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Management Styles

Strategy Driven

Employees began having greater says in the execution of policies. Other important components of business (training, marketing, research, team building and productivity) were all accomplished according to goals, objectives and tactics. The Human Relations style of management flourished from 1940-1964. Under it, people were managed.

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The Big Picture of Business – Corporate Cultures Reflect Business Progress and Growth.

Strategy Driven

Employees began having greater says in the execution of policies. Other important components of business (training, marketing, research, team building and productivity) were all accomplished according to goals, objectives and tactics. The Human Relations style of management flourished from 1940-1964. Under it, people were managed.

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An Activist Investor Lands in Your Boardroom — Now What?

Harvard Business Review

Anxiety, fear, even dread are among the predictable reactions in the executive suite and boardroom when they unexpectedly appear. Founder and primary owner of Icahn Enterprises, Icahn had been tagged a corporate raider for his hostile takeover of TWA in 1985. Singer came on the board in October 2012.