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Monday, December 29, 2008

News alert from Archana Singh Librarian - Allahabad - Indian Newspapers and Magazines on the NET



 
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--- On Mon, 29/12/08, archana singh <bhadouria.archanasingh@gmail.com> wrote:
From: archana singh <bhadouria.archanasingh@gmail.com>
Subject: Net
To: lotus5673@gmail.com
Date: Monday, 29 December, 2008, 12:46 PM

Indian Newspapers and Magazines on the NET

Magzine
  • India Today                                                                                                      www.india-today.com
  • Outlook                                                                                                  www.outlookindia.com
  • The Week                                                                                                          www.the-week.com
  • Frontline                                                                                                            www.the-hindu.com/fine/index.htm
  • Filmfare                                                                                               www.filmfare.com
  • Screen                                                                                 www.expressindia.com/screen/index.html
  • Femina                                                                                            www.feminaindia.com
  • Sportstar                                                                                                   www.the-hindu.com/tss
  • Competition Master                                                                          www.competitionmaster.com
  • Business Today                                                                                       www.india-today.com/ntoday
  • Computer World                                                                                                   www.indiagate.com/mags/compw
  • Computer Today                                                                                                               www.india-today.com/ctoday
  • Discover India (Travel)                                                                         www.pugmarks.com/d-india
  • PC Quest                                                                                                                                         www.pcquest.com
  • PC World                                                                                              www.indiagate.com/mags/pcw
  • Export Import Trade Flash                                                                                           www.trade-india.com/tradeindia/tflash
  • Electronic for You                                                                                                      www.electronicforu.com
  • Kumudam (Tamil)                                                                                          www.kumudam.com
  • Jam Youth                                                                                            www.indiawatch.com/jam
  • Sattelite and Cable TV                                                                                www.web-maniacs.com/scat
  • The Eye (Youth)                                                                                          www.internetindia.com/theeye
  • Voice and Data (Telecom)                                                                           www.voicendata.com
  • Rotary News                                                                                www.internetindia.com/rotary-news
  • Marathi Internet                                                                      www.indianlanguages.com/marathi


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Thank you so much Suguna,
Wish you and your
family a Warm and Merry Christmas.... Let this
Christmas bring all new vigour, strength and
new life to you and all of your dear ones.
 
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To: lotus5673@gmail.com
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Leadership and self deception- rajashekhar devarai and j.padmavathi


Venugopal Comment by Venugopal 23 hours ago
 
Hello Rajashekhar

Thanks for the review ! How did you come
across this book ?
Is it popular with the people in
Hyderabad ? Its great to see how the work is spreading
wings..

Arbinger in India is represented by
Managing Director, Mr. Nagendra Iyer from Bangalore.
He can be contacted at +91 9844 066 657

By the
way - I went deep into the box reading this review...
being associated with Arbinger work for about a year...
I already seem to have developed an 'attachment' to the work !!! :)...

Especially - I have not seen the
same treatment / definition of Self-Betrayal as done by
Arbinger ever before.. In the context of Arbinger's work
-- Self-Betrayal -- has a specific meaning -
not-necessarily
the dictionary meaning. So - when I see in your review -
mention of synonyms or definitions of Self-betrayal - I
don't know if they do enough justice to the understanding
of the term as expressed by the work of Prof. Terry
Warner..

I would caution against the use of other
dictionary meanings for this term as it may confuse or
make the audience pre-judge the work.

Don't know
if I make sense from all the above...
There are others
in this community - who are much more involved with the
work who may see differently and definitely more
'out-of-the-box' than me !!!
cheers
venu
 
http://arbingercommunity.ning.com/profiles/blogs/leadership-and-self-deception#comments
_____________________________________________________________
 
Heather Burton Comment by Heather Burton 2 hours ago
 
Hello, Rajashekhar:
Thank you for posting your review.
It's fascinating to me to consider how others have
experienced a work that I, too, have experienced. I
appreciated being able to read your review and "see"
through your eyes. I think I agree with Venu about the
referenced definitions you've noted. They are all very
interesting, and each at least tangentially related to
the Arbinger material, in this way: my understanding is
that in the field of philosophy-psychology, there were
unanswered or unaddressed inconsistencies or anomalies
in the approach various great minds took toward the
problem of self-deception, and the manner(s) in which
human beings respond to stimuli of various kinds.

