Within the past thirty years, Harvard Business Review punlished an
article in their periodical entitled, "The Group Vice President: Who's
Really In Charge?" I wish to find a copy of this article.The
abbreviation "VP" may have been used for the noun, "Vice President." |
Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
12 Nov 2005 13:19 PST
philarneson-ga,
I have access to a database of HBR articles going back quite a few
decades, but nothing shows up under the title you provided.
The closest I came in HBR was:
*Three vice presidents in mid-life
This article stresses that managers should see the difficulty that
people face in their mid-lives, as opportunities for growth rather
than signs of failure. Some fast-track managers with high potential
glide through their careers as if the track were smooth as silk.
Others have a bumpy ride but arrive at their goals nonetheless, while
still others hit the skids and never recover. One possible explanation
is the degree to which each manager has developed personally.
*In Charge, Not in Control
[a brief intorductory piece, introducing a theme of an entire issue of HBR]
*Whatever Happened to the Take-Charge Manager?
...business leaders want to reverse this trend, they must reclaim
managerial responsibility, and pragmatism is the place to start.
Pragmatic managers are sensitive to their company's context and open
to uncertainty.
*When a new manager takes charge
The article focuses on a common situation in organizations when a new
manager takes over a new job. When some of them take over a new job,
things seem to go sweetly. They get along with their bosses and
subordinates, learn the ropes, and after a certain length of time,
gain their place in the organization. Other managers don't do so well,
while some fail miserably.
Any of these ring a bell?
How certain are you of the title? Where did you come across it?
Alternatively, could the article have been somewhere other than HBR?
Let me know.
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
philarneson-ga
on
12 Nov 2005 14:16 PST
I recall reading one of the related articles you found, but that's not
the one I'm searching for. Try "Group Executive" instead of "group
VP." The gist of the article was that a group VP faces the problem of
general managers under him, and a boos above him, and in many ways he
is just a staff guy.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
12 Nov 2005 15:42 PST
"...boos above him..."
I love it!
But to find your article, I'm probably going to need a few more clues.
Time frame when you saw this? Any people or companies that were
mentioned? Author? Any other details? Why the emphasis on "group
VP", as opposed to some other type of VP?
Here's a list of all the articles I found that mention "group":
1. Building the Emotional Intelligence of Groups.
2. The Case of the Religious Network Group.
3. Hot Groups.
4. Projects Studied by the Manufacturing Vision Group.
5. Group Versus Group: How Alliance Networks Compete.
6. The Monterrey Group: A Mexican Keiretsu.
7. Groups and individuals.
8. Buying groups: clout for small businesses.
9. The behavior of groups: a paradox.
10. Overcoming group warfare.
11. Group technology and productivity.
12. Future scanning for trade groups and companies.
13. Worker groups gain power in Common Market companies.
14. T-Groups for Organizational Effectiveness.
15. Self-Insurance of Group Welfare Plans.
16. Politics, Pressure Groups, and the Businessman.
17. Communication in the Work Group.
18. GROUP BANKING.
19. GROUP INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL SERVICE FOR SMALL PLANTS.
20. HUMAN RELATIONS WITHIN INDUSTRIAL GROUPS.
21. GROUP BANKING IN THE NORTHWEST.
22. DEPARTMENT STORE GROUP BUYING.
23. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE BURLINGTON-GREAT NORTHERN-NORTHERN PACIFIC
GROUP TO THE FEDERAL RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION LAW.
Any bells going off?
paf
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Clarification of Question by
philarneson-ga
on
12 Nov 2005 17:00 PST
It is difficult for me to add more ideas or key words....
Here are a few:
Groups of division VPs; autonomy; delegation.
More on the 'gist'in the form of an example: General Motors has a CEO.
He has reporting to him numerous executives, some of whom run major
pieces of the business, e.g., one might run (collectively) Chevrolet,
Buick, Pontiac, each brand of which has its own president or VP. Thus,
the guy in the middle is a 'group' or 'staff' executive or vp. The
article pointed out the difficulty facing the executive in the
'middle.' I saw the article between 1978 and 1985. Big span for your
search efforts. I copied it and used it as an example over the years,
but cannot now find my copy.
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