Howard Becker Oustiders I (Howard S. Becker, that is) have created this page primarily to make things I’ve written and published in obscure places available to anyone who wants them. From time to time I’ll add to what’s here, as well as provide news on topics of interest to people who know me or are interested in what I’m up to. What’s here now, first of all, are some papers I’ve published over the years. Then there’s some news of what I’ve been up to and will be up to in the reasonably near future. Another section lists a few websites that deal with things I find interesting or important and would like to recommend to anyone who gets this far. Finally, there is a little gallery of photographs, some from my days as a musician, as well as some vintage portraits of a few of my sociological heroes, including Everett C. Students who are looking for information for a paper you are writing about me or to prepare for an examination, please click here. Drop me a line here via email.
How can business leaders balance change and continuity? | Guardian Sustainable Business | Guardian Professional If achieving innovation and operational excellence is about understanding the importance of diversity - continuity and change is about how to allocate resources across different activities. There is a need for change: we, individually and organisationally, need to adapt to changing circumstances if we want to avoid becoming redundant. However, there is a balance that needs to be found between change and continuity: if everything were changing all the time we would sink into chaos, not knowing in which direction to go, or what to do first. Three considerations are important for finding the equilibrium between continuity and change in your organisation: • A deep understanding of the specific context of your organisation and in which it operates• Taking a holistic approach• Being aware of, and working with, all facets and implications of human nature 1. Industry context: some industries change faster than others. Taking a holistic approach Taking human nature into consideration
Lynn Hill Biography - Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments, Further Information - SELECTED WRITINGS BY HILL: - Climbing, Free, Climb, and Rock - JRank Articles American rock climber World Cup champion Lynn Hill is the best female rock climber in the world, and in the top five overall. In a sport dominated by men, Hill has accomplished feats in climbing that climbers of both genders marvel at. After winning dozens of competitions—against both women and men—Hill retired from competition to pursue climbs in some of the world's most exotic locales. Hill was born in 1961 in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in Orange County, in southern California. Though she is a self-admitted tomboy, Hill is far from strapping or mannish. Lynn Hill Nevada range, and had her first experience climbing in ice and snow. What really interested Hill was "bouldering," which she discovered at Joshua Tree and still loves to do. After twenty years together, Hill's parents divorced, and she immersed herself in climbing. To finance her roving, climbing lifestyle, Hill competed in a TV sports competition, called Survival of the Fittest.
Principal investigators as scientific entrepreneurs - Online First Although principal investigators are key actors in scientific fields, there is little focus on what they actually do in shaping new scientific directions. This paper studies PIs practices to better understand their roles. Our central contribution is to identify the different ways in which PIs engage themselves in science, in implementing four main practices: ‘focusing in scientific discipline’, ‘innovating and problem solving’, ‘shaping new paradigms and models’ and ‘brokering science’. While ‘focusing’ and ‘innovating’ remain close to project management, ‘shaping’ and ‘brokering’ look more like entrepreneurial activities, shaping new horizons, reshaping boundaries between subfields and among organizations. External orientations to how they engage in different practices shapes PIs roles to articulate different worlds and to reshape the boundaries of organizations, knowledge and markets.
Corporate Responsibility Report Released – Now What? By Tim Mohin, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Advanced Micro Devices This week, AMD released its 18th annual corporate responsibility (CR) report. After working for months and months to gather data, write the content and finalize the report, it is easy for the report’s release to seem like the end goal. And after all the work that goes into producing a CR report, it’s tempting each year to go into hibernation after it’s issued! So, what’s next? 1. Today AMD’s newly released 2012/2013 “full report” weighs in at over 120 pages. You don’t have to be a communications genius to know that this format will turn off most audiences. We're working on the premise that our content has staying power year-round to create new and engaging dialogue—ranging from infographics to videos— after the initial release. 2. constant tweets (follow @TimMohinAMD)! One way AMD has continued dialogue with socially responsible investors is through a “road show” to discuss our strategy and performance. 3. 4.