Dr.
Warner and his colleagues have worked to clarify the
misconceptions surrounding self-deception, and the result
is Arbinger's very unique work. Personally, I find the
concepts relevant on so many levels in my day to day
living and interactions that I see them as universal.
Your point #4 describes very well how I feel when I
acknowledge my boxes...and more importantly, acknowledge
the reality of the people I meet, work, live and in all
ways exist alongside.

Thank you again for posting
this. It is helping me re-examine the definitions I hold
for the key concepts of Arbinger philosophy.

All
the best you you and your co-author on the piece.
Looking forward to additional thoughts you may have.

:) Heather
 
http://arbingercommunity.ning.com/profiles/blogs/leadership-and-self-deception#comments
 
__________________________________________________________
 
Comment by RajLibrarian 29 minutes ago
 
Hi, Venu and Heather,
Thanks
for quick responses
to our review. The thing is We
(Rajashekhar Devarai
lotus5673@yahoo.co.in and J.Padmavathi
padmavathilbnrcnifthyd@yahoo.co.in)
read this book about 5 years back
when we worked together at
Hyderabad. We were deeply moved
by the concept and its
relevance in our lives.
Though the review was prepared
that time only, it could not be
communicated for publishing
.... as the draft got misplaced.
I recently got the copy and
thought it better to put it on
this blog.
I need to know
more and more about the
contribution of Arbinger.
Best
wishes

Rajashekhar Devarai
lotus5673@yahoo.co.in
my blog address : http://indialibrarian-intl.blogspot.com

 
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Friday, December 19, 2008

LEADERSHIP AND SELF - DECEPTION : GETTING OUT OF THE BOX / ARBINGER INSTITUTE-A BOOK REVIEW by Rajashekhar Devarai & J .Padmavathi



LEADERSHIP AND SELF - DECEPTION : GETTING OUT OF THE BOX / ARBINGER INSTITUTE-A BOOK REVIEW by Rajashekhar Devarai & J .Padmavathi

"We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we consider judging others"(Moliere,1666).

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1 Ever since the conduct of Hawthorne experiments which lead towards the historical finding of Hawthorne effect during 1920s and 30s by Elton Mayo and other Harward researchers at Western Electric Co. , there is a steady increase in the studies correlating productivity and creativity to that of human/ social relations at work. Applied: Sociology, Economics , Political Science and Psychology have contributed a lot deciphering the hitherto mysterious/unknown factors which contributed substantially for industrial productivity. The importance and relevance of the knowledge base of Social Sciences need not be over emphasized in many fields, be it in productivity, creativity or Technology. Of late people skill organizations and scholarly consortiums with professional manpower specializing in Business, Economics, Law, Education, Management, psychology, Sociology, are very effective in extending solutions to institutions and organizations on a turn key project basis. One of such organizations is The Arbinger Institute whose recent book titled , "Leadership and the Self Deception ..... " is under special focus here for a review. The institute has classified the title under Business/Psychology.

1.2.IMPORTANCE OF THE THE STUDIES ON SELF

The concept of "self' is very unique in Philosophy and in all sciences and social sciences whose focus directly or indirectly is on Human Nature. It will be very useful to readers of "Fashion and Beyond" in the context of this book review, to have meanings and conceptual clarifications of the concept of self
and its various manifestations. These conceptual clarifications and meanings assist to understand the stand point of the book under review.

1.2.1. Self:

Generally speaking self refers to the individuals conception of him/herself "Self is that aspect of the personality consisting of the individuals conception of himself. The way a person perceives himself is a result of his experiences with other people, the way they act toward him, and the impression he gets of their view of him"(Scot,1988).

