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This paper considers ways of classifying and creating divisions for different kinds of bosses, using leadership theory and research to show that there are distinctions to be made in terms of how bosses make decisions and get work done.

From the Paper
"Every employee can discern the leadership style used by his or her boss based on certain criteria concerning how they relate to subordinates and conduct business, and from this a taxonomy of bosses could be developed to show where a given boss would fit into the overall leadership style of bosses. Leadership style has been studied extensively, and there are several different ways this dimension of business has been pictured by different analysts. In general, though, they see a division of leaders in an organization based on a range of behaviors largely related to how the boss sees to it that the work of the organization gets done, ranging from bosses who take the most direct control to those who have others do the work and who encourage greater independence."

Tags:bosses, classified, divisions

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This paper discusses O'Brien's historical account of the mafia godfather Paul Castellano. It explores the focus of the book and O'Brien's motives and messages in the book. This paper also reviews the information provided about the Gambino family and O'Brien's methods of obtaining the information.

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"Because of the sensitive nature of some classified information that surfaced during the investigation, O'Brien had to curb his writing style to meet legal approval. He and Kurins had developed a relationship with Castellano while they were brining about his downfall. At one point O'Brien states, "a relationship developed between us. We were friends. It's hard to believe that." O'Brien also let's his readers know that Castellano was not an "irrational, ruthless boss" but rather a businessman. And that's one of the key points that he drives home in the book. Castellano was even against drug trafficking, which O'Brien assumes to be one of the reasons why he was gunned down. In many resects, he did not fit the image of a powerful Mafia don. O'Brien began to feel a grudging sympathy for this proud man, who tried to overcome the pressures he faced from rival mobsters."

Tags:crime, family, manhattan, fbi, don, mob, john, giotti, intelligence, labor, union

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This paper makes the case that control freak bosses often convolute a work environment with their personal problems and lack of focus on "the big picture." Furthermore, while control freak bosses can provide discipline, their approach can also go over the edge. The paper shows how some bosses are suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder and this mental condition detracts from the focus of the entire staff.

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"The stereotypical "overbearing" boss is a perspective which is all too often true. But when the immediate superior is a "control freak" in addition to having the position of being a boss, the combination can be quite powerful. Work environments are ideally focused on manifold endeavors which pertain to profit generation. At the same time, a work..."

Tags:control, freak, boss

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This paper is a business report on the marketing strategies at Hugo Boss and Zegna including a recommendation on what Zegna could do differently in their marketing as it relates to Hugo Boss. It also includes an evaluation of the two companies' web sites.

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"Men's fashion traditionally does not garner the same attention as women's fashion with designers and models, often generating as much news in women's fashion as the clothes themselves..."

Tags:Hugo Boss, Zegna, marketing

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The paper begins by addressing the intended purpose of and audience for "Two Faces of the Powerless: Coping With Tyranny in Organizations," by Robert Bies and Thomas Tripp. The paper then addresses the concern of the book's author for the employees who have been victimized by tyrannical bosses. Next, the paper discusses the two approaches to dealing with such employers, confronting it, or accepting it. In addition, the paper then discusses an empirical study to assess behavioral elements of the employer that affect the employees working under him. The paper concludes with proposed solutions for the employee victimized by tyrannical bosses.

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"There seems to be a slave or victim mentality being perpetuated when employees come into work each day and work under the wrath of an abusive and despotic boss. The means by which the boss takes the power he has over employees and use that to torment them or make their lives emotionally and psychologically more difficult represent a mind game that is unprofessional and unfaithful to the goals of the organization, and has a traumatic effect on the employee over the long haul from a psychological standpoint. This book is rooted in providing coping mechanisms for that problem,; the concern here however is that the boss is somehow justifying or providing some kind of psychological coping mechanism for the employee to continue in the same situation, implying that the employee should remain in the situation and find ways not to let it get them down, so to speak."

Tags:bosses workers employees psychology, self-esteem

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Human relationships are an integral part of the present-day process of globalization that, as we know, is transforming politics, economics, organizations, and though it may sound hackneyed - life as we know it. What is of particular interest here is a specific question pointed at the organizational level: 'should bosses and employees be friends?' The crude fact is that, though global companies are moving to decentralization and more human based relationships, there remain several different forms of organizational structures, organizational cultures, organizational objectives and so forth and any attempt at precision is quite useless. Despite these unavoidable problems, however, this paper will probe at the issue and make efforts to provide a few useful observations.

