Hora and Tempus

Author
Daniel Orne, Ph.D.
Region
Africa
Asia - Pacific
Europe
Latin & South America
North America
Topic
Strategy & General Management
Human Resources & Organizational Behavior
Operations
Length
2 pages
Keywords
watches
Innovation
Hora
Tempus
metaphor
time management
assembly
contemporary
organization
parable
Dan
Daniel
Orne
Jim
James
Joseph
Den
Dennis
O'Connor
Copyright Holder
Trustees of Le Moyne College
Student Price
$0.00
Target Audience
Faculty/Researchers
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
The Hora and Tempus Metaphor case is designed to stimulate thinking, demonstrate the sort of thinking that can be done on an object, provide a platform for considering the management of innovation in contemporary organizations, and demonstrate the importance of organizational metaphors.

Submitted by Joseph-III-Michael on Apr 29, 2024

Rating
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)

Very illustrative of why computer programming has moved to development of individual modules; allows for re-use of prior work without having to re-accomplish creative activity. Further illustrates that as companies' customer bases grow, there is a need to address additional staff and division of labor. Had Tempus hired an assistant to take the customer orders, i.e. shared his profits, he might very well still be in business.