reform and, indeed, reform of just about any kind: To work … more →
Grocer engages employees through open-book management
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wrote 5 months ago: Interesting story on open-book management at a Colorado grocer: Marczyk is one of the most recent Co … more →
Organizational forms relate to trust, rule of law
wrote 5 months ago: Peter Klein highlights a new paper on relating institutional arrangements to institutional environme … more →
Teams experiment with anarchy
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wrote 5 months ago: I’m not sure I completely understand Artisanal Retro-Futurism and Team-Scale Anarcho-Syndicali … more →
Employers' choices now may have downstream consequences
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wrote 5 months ago: This recent story from the Washington Post captured some anxiety (and predictions) I have about the … more →
Using radar expands the idea horizon
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wrote 5 months ago: An interesting opposing thought to “not invented here”: I really dig this interview that … more →
Networked innovation requires a shift in thinking
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wrote 5 months ago: Compelling: Unfortunately, by seeking the rare brilliance of a limited few instead of the statistica … more →
Entrepreneurial success negatively correlated with optimism
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wrote 5 months ago: My love/hate relationship with entrepreneurs (somewhat) explained: A recent study examined the relat … more →
Gorbis' reflections on Soviet childhood and social capital
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wrote 5 months ago: Marina Gorbis weaves recollections of her childhood in Soviet Ukraine into a compelling story about … more →
Safford on sustainability in health care
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wrote 6 months ago: The über-reliable Sean Safford has a longish post on orgtheory.net today about the shift in health c … more →