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This paper examines key theories on the organization of work. It does so by investigating the role of capitalists / entrepreneurs during the Industrial Revolution in Britain. This paper first examines the Marxist ideas that industrial organization was simply a method to provide a role in production and control over the workers for capitalists. Other theories are examined along with the traditional explanation that technology was the driving force behind organization. For example, the paper looks at the idea that workers voluntarily submitted to factory discipline because it improved their wages. The paper concludes that no one theory seems powerful enough to explain as dramatic an event as the Industrial Revolution and attempts to synthesize points from the authors examined.

From the Paper
"During the Industrial Revolution, the entire productive system of the British economy was dramatically altered. Not merely on a technological level, although these developments were significant. The production process also changed on a fundamental, organisational level. Division of labour was introduced, as was a system of factory organisation, reinforced by a stern system of discipline. This paradigm shift was the work of a new group of men, the capitalist-entrepreneurs. The roles they played during Britain's Industrial Revolution have been the subject of much debate. This paper examines several of the key arguments in this field. All of the theories are somewhat compelling but none of them seems to be exclusively correct. Therefore, this paper will conclude by attempting to develop a synthesis of their arguments."

Tags:capitalist, discipline, economics, entrepreneur, factory, industrial, marx, organization, revolution

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This essay explores the issue whether William M. Tweed corrupted post-Civil War New York. The author discusses the life of the post civil war mobster, how he corrupted the city of New York and how he was discovered to be crooked.

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"Many people have there views on post Civil War New York, some like Alexander B. Callow Jr., say it was corrupt and run by William Tweed and the Tammany Hall gang. But other like Leo Hershkowitz have there own views on what it was like in New York after the Civil War, he thinks that all the bad and corrupt stuff was blamed on Tweed and his men because they were scapegoats. Many people think that this result of graft and theft, in the post Civil War city of New York was the consequence of what they called "Machine Politics."

Tags:city, corruption, history, mob, new, william, york, nast, thomas, tamany, hall

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This research paper traces the rise and fall of William Marcy (Boss) Tweed, who, as the political boss of the Tweed Ring and Tammany Hall, controlled the affairs of the city of New York and much else in the state of New York during the mid-1860s and until late 1871, examines his role in the context of his times and assesses his performance as a political leader. Boss Tweed had the personal qualities and political skills needed to establish and rule for a decade a highly personalized system of political corruption and monolithic machine politics which was itself the product of the ethos and circumstances of urban life and politics in America during its Gilded Age.

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"WILLIAM M. TWEED (1823-1878)
This research paper traces the rise and fall of William Marcy (Boss) Tweed, who, as the political boss of the Tweed Ring and Tammany Hall, controlled the affairs of the city of New York and much else in the state of New York during the mid-1860s and until late 1871, examines his role in the context of his times and assesses his performance as a political leader. Boss Tweed had the personal qualities and political skills needed to establish and rule for a decade a highly personalized system of political corruption and monolithic machine politics which was itself the product of the ethos and circumstances of urban life and politics in America during its Gilded Age. An unscrupulous individual, driven largely by his extraordinary greed and lust for power, Tweed planted the seeds of his own destruction by ..."

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This paper examines the career of Joseph Bonanno, the original Boss of New York's Bonanno Cosa Nostra's crime family and how he has the unenviable distinction of being the only New York Mafia Boss ever to run a Mafia family for thirty years, and then spend the next thirty years in retirement. The paper looks at the history and formation of the family setup and Bonanno's rise to fame as one of the most influential mafiosos.

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"The Bonanno family's first boss was Joseph Bonanno, and at 26 was one of the youngest family Bosses in New York's history. Reputed to be descended from Italian aristocracy (the name Bonanno originally comes from around Pisa in Italy) not only had Bonanno proved himself in the Castellamarese War (he had been Maranzano's bodyguard, chief hit man and aide de camp all rolled into one) he had shown himself to be an intelligent, ruthless and determined man. The fact that his appointment as Boss at such a young age, was accepted by his family without descent, speaks volumes about his character, and the respect that he had earned from his subordinates. Not only were the families divided into themselves, the form of each family was constructed. At the top was the family Boss, who reigned supreme, and once chosen and confirmed, a family Boss (Capo Borgata) ruled until he died or retired. "

Tags:Bonanno, Cosa, Nostra, Don, Peppino