Inglourious Aspects of Management Practice
Revolutionary Guest Lecture by Maris PazarsRiga, 09.02.2010
Contents
• Intro• 4 Frames in Theory and Real Life• HR Frame In Focus• Some Case Studies• Q&As
Intro• SSE Riga Graduate of 1998
• Co-founder of itgrupa.com, 2000 (web solutions company based in Riga&Vilnius, USD 1 million turnover)
• Co-founder of BuzzPodium, 2009 (social media release company)
• Co-founder of Aurum Social, 2010 (social gaming company)
4 Frames• Structural ( )
• Human Resource ( )
• Political (in power we trust)
• Symbolic (@#$%*)
HR Frame In Focus
Why HR: • Most dynamic of all frames• Most affected by technologies (whistle vs software & video surveillance)• Most affected by external environment (crisis as a perfect study ground)
HR Frame In Focus, cont’d
HR Frame In Focus, cont’d
Cases:
Mark Pincus, founder and chief executive of Zynga (Zynga's revenue around $250 million, > 200 employees)
Are You a C.E.O. of Something?http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/business/31corner.html?8dpc
HR Frame In Focus, cont’d
Cases:
Russia based accounting software producer> 700 employees)
Gave away shares to leading employeeshttp://www.1c.ru
HR Frame In Focus, cont’d
Why managers fail to interpret HR frame
HR Frame In Focus, cont’d
HR Frame In Focus, cont’d
Why managers fail to interpret HR frame
• Culture (Japan vs USA)• Social class• Limitation of psychological growth
HR Frame In Focus, cont’d
Should one trust theory? There is no single theory that would match all cases
Q&As
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