lateral

Examples of lateral in the following topics:

• Characteristics of Innovative Organizations

  • However, the new adhesive was later used on Post-it notes—a great innovation and business success for the company.
  • The classic example of a company that completely transformed itself as a result of lateral thinking is the Finnish company Nokia, whose original core business was wood pulp and logging.

• Horizontal Communication

  • Horizontal communication, also called lateral communication, involves the flow of messages between individuals and groups on the same level of an organization.

• Tactics for Improving Fit

  • Employees or the supervisor can fill these out, identifying what tasks are being done early, on-time, or later (they can also note quality and resource efficiency).

• Defining Culture

  • It was later used in Europe relative to agriculture and horticulture, which explains the derivation of the term 'culture' itself.

• Four Theories of Leadership

  • Fiedler's contingency model of leadership focuses on the interaction of leadership style and the situation (later called situational control).

• Behaviorism: Follett, Munsterberg, and Mayo

  • In her capacity as a management theorist, Mary Parker Follett pioneered the understanding of lateral processes within hierarchical organizations.

• Leadership Model: The Ohio State University

  • While the concept of identifying good leaders based upon individual characteristics had some merit (which has been identified in later research), the Ohio State Leadership study was more interested in which specific behaviors effective leaders executed (compared to ineffective leaders).

• Labor Laws

  • This provision allows fluidity in the labor market, because it allows firms to hire an employee without the concern that they may then be unable to terminate the employment if it later becomes apparent that the employee is not a good fit.

• Leadership and Situational Context: Fiedler

  • This later theory, known as Cognitive Resource Theory (CRT), identifies the conditions under which leaders and group members will use their intellectual resources, skills, and knowledge effectively.

• CPM and PERT Charts

  • CPM uses task sequence and timing information to lay out the longest path of planned activities to the end of the project and give a time window during which the step should be completed to keep it from interfering with later steps.