1st of February 2013 Business organization and management Business size Small business: e.g. Independent service-station‚ restaurant Medium business: e.g. coffee club‚ nando’s Large business: Maccas‚ red rooster‚ kfc Economies of scale; this term refers to the lower costs per unit of output as a result of operating on a larger scale. Question 1. What is meant by economies of scale? Provide 3 examples of typical economies of scale enjoyed by large organizations: a) Coles (big
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Q1. Define Strategy. Explain the process of Strategic Management. (10) Johnson and Scholes (Exploring Corporate Strategy) define strategy as follows: "Strategy is the direction and scope of an organisation over the long-term: which achieves advantage for the organisation through its configuration of resources within a challenging environment‚ to meet the needs of markets and to fulfill stakeholder expectations". Strategy is an action that managers take to attain one or more
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1. What are your organisations core business activities and its core processes? Businesses core business activity is something it does especially well in comparison to its competitors. It has an advantage because the Company acquires expertise that competitors do not have. The processes may be such things as better research‚ better manufacturing processes‚ technology etc. 2. What environmental management issues must be taken into consideration when planning and managing the organisations operations
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Jon Cook Management 310 January 23‚ 2013 Competition is Tough: Follow the Four Functions of Management to Succeed According to "Functions Of Management" (2008-2012)‚ "Management has been described as a social process involving responsibility for economical and effective planning and regulation of operation of an enterprise in the fulfillment of given purposes.” (para. 1). 41a only need the one period There are four functions of management that include planning‚ organizing
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Chapter 1 Review Questions 1. Define what is encompassed in the term information technology. Information technology includes both the computer technology that enables the processing and storing of information as well as the communication technology that enables the transmission of this information. 2. What are some of the ways that IT has become “pervasive”? In the workplace‚ IT has become commonplace. It is becoming rare for an employee in most industries to
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); Bocij‚ P.; Greasley‚ A.; Hickie‚ S.; (2006)‚ Business Information Systems: Technology Development and Management for the E-Business‚ 3rd Edition‚ London: FT Pitman. Chaffey‚ D (b) (2002); E-Business and E-Commerce Management‚‚ Edinburgh : Prentice Hall Pearson Clarke‚ S.; (2001); Information Systems Strategic Management‚ London: Routledge. Dawson‚ G et al; (2004)‚ Business perspective: The IS View on Delivering Services to the Business. UK: TSO Foster‚ S.T.; (2001)‚ Managing Quality:
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Case Study: Personal Development Plans (PDPs) have evolved as a particular approach to planning career and skill development activities for individuals within employing organisations. The concept of a PDP is the creation of a clear development action plan for an individual for which the individual takes primary responsibility. Line managers and the HR function often have a supporting role. Overview Although the idea of Personal Development Planning is not new‚ there does seem to have been a rapid
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refers to the use of corrective measures taken to ensure that actual outcomes equal to the budgeted outcomes‚ by regular monitoring of budgets & investigating the reasons for any variances. The purpose & importance of budget 1. Planning and guidance – During the planning stage of budgeting‚ question such as‚ how much should he firm spend on marketing; how many workers are needed & how much do they cost to the organisation; how much money to be kept aside for contingency fund; etc might be asked.
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LSBM Assessment LONDON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT NQF level 4: BTEC Higher National – H1 UNIT NO: 16 UNIT TITLE: MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS‚ KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION ASSIGNMENT NO: 1 UNIT OUTCOMES COVERED: LO 1. Understand how to assess information and knowledge needs LO 2. Be able to create strategies to increase personal networking to widen involvement in the decision-making process LO 3. Be able to develop communication processes LO 4. Be able to improve systems relating to information
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of the running of the business not covered in the questionnaire. Moreover‚ secondary sources in the form of the Internet and textbooks were utilized in order to obtain a lucid understanding of the topic and the foundation and theory behind the research. LIMITATIONS OF THE METHODOLOGY: 1. Time was a constraining factor because time was not always available to conduct interviews and for observation purposes. 2. There were
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