1.2.2. Self Betrayal :

Based on Oxford Dictionary of synonyms and antonyms(1999), Self Betrayal could be defmed as traiting on oneself, being false on oneself, Conspiration on oneself.
1.2.3. Self Deception: Synonyms to the word self deception are: bluff, cheat, deceit, fraud, lie etc. (Oxford Dict. Of Syn. & Ant : 1999). Self Deception according toMartin,M.W(19995) is, "a purposeful action to avoid unpleasant truths and painful topics (about oneself or the world); it is an unintentional process of denial, avoidance, or biased perception; it is a mental state resulting from such action or process, such as ignorance, false belief, wishful thinking, unjustified opinions, or lack of clear awareness. Thus parents tend to exaggerate the virtues of their children, lovers disregard clear signs of unreciprocated affection, overeaters rationalize away the need to diet, patients dying of cancer pretend to themselves that their health is improving. Philosophers and thinkers likeJoseph Butler, Kierkegaard, Hiedegger, Sartre, and Fingarette have substantially dealt on the concept of Self Deception" (Martin, 199 5).

1.2.4. Looking glass self:

The Term was introduced by C.H.Cooley(Mind, Self and Society) in1902. Looking glass self is a persons' perception of himself as determined by the way he imagines he appears to others. It is the conception of self that is formed as a consequence of the attitudes other people have toward him. (Scot,1988)

1.2.5. Generalized Other :

" A generalized and integrated conception of the expectations, attitudes and meanings of a group, an abstract social class, or the other significant persons in a social situation, that has been incorporated in the thinking of an individual and helps to determine his behavior. A person develops a generalized other through the process of social interaction, first by taking over the attitudes, expectations and points of view of significant other persons." G.H.Meads contribution is also is note worthy in this
regard. (Scott,1988).

1.2.6. "I": A hypothetical aspect or phase of the total self corresponding to what the individual regards as the unique aspect of his self. The term was used by G.H.Mead who suggested that the "I" and the "Me" together constitute the personality or self.(Scott,1988).

1.2.7. "Id" : In Freudian theory, the aspect of the personality that consists of unorganized, innate, instinctual impulses seeking immediate gratification. (Scott, 1988).

2.Focus of Management Consultancies and the realm of Self:

It is quite interesting to note that there are organizations which are ready to tackle human relation and people skills problems of a wide range of industries and institutions. It is note worthy that an Institution like Arbinger works at the level of "self analysis" for interpreting the results and productivity of an organization.

2.1 Though the concept of Self, Self Betrayal and Self Deception are quite old as for as their coverage in philosophy and social sciences is concerned, their usage in solving practical problems of institutions and organizations is some what novel and interesting. The contents of the present work are relevant at individual, family, group and organizational level.

2.2.The book Leadership and Self Deception is chapterized into the following heads like : Self Deception and the Box, How we can get in the box, and How we get out of the box. The narration in the book runs in the form of dialogues between Senior executives Bud, Kate, and Lou of a company named Zagrum and a new entrant named Tom. They explain how self deception comes on the way of organizational progress by giving their own individual experiences. The instances and incidents brought out in this narration or more appropriately novel are meticulously worked out to be relevant and to the point. The Arbinger team equates some one under self
deception to be in "the box".

2.3. The Contents of the book can be summarized in the following points :

l.Self betrayal leads to self-deception and the "the box";
2.when you are in the box you cant focus on results;
3.your influence and success depends on being out of the box.;
4.you get out of the box as you cease resisting other people;
5.don't try to be perfect, do try to be better;
6.don't look for others boxes, do look for your own;
7.don't accuse others of being in the box, do try to stay out of the box yourself;
8.don't give up on yourself when you discover you have in the box. Do keep trying.;
9.don't deny you have been in the box when you have been. Do apologize, then just keep marching forward, trying to be more helpful to others in the future.;
10.don't focus on what others are doing wrong. Do focus on what you can do right to help;
ll.don't worry whether others are helping you. , do worry whether you are helping others.

3. To sum up Self Deception may be encountered by any individual. It starts with self betrayal leading towards being in the "BOX" and the individual will have a distorted view of himself and others around. The material brought out in the book is relevant to individuals in all walks of life including their family life and work place. Once the demon of SELF DECEPTION is rampant, both the individual and organizational progress will be in doldrums.

