S/M/398. Of what relevance is an understanding of the Unitarism/Pluralism debate to our understanding of organisational life?

The paper examines the unitary and the pluralist approaches to organisational life exploring the implications of one common approach to the corporate values as contrasted to the existence of different and even conflicting interests within the company. Requirements for employee behaviour associated with each approach are considered highlighting the benefits and faults of the approaches and discussing the examples of Sportasia and National Health Service (NHS) approaches to organisational life.

S/M/396. Rosetta Company Analysis: Organisational Behaviour

The paper reports on the behaviour of Rosetta Company describing their organisational structure and addressing the issues of the employees' team work, leadership, employee motivation, time management, communication within the company, employee training, etc. Recommendations are suggested to Rosetta management about their internal activities and interpersonal skills.

C/M/783. Power and authority in organization

The paper examines the use of power and authority in an organization explaining the difference between managers and leaders, identifying different types of power and describing them with reference to position power and personal power. The concepts of empowerment, chain of command and authority are considered.

C/M/760. Perspective on Organizational Behavior

The paper examines different approaches to management explaining the role of structure and culture in an organization, reviewing various motivational theories and considering their application in real life. Various personality traits found in an organization are identified discussing group dynamics in the organizational setting.

C/M/722. Development of Organisation Theory

The paper offers a review of organisation theories examining how contemporary theories of culture and work motivation based on interpretivist and postmodern perspective, can be read as a criticism of organisational theories developed in the course of the 20th century. The paper would be useful for anyone interested in critical studies and organisation theory.

C/M/623. Effectiveness of non-executive independent directors within organization

The paper examines the role of non-executive independent directors (NEID) arguing whether they have little involvement with a company and are not aware of what is really going on. The relationship between NEID and executive directors is examined discussing the need for NEID and the value they add to the organization.

C/M/619. Role of individual characteristics of managers in the company's performance: review of Entrialgo's study

The paper reviews the work by M. Entrialgo "The impact of alignment of strategy and managerial characteristics on Spanish SMEs". The main ideas of the study and the research methodology are outlined; the relationship between managerial characteristics (conservative vs. entrepreneurial) and the firm's performance are discussed.

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