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Publication date: 1 February 1998

M.B.S. Char

Discusses different processes in nature and the questions that common observation poses for further research. Lists some of these in relation to feed‐back and feed‐forward cycles…

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Discusses different processes in nature and the questions that common observation poses for further research. Lists some of these in relation to feed‐back and feed‐forward cycles. Comments on the proper understanding of the cyclic process and the discipline of cybernetics.

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Kybernetes, vol. 27 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 1 March 1998

M.B.S. Char

People are living in the age of an information explosion. They are led to a crisis of confusion when they attempt to select required information needed to achieve their long…

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People are living in the age of an information explosion. They are led to a crisis of confusion when they attempt to select required information needed to achieve their long cherished goal of understanding reality and to live in peace. It is at this juncture that the science of cybernetics uniquely offers the necessary concepts which have to be popularised and which enable all people to achieve their concern ‐ the reality and peace.

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Kybernetes, vol. 27 no. 2
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ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 1 March 1997

M.B.S. Char

Discusses the notion that information from spiritualism, science and its discipline, cybernetics, can enable the human race to achieve the experience of total reality and peaceful…

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Discusses the notion that information from spiritualism, science and its discipline, cybernetics, can enable the human race to achieve the experience of total reality and peaceful existence. Introduces links between spiritualism and science using the theories of established cybernetic thought and methodology.

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Kybernetes, vol. 26 no. 2
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ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 19 October 2010

Peter M. Milling and Nicole S. Zimmermann

It is the purpose of this paper to analyze drivers of organizational change as well as their inhibitors with a particular focus on the influence of management and the environment.

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Purpose

It is the purpose of this paper to analyze drivers of organizational change as well as their inhibitors with a particular focus on the influence of management and the environment.

Design/methodology/approach

The question will be addressed with the help of the case study of the New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE) move towards electronic trading. A system dynamical analysis of underlying forces and feedback will help elucidate the strength of mechanisms that drive or impede change.

Findings

The stepwise analysis of the model in accordance with different model boundaries reveals that neither the environment nor endogenous pressures from stakeholders and management alone are able to replicate the reference behavior; all three model elements are necessary to simulate the process of the NYSE's radical move. Additionally, with only minor changes in the underlying assumptions, the model is able to show the contrasting behaviors predicted by different streams of literature.

Research limitations/implications

The paper's contribution is limited by the number of but one exemplary case it provides.

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The paper contributes to one of the most prominent topics in the organizational change literature and adds a valuable example of representative drivers of change. It opens the black box of organizational change by its focus on the relationship of structure and behavior as well as on the process of change.

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Kybernetes, vol. 39 no. 9/10
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 1 January 1990

Leslie J. Dickey and Brian H. Kleiner

Networking has been defined as the planned acquisition of contacts for mutual support. The usefulness of networking in several areas, sales, corporate, job search, etc., is…

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Networking has been defined as the planned acquisition of contacts for mutual support. The usefulness of networking in several areas, sales, corporate, job search, etc., is described, and its particular usefulness for females in business is emphasised. A description of a networking system used by a major US company is provided. The conclusion provides some networking guidelines.

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Kybernetes, vol. 19 no. 1
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ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 1 February 2000

Yaw A. Debrah and Ian G. Smith

Presents over sixty abstracts summarising the 1999 Employment Research Unit annual conference held at the University of Cardiff. Explores the multiple impacts of globalization on…

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Presents over sixty abstracts summarising the 1999 Employment Research Unit annual conference held at the University of Cardiff. Explores the multiple impacts of globalization on work and employment in contemporary organizations. Covers the human resource management implications of organizational responses to globalization. Examines the theoretical, methodological, empirical and comparative issues pertaining to competitiveness and the management of human resources, the impact of organisational strategies and international production on the workplace, the organization of labour markets, human resource development, cultural change in organisations, trade union responses, and trans‐national corporations. Cites many case studies showing how globalization has brought a lot of opportunities together with much change both to the employee and the employer. Considers the threats to existing cultures, structures and systems.