4. THIS WORK (LEADERSHIP AND SELF DECEPTION PRODUCED BY THE ARBINGER INSTITUTE) IS "A MUST READ" PIECE FOR ALL THOSE OF US, WHO HAVE NATURAL INCLINATION FOR KNOWING THE SECRETS, MYSTERIES AND WHIMS AND FANCIES OF OUR SO CALLED BEHAVIOUR, WHICH HOLDS THE KEY TO UNDERSTAND AS TO WHY WE BEHAVE THE WAY WE BEHAVE TOWARDS OTHERS AND AS TO WHY OTHERS BEHAVE TOWARDS US THE WAY THEY BEHAVE. DEFINITELY IT WILL BE A STEP FORWARD IF WE ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY WE BETRAY OUR OWN SELF AND HOW AND WHY WE GET INTO THE TRAP OF SELF DECEPTION AND GET INTO THE SO CALLED "BOX". WHAT A RELIEF TO FEEL THE EXPERIENCE OF GETTING OUT OF THE "BOX", AND WHAT A DELIGHT TO LOOK AT THE WORLD THAT LOOKS ENTERELY DIFFERENT ONCE WE ARE OUT OF THE BOX. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW IS BEST SERVED IF IT RAISES THE CURIOUSITY OF ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHERS, DESIGNERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS, SCIENTISTS TO READ THE BOOK.

5.The Arbinger Institute
The Arbinger Institute , a Management training and consulting firm and Scholarly consortium ,responsible for the contents of the book, was founded to translate the teams important work on self-deception - and its solution - into practical effect for individuals, families, and organizations worldwide. To cite from the book, "self deception is at the heart of the organizational failures. It is the reason many organizational problems seem so intractable - at their core they are self-deceptions; they resist solution." Members of Arbinger apply their energies to helping organizations reduce people problems and increase bottom-line results. They do this by helping clients implement Arbingers three phase Results System. Phase I of the system is introduced in this book. The change work of the institute is lead by philosopher Terry Warner and Duane Boyce, Jim Ferrel, and Paul Smith contribute to the deliberations as Managing Directors.

Address:
The Arbinger Institute www.arbinger.com 800-307 -9415

6. Bibliographic details and source of the book:
Leadership and Self Deception/ Arbinger Institute.-San Fransisco : Berret¬Koehler Publishers. 2000.
Berret-Koehler Publishers.Inc.450 Sansome Street, Suite 1200, Sanfransisco, CA 94111-3320. Tel: (415) 288-0260, Fax: (415)362-2512. www.bkconnection.com

7. References

1) Moliere.1666.Le Misanthrope. Quoted on pageno.318 IN ~ollins Concise
Dictionary .-Glassgow:Harper Collins.
2) Scot,W.P.1988.Dictionary of Sociology.-Delhi:Goyal Saab.
3) Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms. 1999. OUP :
Oxford.
4) Martin,M.W.1995. IN The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy /Robert Audi.-Cambridge : Cambridge Uni. Press. -----00000----

Reviewers:

Rajashekhar Devarai, M.A., MLI.Sc., Head Librarian-Resource Centre and Centre Coordinator-Fashion and Beyond: National Institute of Fashion Technology, Madhapur, Hyderabad-500032, India. Tel:+91-040-23110842(office), +91-040¬23001998(Residence).
Email: lotus5673@yahoo.co.in

J.Padmavathi, B.Sc.,MLI.Sc., LA-Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Madhapur, Hyderabad-500032.India. Tel: +91-040-23110843 (office), +91¬040-27561519(residence ).
Email: padmavathij@rediffmail.com ; padmavathilbnrcnifthyd@yahoo.co.in




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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Are we indispensible as Librarians?

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

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Subject: Fwd: Fwd: Fw: Fwd: Mental Feng-Sui or Some good advice
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Date: Tuesday, 16 December, 2008, 8:25 PM

Subject: Fwd: Mental Feng-Sui or Some good advise

THIS IS IMPOTANT AND VERY USEFUL INFO FOR EVERYONE. PLEASE READ AND ACT ACCORDINGLY - GURDEEPAK/DEEPU/BHOLI




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When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"



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Friday, December 12, 2008

Fw: [LIS-Forum] Congrats to Prof. V.G. Talwar - wishes from SALIS


CONGRATULATIONS
Dr.TALVAR. WE ARE
PROUD OF YOU.
BEST WISHES

RAJASHEKHAR
DEVARAI
LIBRARIAN
MUMBAI
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From: Arunachalam Hariharan <

