Building a competitive advantage from Ubuntu: Management lessons from South Africa
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Management theory and techniques involving the use of ubuntu or humaneness in South African business is given. The article focuses on the characteristics of ubuntu, situations of ubuntu in the workplace, and arguments for the advantages of ubuntu in the workplace are given.
Publication Name: The Academy of Management Executive
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0896-3789
Year: 2001
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Sports teams as a model for workplace teams: lessons and liabilities
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Management theory and technique information about useful management tools and strategy taken from sports teams for use in business is given. This paper discusses 7 lessons on how to motivate the members of a team and how to structure a team and its work.
Publication Name: The Academy of Management Executive
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0896-3789
Year: 2001
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Upper echelons: Donald Hambrick on executives and strategy
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Management theory and technique information is given and analyzed. This paper focuses on the executives and business strategy.
Publication Name: The Academy of Management Executive
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0896-3789
Year: 2001
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