CHAPTER 1 1. Distinguish between a computer‚ a computer program‚ and an information system. What is the difference between data and information? The computer is one physical part of the information system. The program is what operates the computer. An information system is the physical system including computers and networks‚ software (programs)‚ people who operate the system‚ and the procedures for operating the system. Data is the basic raw element of facts‚ information is the processed data that
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ORGANISATIONAL ANALYSIS OF WALTERSMITH PETROMAN OIL LTD. NIGERIA ADEGBITE‚ DAVID ADEKUNLE Information and Communication Technology Department 18 Keffi‚ Street Off Awolowo Road‚ Ikoyi-Lagos‚ Nigeria. Kunle.adegbite@waltersmithng.com; 234-08028414535. An Action learning Assignment submitted to Business School Netherlands‚ Nigeria in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree. MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION………………………………………
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Managing non-profit organisations: Towards a new approach Civil Society Working Paper 1 Helmut K. Anheier January 2000 Abstract This paper puts forth the thesis that the management of non-profit organisations is often ill understood because we proceed from the wrong assumptions about how these organisations operate. Based on this premise‚ this paper develops a model of the non-profit form as a conglomerate of multiple organisations with multiple bottom lines that demand a variety of
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Management Decision Emerald Article: Fayol ’s 14 principles of management then and now:a framework for managing today ’s organizations effectively Carl A. Rodrigues Article information: To cite this document: Carl A. Rodrigues‚ (2001)‚"Fayol ’s 14 principles of management then and now:a framework for managing today ’s organizations effectively"‚ Management Decision‚ Vol. 39 Iss: 10 pp. 880 - 889 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006527 Downloaded on:
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Of Strategies‚ Deliberate and Emergent Author(s): Henry Mintzberg and James A. Waters Source: Strategic Management Journal‚ Vol. 6‚ No. 3 (Jul. - Sep.‚ 1985)‚ pp. 257-272 Published by: John Wiley & Sons Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2486186 Accessed: 12/08/2009 04:53 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that
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Hospitality Management 21 (2002) 353–369 A franchise by any other name? Tenancy arrangements in the pub sector Conrad Lashley*‚ Bill Rowson School of Tourism and Hospitality Management‚ Leeds Metropolitan University‚ Calverley Street‚ Leeds LS1 3HJ‚ UK Abstract Recent changes in ownership and consumption patterns within the market have brought many operators to follow strategies that are more concerned with a retailing orientation. Many of the companies operating pubs are aiming to grow
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CHAPTER 1 2. Why are information systems so essential for running and managing a business today? * List and describe six reasons why information systems are so important for business today. Six reasons why information systems are so important for business today include: (1) Operational excellence (2) New products‚ services‚ and business models (3) Customer and supplier intimacy (4) Improved decision making (5)
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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences July 2012‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 7 ISSN: 2222-6990 Factors Influencing Strategic Decision-Making Processes Mahmood Nooraie Ph. D. In Management ‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Abhar Branch‚ Iran Email: (mnoor20@yahoo.com) Abstract Decision-making is one of the most important functions of managers in any kind of organization. Among different manager ’s decisions strategic decision-making is a complex process that must be understood
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chapter The External and Internal Environments Learning Objectives 2 Key Student Questions 2 Class Roadmap 3 Key Terms Presented in This Chapter 42 Bottom Line 43 In Practice 45 Lecturettes 45 Discussion Questions 47 Experiential Exercise 50 Concluding Case 51 Examples 52 Supplemental Features 54 Chapter Video 54 Manager’s Hot Seat 54 Self-Assessment
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