This case study, which is based on a fictional private bank, encourages participants to consider the types of activities and actions that can help an organisation to become more socially responsible. Allow around one hour for completion.
An outline of Mintzberg’s 10 parameters of organisational design that must be taken into account when designing the structure of an organisation.
Organisational culture and strategy must complement one another in order for the strategy to be accepted and implemented. Here we look at the interrelation between strategy and culture and the issues involved in changing organisational culture.
Prominent management thinker Peter Drucker coined the term ‘knowledge worker’, and was the first person to herald the coming of the modern knowledge organization. We discuss his groundbreaking ideas, and consider the extent to which he has been proved right.
If you find that your budget didn’t really work in reality and there were a lot of wrong estimates and major variances, you might want to look at this questionnaire to uncover problem areas and determine some actions for improvement.
This short article provides some useful hints on how to communicate your organisation's commitment to CSR to people inside and outside your organisation.
How does your performance really measure up? Find out, and discover a continuous source of best practice information.
SOAR Analysis teaches you how a collaborative, positive focus can help you to plan for the future. Watch this video to find out more.
This article examines age discrimination in the workplace, and offers some practical advice on how it can be avoided.
Having robust performance measures is an important factor in the effective monitoring of strategy implementation. We list over 50 different measures that can be used for assessing performance.
A range of tools are available to help organizations assess strategic options. We explore some of the most widely used tools here.
