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Management 722
Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Institutions

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Written Assignment 5

1) Based upon Jim Collins' article What Comes Next?, outline what organizational mechanisms might be put in place at Qualcomm in order to assist employees in finding meaning in their work lives.
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2) In his classic work `The Principles of Scientific Management, Fredrick Taylor oulines his argument(s) as to what organizations ought to do in order to increase efficiency. Provide a critique of this argument, paying special attention to how taking Taylor's argument(s) seriously might impact a worker's ability to experience meaning in their work.
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