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Subject: [LIS-Forum] Congrats to Prof. V.G. Talwar -

wishes from SALIS
To: nmlis@yahoogroups.com, plnf@yahoogroups.com,

On behalf of the Society
for the Advancement
of Library and Information
Science, I congratulate
and wish Prof. V.G. Talwar
for his new appointment
as V.C of Mysore University.
This is happy news to all
the LIS professionals in
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SOurce: http://www.starofmysore.
com/main.asp?type=news&item=18951

DR. TALWAR TAKES OVER AS VC OF MYSORE VARSITY


Mysore, Dec. 11 (ACP & DM)- The newly-appointed
Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University Prof. V.G. Talwar
took charge today.
Acting Vice-Chancellor Dr. C.P. Siddhashrama handed
over charge to Prof. Talwar at the Crawford Hall.
Admirers of Prof. Talwar burst crackers outside the
Craw-ford Hall as he took charge.
The Governor-Chancellor Rameshwar Thakur
yesterday issued an order appointing Prof. V.G. Talwar,
Professor of Library and Information Science,
Mysore University, as new Vice-Chancellor.
The post was vacant following the retirement of Prof.
J. Shashidhara Prasad on Oct. 22 last year and many
hurdles came in the way of appointing a new Vice-Chancellor.
V.G. Talwar: A man of wide experience
At last, it has happened after a prolonged wait for more
than a year! The news is that Dr. V.G.Talwar, Professor
of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore,
has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Mysore. The academic and administrative profile of the
man who is going to head, lead and manage the affairs
of the University of Mysore for the next four years is
proof enough to indicate what the new Vice-Chancellor
is capable of.
Humility and down to earth temperament endowed
with practical wisdom are the hallmarks of the
personality of the new Vice-Chancellor. All those who
know him personally would agree with one voice that
it is indeed a great gesture that a man of simplicity
and self-effacement committed to quality-oriented
higher education has been elevated to the post of a
Vice-Chancellor of a prestigious University struggling
at the moment to keep up its reputation.
He has an uphill task in setting right certain irregularities
committed in the recent past. Harnessing pulls and
pressures of different sorts would be one of the
real challenges awaiting him as he takes up his new
assignment. Looking for and having right people as
part of his team management could go a long and
effective way in meeting the challenges ahead of him.
Having been an insider for many years could be a
great aid.
A man with a heart of wisdom derived from vast and
wide experience as teacher and administrator,
Prof.Talwar, known as VGT in the shortened version
of his name, is a well-known name in the academic and
administrative circle within and outside the University
of Mysore. There is no department that he is not familiar
with. He is aware of the ins and outs of almost all the
Sections at Crawford Hall by virtue of having served as
Registrar of the University for four years and four months
and being a Chairman or a member of one committee or
the other till date.
Prof.Talwar is also known for his outreaching sensitivity.
His friendly and helpful nature could be a great source
of strength and problems as well. A fine sense of a
compassionate worldview, thanks to his humble origin
and family background, pervades his reasoning and
discernments. Free from coterie culture, kitchen cabinet,
and mean and mud-slinging politicking, he has the art of
cultivating the spirit of accommodativeness lest ego
clashes and ghetto interests and conflicts should
overpower the management of academic and administrative
matters of the University.
As an aspirant for the post, he has shared his vision for
the development of the University of Mysore with some
of his friends besides formulating the same in a more
organised manner in his profile documentation made
available to the search committee that selected him as
one of the three persons recommended for the post.
If only politics and interventions of people with vested
interests do not bother him too much, we could count
on his intellectual acumen, dialogic imagination,
team-building spirit, practical wisdom for smooth
management of the University that has been blessed
with a special grant of one hundred crore by the
Government of India besides the other usual budget
already made available by the State Government
and the budget to be generated from local resources.
— A.S. Dasan, University of Mysore
Bio-data
• Born on 1st June, 1950; Son of a farmer, hailing
from Jikanur village in Belgaum District.
• Pursued higher education in Bangalore University
and passed out with a Gold Medal in 1978; started
his career in Bharat Electronics Ltd. Bangalore
( 10 + years), served Mangalore University for
6 + years before joining the University of Mysore
where he has been for the last 17 years;
• Important positions held in the University of Mysore:
Director of UGC – Academic Staff College ( 4 + years);
Registrar of the University ( 4 + years);
• Experience in Research Guidance: has successfully
guided 13 students till date for PhD;
• Publications: 10 books one of which is Legacy of
learning (2002), a comprehensive and significant
reference book on the history of development of
the University of Mysore with a vision for its future,
46 monographs, and 50 articles;
• Has been recognised and honoured by the Govt.
of Karnataka for his meritorious services in the field
of higher education, especially in the field of
library science and digital libraries.

