503 - INTRO Slide 6

 

SEAM - Socio Economic Approach to Management

You have landed in a room that has many treasures. The SEAM and SEPTET are like gold and silver, very valuable ways to expand the traditional topics of managing and organizing.

 Management

 SEAM

  SEPTET

1. PLANNING

1. Strategic

1.      Plots

2. ORGANIZING

2. Work Organization

2.      Frames

2. ORGANIZING

3. Working Condition

3.      Themes

3. INFLUENCING

4. 3Cs

4.      Dialogs

4. LEADING

5. Training

5.     Characters

5. CONTROLLING

6. Timing

6.      Rhythms

  Socio-Economic             7.      Spectacles
 
  1. METATHEATRE INTERVENTION MANUAL (Requires password). Has glossary and worksheets. Gives you a very practical set of tools to use on your project or on your own organization.
  2. 4 Leaf SEAM CLOVER (interactive study guide).
  3. SEAM (TD) study guide
  4. SEAM how to do codes (this is more technical - you can come back here when you need to know about it)
    • SEAM codebook (for printout)
    • Enter your codes into WEBCT codebook from Field note JOURNAL:
      • Do this after each field visit
      • Each person in TEAM does their own notes (part of final grade).
      • If you can not get into site with your ID: (use ID= webct359 PASS=trainme)
      • Let mhillon@hotmail.com know if you have trouble getting in or need to add a code
  5. SEAM Small Business Web site http://business.nmsu.edu/~dboje/448/548 (this is a helpful resource, but too much to explore right now).
  6. This is important - you can choose to do a business project or a service learning project; its up to you.

    BOTH TERM PROJECT OPTIONS (BUSINESS OR NGO SERVICE PROJECT), USE THESE STEPS:  

    1. Every person has their own Composition style notebook to record field notes (yes, even at the same interview). Record verbatim notes (no tape recording) and record field observations. Divide up and talk to different people at different times. Note: Each team member responsible to have and enter their own field notes for SEAM into WEB CT (no free riders).

    2. Do a content analysis your notebooks for SEAM variables. Highlight segments of the notes and write in Variable Codes in the margin of each notebook.

    3. Do a Root Cause and Story Chart (See SEAM web sites and METATHEATRE INTERVENTION MANUAL for details). Do an audit of root causes of hidden costs and untapped revenue potential. 

    4. Conduct a MIRROR-EFFECT Meeting - In the MIRROR-EFFECT, you mirror back your SEAM areas (Work organization FRAMES, Working Condition THEMES, 3Cs DIALOGS, Time RHYTHMS, and Strategic PLOTS), as well as your Root Cause and Story Chart, along with 10 to 15 field note examples of each variable  from your team mates' individual notebooks.

    People seem to like the SEAM room. It has practical stuff in it, and you learn methods that improve life in organizations. Still there are other rooms to explore