Approach from Activity Theory According to activity theory, every situation is an activity and the participants in this activity are the subjects. These subjects are trying to achieve an object (read objective) and there are certain set of tools that mediate the relation between the subject and the object. These subjects, objects and tools belong to a certain community that forms the context of this activity and each member of the community contributes a certain amount to this activity. In addition to this there are a set of rules that constrain as well as assist the subject – object relation. An Activity Theory approach to group web Let’s try to put this in perspective of our scenario to better understand activity theory. The scenario that we are trying to analyze through the activity theory lens is that of creating the group web project. The instructor had laid down some rules for this project that governed the success criteria of the project. Activity Theory Pearltree Related theories Like this: Like Loading...
La valse tragique à trois temps de l’innovateur en entreprise En août 1914, l’armée française entre en guerre avec une doctrine rétrograde entièrement basée sur la revanche de la guerre de 1870. L’heure est à l’offensive à tout crin. Les nouvelles technologies (avion, téléphone, fusils automatiques, etc.) sont méprisées au profit d’une conception héroïque de l’action militaire, triomphe de l’esprit sur la matière: on refuse ainsi d’apprendre aux soldats à se protéger des tirs ennemis car cela serait contraire à l’honneur du soldat. Le résultat est connu: une boucherie effroyable. Ce qui est moins connu, c’est que dès les premiers échecs, l’armée se renouvelle profondément; les règlements ineptes sont abandonnés en quelques heures, à tel point que quelques semaines après, c’est une armée totalement transformée, devenue la plus moderne du monde tant sur le plan des équipements que de la doctrine, qui fait face l’ennemi. Comment cette transformation aussi rapide et aussi profonde a-t-elle été possible? Like this: J'aime chargement…
New MBA Series: How Today's Students Become Tomorrow's Sustainable Leaders « Back to Home Page MBA students and graduates have always been key members of the 3p community – both as readers and writers. That’s because many of the themes and issues in sustainable business that we cover every day are core themes in the classrooms at the world’s most prominent sustainable MBA programs. Now we want to hear more directly about how sustainability is being taught. The intersection of business education and sustainability, why it’s an important topic for tomorrow’s business leaders to study todayBusiness and sustainability education pedagogy: lessons learned and tips for professorsNew research findingsKey themes that emerge from classes related to sustainabilitySummaries of projects from the best and brightest studentsWhat makes each sustainability program specialAnd general thoughts on the state of sustainability in business We have a number of guest authors lined up, but we’d love to hear from you too! Check back tomorrow for the first article!
The Beatles Lou Andreas-Salomé Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Lou Andreas-Salomé Lou Andreas-Salomé en 1914 Lou Andreas-Salomé, née Louise von Salomé (12 février 1861 à Saint-Pétersbourg - 5 février 1937 à Göttingen), est une femme de lettres allemande d'origine russe. Biographie[modifier | modifier le code] Son père Gustav Salomé (1804-1879) était issu d'une famille de huguenots originaire d'Avignon qui avait quitté la France après la Révolution française pour aller s'établir dans les pays baltes[1]. Parlant et écrivant essentiellement en allemand, mais connaissant évidemment le russe et le français (langue de la haute société) et fréquentant l'école privée anglaise, elle n'en avait pas moins « le sentiment d'être russe ». Sa rencontre avec Nietzsche[modifier | modifier le code] Gauche à droite, Andreas-Salomé, Rée et Nietzsche (1882) Malade, sa mère l'emmène faire un séjour au soleil d'Italie. L’amour des trois intellectuels reste cependant platonique. La muse de Rilke[modifier | modifier le code]
Let My People Go Surfing - Paperback Book N° de la référence BK501 L'histoire d'un grimpeur itinérant. Les ventes de ce livre sont reversées au bénéfice de 1% For The Planet® ( 18,9 cm x 24,1 cm. En partie biographie et en partie manifeste - le grimpeur légendaire, homme d'affaires et écologiste, Yvon Chouinard, fondateur et propriétaire de Patagonia®, Inc. raconte sa vie et ses débuts dans les affaires comme grimpeur itinérant qui vendait ses pitons à l'arrière du coffre de sa voiture. « Let My People Go Surfing : The Education of a Reluctant Businessman » explique les grands principes qui ont guidé Yvon Chouinard pour créer Patagonia®, une entreprise responsable - engagée dans l'écologie et pour laquelle il fait bon travailler. Édité par The Penguin Press, membre de Penguin Group (USA) Inc.261 pages.Couverture souple.Imprimé sur du papier 100% recyclé, dont 35% post-consommation.En anglais.Imprimé aux États-Unis.