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

Thank You and Cheers

maris.pazars@itgrupa.com

marispazars.com

twitter.com/pazars