Was Yahoo's Terry Semel The Worst Internet CEO Ever? (YHOO) We like Terry Semel. He was friendly to us in the brief period in which our Yahoo-Analyst / Yahoo-CEO careers overlapped. As Yahoo shareholders, we also enjoyed Terry's early years as CEO, when Yahoo worked its way through its post-bubble collapse and the stock jumped about 7X. So we will begin this brief essay on Terry's horrific mistakes by giving credit where it is due. Terry got to Yahoo at the time when it needed his skills and experience the most: When it was reeling from the bubble-bursting and in desperate need of both adult supervision and crisp decisionmaking. In Terry's early years, the company turned its display advertising business around, and--for a brief, happy period--almost regained its 1990s mojo. Alas... Then came a series of mistakes that has left Yahoo in today's desperate straits, barely able to control its own destiny. Terry doesn't bear direct responsibility for every one of thes...
THE BIGGEST HURDLE FOR MOST MINORITIES IN CORPORATE America is not getting hired, it's retention and advancement--particularly for minorities who are middle managers looking to move into senior level positions. Ron Parker, PepsiCo's senior vice president for human resources, believes that a major disconnect between company management and minority is culture--both associated with race and a company's environment. Managing the corporate culture forces employees to understand the performance mandates of their position in the context of the company's political structure. With issues of race, cultural differences can discourage open communications between associates, which is crucial for company growth. For example, some minorities may not ask necessary performance questions, because they don't want to be perceived as inadequate. Conversely, some managers are reluctant to offer feedback to minority employees for fear of being seen as racist. "Sometimes, information ...
Organization Behavior (MB 102) Session 2010-2012 Course Instructors : PP Singh & Sneha Sharma +91-9914551155 +91-9317552855 pctepps@gmail.com Snehasharma28@yahoo.co.in COURSE DESCRIPTION This course deals with human behavior in organizations. Understanding what shapes the way organizations work. Business is about people. From the smallest enterprise to the largest corporation, organisations are created and designed by people to fulfill human objectives. Organisational behaviour (OB) seeks to understand how we can do this in the best way. This course aims to provide better understanding of human behaviour in organisations. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. To gain a solid understanding of human behavior in the workplace from an individual, group, and organizational perspective. 2. To obtain frameworks and tools to effectively analyze and approach various organizational situations. CLASS REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT 1. Attendance Criteria – 75% 2. You are expected to be cla...
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