2. Managers and Management
Managers in today’s market must update
tools and principles on a continuous
basis.
Management development is
increasingly global in outlook and places
a high value on contributing to
organizational effectiveness and
competitive advantage.
To be successful a manager must use
and integrated approach, using a
combination of tools and principles.
3. Management Development
High performance leading organizations are
increasingly distinguished by 7 features:
1. Linking management development to
business plans and strategies.
2. Being boundless, flat, nonhierarchical
3. Using global and cross cultural orientation
4. Individualizing learning that is focused
within the context of organizational learning
5. Applying customized training aligned with
corporate culture
6. Employing a career development focus
7. Focusing on the development of core
competencies.
4. Management is also a Human Activity
As a human activity management emphasizes the
importance of employees with whom managers
work and whom they manage in accomplishing an
organization’s objectives.
In organizations, people are the most important
asset. Successful managers understand this and
recognize the need to establish a strong bond
between the organization and the relationships of
the manager and the people they manage.
5. Challenges and Opportunities for OB
Responding to Globalization
Managing Workforce Diversity
Improving Quality and Productivity
Empowering People
Coping with Temporariness
Stimulating Innovation and Change
Improving Ethical Behavior – defining right
& wrong
Information Technology
7. The Flip Side
Access to a Changing Marketplace
Large Scale Business Transformation
Superior Customer Service
Workforce Empowerment
Total Quality
Alliances with Suppliers & Customers
Continuous Learning
8. People are the purpose and profits are
the means, and not the other way round.
It should not be: people are the
resources & profits the purpose
– Bohdan Hawrlyshyn, Economist & Advisor to
Ukranian President
9. Globalisation
Inequality – Share of global
income of poor people has
fallen from 2.3 to 1.4% in
the last decade
Total world income
increased by 2.5%
annually; actual number of
people living in poverty
increased
GE has assets of $500
billion, more than GDP of
some countries
Disregarding environment
in stampede for mega
profits & marketplace
supremacy
Corporate power restricting
Increased Foreign
Assignments
Different Cultures
Outsourcing
10. Globalisation Challenges
Globalisation effects Managers & Professionals
Internationalisation puts a premium on certain
competencies / skills
Managerial learning is critical: Teamwork
Managing careers in the global context
11. “ Globalization is neither new nor in general a folly.
While we have good reasons to address difficulties
arising out of globalization, we must be careful that
we do not end up choosing the life of the
kupamanduka (the frog in the well whose view of
the world is confined to that space)” Amartya Sen,
Nobel Laureate
12. Alternative to Globalization? “ Think Globally, Act
Locally”
Localization reverses the trend of globalization by
discriminating in favor of the local.
Depending on context, the 'local' may be part of a
nation state, the state itself or even a regional grouping
of states.
At the heart of localization is a rejection of today's
environmentally and socially damaging subservience in
13. The Indian Way
India‟s Green Revolution
Since 1985 India has lifted more than 100 million
people out of desperate poverty in urban centers and
the hinterland alike, according to research by the
McKinsey Global Institute
India’s best companies are targeting global markets
But to sustain these advances, the country cannot rest.
Its leaders must focus on building infrastructure and
developing a thriving labor market.
15. Barriers to Accepting Diversity
Prejudice
Ethnocentrism
Stereotypes
Discrimination
Harassment
Sexual Harassment
Backlash
16. Managing Diversity
Increasing Awareness
Providing Accurate Information
Uncovering Personal Biases & Stereotypes
Assessing Personal Beliefs, Attitudes, & Values:
Learning about others
Overturning Inaccurate Beliefs & Stereotypes
Developing an atmosphere of sharing
Improving understanding of others
Increasing Diversity Skills
Cultural Diversity
Gender Diversity
17. “At IBM diversity is seen as the „bridge
between the workplace and the market place
and it has become central to IBM‟s ability to
win in the global market place”.
From ethnocentric to Geocentric
Age, Gender, Race, Sexual Orientation
22. Behavioral Implications of Advanced
Technology
Leaner Organisations
De-layering
Downsizing / Rightsizing
Outsourcing
Wired Organisations
Telecommunications
Web Conferencing
Webinars (Web Seminars)
Internet
E-mail
CCTVs
Privacy
Group Cohesiveness
Motivation
Organisational Hierarchies
Time Differences
Communication
Leadership
23. Virtual Offices
Changing Nature of Managing Work
Different Stressors
Temp Staffing
24. Ethical Behavior
Ethics : System of moral principles
Importance of Ethics
Basic Human needs
Values create credibility with public
Values give management credibility with employees
values help in better decision-making
Ethics & Profits go together
Ethics can protect society better than law can
KFC experienced phenomenal success with Kosher chicken menu in IsraelMcDonalds menus customised across the worldL’Oreal advertisements using local celebrities
65 million children under the age of 15, 400 million people below 23.30% of population under the age of 30 by 2020Flexi time at HPWomen – Ekta Kapoor, Kiran Majumdar Shaw, Lizzat papadHealth program – J&JLAMDA – Look, Ask, Model, Discuss, Act (ToyotaEureka – Xerox
Empowerment results in redefining jobs, both shop floor & boardrooms. As workers are given more control over their jobs, supervisors may become redundant.Children to the workplace.Training for quality & better customer service; upgrade skills to meet changing technologies
Automation occurs when a task is mechanised. Automation may lead to over-simplification & alienation. Involvement is minimised. Employers need to plan for effects of automation: Displacement / Replacement / Retraining
Individual – Personality / Values / Morals / Principles / GenderCultural - Family / Education / Religion / Media / EntertainmentOrganisational – Ethical codes / Culture / Role Models / perceived pressure for results / Rewards-Punishments systemExternal – Political / Legal / Economic / Technological