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Employment The Employment category focuses on bringing employees and employers together. This includes resources and establishments engaged in one or more of the following disciplines: Recruitment and/or
staffing services on behalf of employers Advice or assistance with preparation of resumes and portfolios Job search directories Career management Excluded from this category are: Individual job postings (i.e. the "help wanted" section of an employer's website) are not listed in the Open Directory due to their inherent transient nature. Resumes/portfolios, recruiters and staffing services, and job search directories specific to an industry sector are listed according to the industry which they serve. Agencies and individuals which offer local employment services and regionally-specific job boards are listed according to the geographic area which they serve. Topics related to the management and training of existing employees are organized in Business: Human Resources.
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AssociationsBenchmarking and Best PracticesBusiness Process AnalysisBusiness Transformation The Business Transformation category is a directory of resource sites pertaining to the planned reframing, redesign, restructuring, revitalization and renewal of organizations. This directory will
include coverage for a broad range of theories, applications and resources related to business and organizational transformation including: Reengineering; Reorganization and Organizational Design; Organizational Improvement; Process Improvement & Organizational/Process Mapping; Performance Measurement (including Balanced Scorecard, Efficiency/Effectiveness); Total Quality Management; and other related topics.
(less...) For web sites of firms or individuals providing or relating to the provision of consultation services or products to manager(s) of businesses.
Education and TrainingEmploymentEthics This category is for sites which promote, teach or inform in the area of organizational and managerial principles, beliefs and practices which lead to
a greater degree of integrity and business ethics.
(less...) The category covers information on theory and research oriented toward increasing our knowledge of the many different varieties of leadership. Within the category, providers are divided into two
major subcategories: consulting & coaching and training & development. Sites can have services or products oriented toward developing skills that help leaders run organizations, build teams, and positively influence individuals.
(less...) The Management Science category is a directory of sites pertaining to the theory and application of the science of management and related topics.
News and MediaOrganizational Change The Organizational Change category is a directory of sites pertaining to the leading and managing change in organizations of all types. This directory will include coverage for a broad range of
theories, applications and resources related to business and organizational change, but all sites listed here should be primarily focused upon leading or managing change from that broad perspective.
(less...) Organizational Development (OD) is concerned with planned change in an organizational context. OD is applied behavioral science targeted at changing the total organization or system. The major goal
of OD is increased organizational effectiveness and individual development. Culture and process are typical high priority targets of OD. Culture consists of basic assumptions, values, and norms of behavior that are viewed as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel. As culture has a heavy influence on both thinking and feeling even in highly technical/scientific fields, culture change is seen as necessary for lasting organizational improvement/ change/ transformation. Primary distinguishing characteristics of OD include: Focus on culture and process. Encourages collaboration between leaders and members in managing culture and process. Teams and groups are typical targets of intervention. Focus on the human and social aspects of the organization and in so doing also intervenes in the technological and structural aspects. Problem solving and decision making at all levels. System thinking and total system change. Goal to improve the organizations ability to solve it's own problems. Continuous learning and self-reflection / self-analysis. Action Research - a participative model of iterative diagnosis and taking action. Seeks the betterment of both individuals and the organization. Topics or fields that use methods also used in OD include: the learning organization, change management, organizational transformation, knowledge management, leadership, meeting facilitation/ effective meetings, process analysis, process improvement and business process re-engineering (BPR), strategic planning, total quality improvement, team building. Most of these topics or fields have their own sub-categories in the directory.
(less...) Resources for Strategic Planning. ----------- This category is devoted to Strategic Planning: a process by which we can envision the future and develop the necessary procedures and operations to
influence and achieve that future. The strategic plan answers six primary questions: Why are we in business? How do we do business? Where are we now? Where do we want to be? How can we get there? How will we know we've arrived? Commercial sites are listed to the extent that they are not just promotional but actually contain information or resources of value to those interested in strategic planning.
(less...) Got big decisions to make? Strategy is a process for thinking those choices through. This category collects sites on strategic thought and action. Thinking ahead is basic. But the techniques for
describing the future are sophisticated. Some of these sites provide ways of estimating, assessing, and using possible futures to frame decisions. These sites should introduce you to interesting ideas that lay the groundwork for policy formulation, business plans, and your organization's path through the future.
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Theory of ConstraintsValue Based Management Value Based Management is the management approach that ensures organizations/companies are run
consistently on value (normally maximizing shareholder value).
(less...) This is a directory of sites that are related to academic scholarships in Management Information System (MIS). According to G. Davis and M. Olson in Management Information Systems (1984, p. 5-6):
There is no consensus of the definition of the term "management information system". Some writers prefer alternative terminology such as "information processing system", "information and decision system", "organizational information system", or simply "information system" to refer to the computer-based information processing system which supports the operations, management, and decision-making functions of an organization [...]. A definition of a management information system, as the term is generally understood, is an integrated, user-machine system for providing information to support operations, management, and decision-making functions in an organization. The system utilizes computer hardware and software; manual procedures; models for analysis planning, control and decision making; and a database. [...]
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