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Management Research News, vol. 23 no. 2/3/4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-9174

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Publication date: 1 June 2005

Li‐teh Sun

Man has been seeking an ideal existence for a very long time. In this existence, justice, love, and peace are no longer words, but actual experiences. How ever, with the American…

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Man has been seeking an ideal existence for a very long time. In this existence, justice, love, and peace are no longer words, but actual experiences. How ever, with the American preemptive invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq and the subsequent prisoner abuse, such an existence seems to be farther and farther away from reality. The purpose of this work is to stop this dangerous trend by promoting justice, love, and peace through a change of the paradigm that is inconsistent with justice, love, and peace. The strong paradigm that created the strong nation like the U.S. and the strong man like George W. Bush have been the culprit, rather than the contributor, of the above three universal ideals. Thus, rather than justice, love, and peace, the strong paradigm resulted in in justice, hatred, and violence. In order to remove these three and related evils, what the world needs in the beginning of the third millenium is the weak paradigm. Through the acceptance of the latter paradigm, the golden mean or middle paradigm can be formulated, which is a synergy of the weak and the strong paradigm. In order to understand properly the meaning of these paradigms, however, some digression appears necessary.

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International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, vol. 25 no. 6/7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0144-333X

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Publication date: 1 June 1999

George K. Chacko

Gives an in depth view of the strategies pursued by the world’s leading chief executive officers in an attempt to provide guidance to new chief executives of today. Considers the…

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Gives an in depth view of the strategies pursued by the world’s leading chief executive officers in an attempt to provide guidance to new chief executives of today. Considers the marketing strategies employed, together with the organizational structures used and looks at the universal concepts that can be applied to any product. Uses anecdotal evidence to formulate a number of theories which can be used to compare your company with the best in the world. Presents initial survival strategies and then looks at ways companies can broaden their boundaries through manipulation and choice. Covers a huge variety of case studies and examples together with a substantial question and answer section.

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Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, vol. 11 no. 2/3
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ISSN: 1355-5855

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Publication date: 1 December 2005

Saher Shaikh and Carolan McLarney

There has been much social and legal debate over the definition of the word “charity.” For some it is a path way to heaven, for others, it plays a decisive role in anti‐trust…

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There has been much social and legal debate over the definition of the word “charity.” For some it is a path way to heaven, for others, it plays a decisive role in anti‐trust cases. Charles Dickens wrote “Charity begins at home and justice begins next door.” Lord Macnaghten’s take on the Preamble to the Statute of Elizabeth (1601) 43 Eliz. 1, c.4 (UK), whilst considered to have its limitations, is widely regarded as a useful starting point for a legal definition of charity.

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International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, vol. 25 no. 12
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ISSN: 0144-333X

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Publication date: 1 May 1998

Brian H. Kleiner

Presents a special issue, enlisting the help of the author’s students and colleagues, focusing on age, sex, colour and disability discrimination in America. Breaks the evidence…

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Presents a special issue, enlisting the help of the author’s students and colleagues, focusing on age, sex, colour and disability discrimination in America. Breaks the evidence down into manageable chunks, covering: age discrimination in the workplace; discrimination against African‐Americans; sex discrimination in the workplace; same sex sexual harassment; how to investigate and prove disability discrimination; sexual harassment in the military; when the main US job‐discrimination law applies to small companies; how to investigate and prove racial discrimination; developments concerning race discrimination in the workplace; developments concerning the Equal Pay Act; developments concerning discrimination against workers with HIV or AIDS; developments concerning discrimination based on refusal of family care leave; developments concerning discrimination against gay or lesbian employees; developments concerning discrimination based on colour; how to investigate and prove discrimination concerning based on colour; developments concerning the Equal Pay Act; using statistics in employment discrimination cases; race discrimination in the workplace; developments concerning gender discrimination in the workplace; discrimination in Japanese organizations in America; discrimination in the entertainment industry; discrimination in the utility industry; understanding and effectively managing national origin discrimination; how to investigate and prove hiring discrimination based on colour; and, finally, how to investigate sexual harassment in the workplace.

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Equal Opportunities International, vol. 17 no. 3/4/5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0261-0159

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