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	<description>Much ado about nothing... or maybe something?</description>
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		<title>MBA 765 &#8211; Reflections on Module 4 Concepts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How may the implementation of action steps differ in the closure stage from the prior stages?
Action steps in this stage often involve things such as closing a facility, downsizing a division or merging with another company, just to name a few.  These steps have to be carefully planned out, in that there may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBA 765 &#8211; Reflections on Module 3 Concepts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When choosing the best option for organizational closure, what categories of selection criteria seem particularly important to employ?
One of the most important categories of selection criteria to utilize is reviewing alternatives.  When closure looms, it is in the best interest of the organization to pursue all alternatives.  There may be other possibilities than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBA 765 &#8211; Reflections on Module 2 Concepts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are some of the most critical decisions leaders must make during the closure stage of the organizational lifecycle?
Probably the biggest issue is more around the timing of the decision and not the decision itself.  There are many decisions to be made&#8230; financial solvency, human resource headcounts, marketing, and liquidation are just some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBA 765 &#8211; Reflections on Module 1 Concepts</title>
		<link>http://blog.osborneonline.net/2007/11/11/mba-765-reflections-on-module-1-concepts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What appears to unique about the closure stage of the organizational lifecycle?
Each of the six phases of a business lifecycle require varying leadership styles and traits to successfully maneuver them.  One of the unique facets of closure is that now the business leader is no longer working to grow the business or develop it. [...]]]></description>
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