A.Hariharan

Society for the Advancement of Library and

Information Science

SALIS




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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Fw: [LIS-Forum] Who Speaks for Librarians



 
Librarianship is a noble profession.
1816gbgv
 


--- On Mon, 8/12/08, Charu <lib.wrd.2008@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Charu <lib.wrd.2008@gmail.com>
Subject: [LIS-Forum] Who Speaks for Librarians
To: LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in
Date: Monday, 8 December, 2008, 5:49 PM

Respected Friends,

 

In the line of discussion raised by worthy friends regarding some of issues are as follows--------

 

1.   Professional accreditation of librarians in society,

2.   Quality of LIS Education at all level.

3.   Time bound Professional as well as technical  enhancement ,

4.   At par status in parent organisations,

5.   Removal of Financial and Administrative disparities ,

6.    Change of image from CIRUCLATION CLERK to KNOWLEDGE GENRATOR, KNOWLEDGE MANAGER, INFORMATION OFFICER and so on ,

7.   Library Services are as precious , priceless and very much mandatory than any other service in the parent organisation/body,

 
And this is not the end of issues at all. 
 
 
All of us as LIS Professionals are well aware of all these issues and the irony of fate is that we do have the answers also.
 
But the million dollar question is that who speaks first?
 
 Mere discussion on different forums and in conferences does not give any concrete result.
 
I think now the time has come that we all should stand up to change the nomenclature of LIS world. We should come forward and can ask the administrative machinery to change the various recommendations into authenticity.
 
We have number of LIS Associations not only in India but across the globe. Numbers of scholars are there who can sail the ship in right direction for next generation. We have library legislation in 10 states , lucrative recomendations of Knowledge Commisons are also there to guard the LIS issues.
 
So what we all are waiting for................
 
 
Regards,
 
Miss Charu Mathur.
Delhi.
 
 

 
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Fw: [KM-Forum] 2008 MOST ADMIRED KNOWLEDGE ENTERPRISES (MAKE) WINNERS ANNOUNCED



 
Librarianship is a noble profession.
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--- On Thu, 11/12/08, KM-Forum <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
From: KM-Forum <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [KM-Forum] 2008 MOST ADMIRED KNOWLEDGE ENTERPRISES (MAKE) WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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Cc: teleos@mac.com, make_information@mac.com
Date: Thursday, 11 December, 2008, 12:13 AM

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Date: Dec 10, 2008 11:57 PM
Subject: 2008 MOST ADMIRED KNOWLEDGE ENTERPRISES (MAKE) WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Dear Colleague,

Inaugurated by Teleos in 1998, the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) research program seeks to identify those organizations (for-profit, non-profit and public sector) which are using knowledge-driven strategies to out-perform their peers by above average growth in intellectual capital and wealth creation (in the case of the public sector, increased societal capital).

Teleos, in association with The KNOW Network, has announced the 2008 Global MAKE Winners (visit the following web page for the list of Winners):
http://www.knowledg ebusiness. com/knowledgebusine ss/ Templates/ ReadKnowledgeLibrar y.aspx? siteId=1&menuItemId=33& contentHeaderId= 6069
Teleos has announced the winners of the 11th annual Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) study. For the second year in a row, McKinsey & Company has been named the overall Global MAKE Winner.

The Winners of the 2008 Global MAKE study, conducted by Teleos in association with The KNOW Network, are:

1. McKinsey & Company
2. Google
3. Royal Dutch Shell
4. Toyota
5. Wikipedia
6. Honda
7. Apple
8. Fluor
9. Microsoft
10. PricewaterhouseCoop ers
11. Ernst & Young
12. IBM
13. Schlumberger
14. Samsung Group
15. BP
16. Unilever
17. Accenture
18. Tata Group
19. Infosys Technologies
20. APQC
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