MIT Sloan School of Management

when I first joined faculty of engineering at Alexandria University, I would have never imagined that I would apply for a Management PhD program one day. My dream was to become an electrical engineer but another thing was perfectly destined and planned for me. It has all started during my last year in the college. I was majoring electrical engineering and I took a project management course. This course has changed all my goals and objectives. I have become really impressed by how it could be so important

view it as only as a mere way of survival. In an attempt to identify successful approaches to management, theorists and social psychologists have expounded theories on human motivation and skills. Social psychologist Douglas McGregor set forth two contrasting theories on human motivation and management in the 1960’s: Theory X and the Theory Y. McGregor promoted Theory Y as the basis of good management practice, pioneering the argument that workers are not merely pawns in the company, as his Theory

Running head: CAUSES OF IMPULSE BUYING Impulse Buying EN1320 ITT Technical Institute Impulse Buying Everyone does it from time to time. I’m talking about acting upon impulse. In some cases, impulsive actions can be harmless or even rewarding. This is usually not the case though when it comes to making impulsive purchases. Studies have shown that on average, between 50 and 65 percent of items purchased while shopping we’re not on their lists, and we’re bought out of impulse. The question

Classes and Assignments for Spring 2015 CLAS #1: No assigned readings or case discussions. This class is reserved for introductions, familiarization with the syllabus and course policies, and a review of concepts from the core strategy and process management classes. CLASS #2 Case Questions: 1. Which characteristics of McDonald's production system have been most important in building its record of success and growth? 2. What are the primary new challenges McDonald's faces in the 1990s? 3. How would

Introduction Why dialogue is needed in organization? Dialogue is different from any other tool of the techniques it is method for problem-formulation and problem-solving technologies. Dialogue is essential for understanding culture and sub culture, for that instance organizational learning will probably depend upon such cultural understanding. Because of the high revolution seen in the technology and technological advancement its essential for an organization to accept the path of dialogue. There

shrugged at the “what do you want to be when you grow up?” question Business school rankings are important to the various business schools because they are an important marketing tool used to recruit top students, and lure recruiters from the top companies. Business schools attempt to achieve higher rankings in order that they may obtain the top students who will over the course of their careers most likely benefit the school by achieving high ranking positions, attaining great influence, and accumulating

that she had decided to become a lawyer when she grew up. In response to her proclamation, my grandfather, an attorney himself, asked, "Isn’t that an awfully expensive education for a girl?" My mother was involved in her education throughout high school. The number of opportunities presented to her while growing up and in her education, however, did not even come

Is it smart for companies to invest heavily in information technology (IT)? Numerous studies indicate that excessive IT spending will usually reduce company profits and slow productivity. According to an article in the MIT Sloan Management Review, “Avoiding the Alignment Trap in Information Technology,” IT can become a huge bottleneck to growth in companies if they focus on the wrong remedies for their IT problems (Shpilberg, Berez, Puryear, & Shah, 2007). The article first focuses on Charles Schwab

Cover Letter People are always trying to come to a consensus that they know something or someone before they get the true in-depth details. This more often than not leads them to making false assumptions. False assumptions are a misuse of statistics and occurs when a statistical argument asserts a falsehood. At the end of the day these false assumptions lead us to looking stopid in the end as we were proven wrong. What I want to know is what always proppels us to want to jump to conclusion before

before they release the product from their warehouse to be sent to Toyota. This problem began when the company started to rapidly grow. Toyota’s lack of communication led to the faulty gas pedal recall. According to Deming (1987), “Performance of management should be measured by potential to stay in business, to protect