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Identification and Overidentification in Organizations

Management Craft

Identification occurs when we define oneself in terms of the group/organization/sub-group - we become ONE with that which we identify. "I I admire and believe in my company's mission." The most vivid personal example I have occurred when I worked with a cruise line. I am a biker chick."

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Why the Problem with Learning Is Unlearning

Harvard Business Review

Ever since the publication of Peter Senge’s The Fifth Discipline , 25 years ago, companies have sought to become “learning organizations” that continually transform themselves. But even the best companies still struggle to make real progress in this area. The problem isn’t learning: it’s unlearning.

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How Leaders Can Let Go Without Losing Control

Harvard Business Review

For example, in the U.S., Although rare, there are companies that have made the shift from process to principles-based management. And Amazon has its own leadership principles. Amazon says of its leadership principles: “Our Leadership Principles aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging.

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Putting Facebook in Perspective

Harvard Business Review

Organizations: From Hierarchies to Networks. Organizations are also experiencing a shift as employees become more empowered and connected. Formal hierarchies are giving way to informal networks. One of the most fascinating examples of this transformation is the U.S. Other companies make an excellent smartphone.

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The Metamorphosis of the CIO

Harvard Business Review

Eventually, businesses became department stores, specialty stores and malls, and finally, today''s e-businesses and networked organizations that support them. As Erik Brynjolfsson said, to succeed in the future, " We must reinvent our organizations and our whole economic system.". IT management'

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Women on Boards: Another Year, Another Disappointment

Harvard Business Review

And we have also seen a vast amount of enterprise and energy brought to bear at the individual level through education and networking organizations, many of which are designed for and focus solely on women. for female directors and just 5% for women in leadership positions such as Chairperson.

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Get Started with Big Data: Tie Strategy to Performance

Harvard Business Review

In a recent Harvard Business Review article we explore how companies require three mutually supportive capabilities to fully exploit data and analytics: an ability to identify and manage multiple sources of data, the capacity to build advanced analytic models, and the critical management muscle to transform the organization.