Book 2 Changes in Organizational Paradigm, Structure, and Design includes chapters with the discussions on organizational paradigm, structure, and design in contemporary organizations. The book begins with a comparison of the three organizational paradigms: rational, natural, and open systems. An assessment is supported by analysis of paradigms as they exist in three high tech organizations in California. Following discussions analyze the key elements of the organizational structure and design in the organizations of the airline and automobile industries and present changes created upon an...

Anatomy of the World of Business: Theories, Models, and Best Practices: Capstone Course (Volume 1)

Guidance for Leaders, Managers, and Graduate Students, purchasing degree in leadership and management fields

Anatomy of the World of Business: Theories, Models, Practical Applications is a book, designed as the hands-on program to provide business executives with a chance to refresh and up-date their knowledge to succeed in running, managing, and operating practically any business with a little adjustment to business size and type. Discussions lead leaders and managers to deep...

Leadership Philosophies and Theories in Postmodern World is the first book out of seven from the The World of Business Management series, designed as a hands-on program to provide business executives with a chance to refresh and up-date their knowledge to succeed in running, managing, and operating practically any business with a little adjustment to business size and type. Discussions lead leaders and managers to deep understanding of the connection between theories and models, based on sound research, and practical implications, varied from business issues, situations, and...

When I prepared all-in-one book for publication, I kept two audiences in mind. Teachers and administrators of public schools were my main focus, of course, but I also thought about the California Department of Education, whose members may be interested in the study results regarding methods of instruction incorporated in school curricula. The book is based on research, conducted in elementary, middle, and high schools with the highest percentage of English Learners (EL), also known as Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in northern California. The chapters of the book serve as the...

Discussions of Part 1 of Book 3 Comparative Scenarios and Leadership Models collaborate on why searching for solution, the new appointee, superintendent of a problem school district, found that Cultural Leadership is the most effective and more applicable model to the district scenario than Transformational leadership model and Hybrid models. Analysis of several other leadership models is included. Discussion also leads to understanding how the most effective model was implemented to improve the situation. Discussions of Part 2 of Book 3 collaborate on why good schools are unique. Schools are...

Dance Me & Lend Me Your Ear is a fictional novel with the strains of the humor, grotesque and surrealism in its interlace. Escorted by the romanticism view on human behavior, a fabric of the novel reflects the social patterns of the postmodern society. Gathered to celebrate the life event of Sasha, the major character of the novel, Gala-goers could not wait to start toasting and roasting this birthday lady. Recalling the perceptions from the past, the witnesses of Sasha's course of life perspective stay literally in line to explicit their versions of the true and look at situations.

Discussions of Part 1 of Book 4 School Development and Lifelong Learning collaborate on how the principles of open system may assist create strategies for developing a new type of educational organization such as the Democratic School to serve multicultural education. To develop the new education organization, developers have to take on a leadership role to establish the mission, vision, purpose, and functional goals of the school. "The shaping, enhancement, and maintenance of a school's culture are primary responsibilities of the school's leaders" (Short & Greer, 2002). Democratic education...

Discussions of Part 1 of Book 5 Legal Issues in Education collaborate on such important issues as accommodating the needs of designated students, contract adherence, violation of the first amendment, and code of conduct. Discussions of Part 2 of Book 5 collaborate on policy violations in the workplace. This part discussion address a variety perspectives regarding the legal issues involved in the case of a teacher's alleged violation of current policy, resulting in his or her dismissal from his or her teaching position. Performing as an arbiter and facilitator, the governing board member and...

Discussions of Part 1 of Book 6 School Financing & Policy Creation collaborate on school financing. The focus of one of the discussions is on an impact of Supreme Court decisions on contemporary school funding. Another discussion includes an explanation of the role of categorical fiscal reporting. This type of reporting provides all stakeholders with data on spending money received from the three governments for conducting and operating education. This type of reporting describes how school-level expenditure structures reflect educational strategies. In categorizing expenditures within the...

Chapter 1 of book 1 presents the background of the problem, explains when and how the problem of unequal education has occurred, and what actions (e.g., programs, reforms, initiatives) have already been taken to resolve it. A discussion on the social importance of the research problem is included. The chapter includes extended information on the background of the problem, taken from more recent publications, in comparison with information given in all-in-one book (1st edition). Chapter 2 of book 1 presents the statement and background of the problem, the purpose of the study, the significance...