Posts Tagged with “management”

How to avoid tripping when you manage walking around

August 28th, 2012

In this column for Philanthropy Journal, Prof. Michael A. Roberto offers managers five tips for getting positive results when they practice management by walking around. (Prof. Lynda St. Clair assisted with writing the article.)

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Management Prof. Roberto named a top prof on Twitter

August 22nd, 2012

Leadership, Innovation and Strategy, an online think tank, names Professor Michael A. Roberto (@michaelaroberto) a top professor on Twitter on the topic of leadership.

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How local is too local when it comes to customized products?

July 19th, 2012

In this Conference Board Review article, Professor of Management Michael Roberto takes a look at multinationals' localization strategy, which "comes with some costs."

"By constantly adapting their products for each country," he writes, "the firms fail to take advantage of potential economies of scale and learning. As a result, their costs are much higher than they should be.takes a look at the excessive localization."

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Management Prof. Roberto discusses what makes great leaders and great entrepreneurs

July 17th, 2012

Professor of Management Michael A. Roberto discusses entrepreneurship and his use of non-traditional business failures to teach leadership and team dynamics in this Q&A with MO.com.

Bryant professor discusses management and leadership

July 10th, 2012

Michael A. Roberto, professor of management, discusses management, leadership, development of his award-winning leadership simulation program and his philosophy regarding teaching and research in a half-hour interview on "Eye on the Nation."

In a globalized economy, workplace stress needs culturally-appropriate approach, author of new book says

June 4th, 2012

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Learn more about individualistic cultures and stress in this 3:27 podcast with Professor Segovis.

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SMITHFIELD, R.I.  - A globalized economy requires a new approach to dealing with workplace stress, one that is more holistic and less influenced by Western culture, according to a new book co-written by a Bryant University professor.

In Work Stress and Coping in the Era of Globalization, James C. Segovis, Ph.D., executive-in-residence at Bryant's College of Business, and co-authors Rabi S. Bhagat, Ph.D., and Terry A. Nelson illustrate why cross-cultural and cross-national methods for handling work stress are of growing importance.

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How to handle your cranky boss

May 28th, 2012

Have a cranky boss? In this article for Metro New York, Michael Roberto, professor of management, suggests finding "someone who has thrived working for this boss and ask them for tips on how to handle this person" or finding "a mentor elsewhere in the organization so that you meet your developmental needs in a different way."

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Maximizing flux when a co-worker leaves

May 27th, 2012

What might an employee do when a co-worker leaves an organization? Will there be opportunities or potential disaster?

In some instances, a departure may mean taking on additional work, so it may be wise to talk to the person who is leaving, get names of the people with whom he or she has been collaborating and, if relevant, "get an introduction before the person leaves so you can build a relationship," Michael Roberto, professor of management, says in Workwise, a column syndicated across newspapers throughout the U.S.

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Saying “no” at work — a few tips

May 23rd, 2012

In this Forbes.com article, Michael Roberto, professor of management, offers strategies for saying "no" in the workplace.

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Tucked under the surface of a course in management principles is a passion for service learning

May 17th, 2012

This video was prepared for the nonprofit Gotta Have Sole by members of Team Heart and Sole as part of their service-learning project for "Management Principles and Practice" (Management 200).

SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Watch a homeless child's face light up when given a pair of brand-new shoes, or an elderly person's eyes sparkle while learning how to use a computer for the first time.

Those are just two of the outcomes of more than 50 service-learning projects undertaken by Bryant students enrolled in "Management Principles and Practice"(Management 200), a course in which students break into teams to work with area nonprofits.

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