EM 503 – SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATION‚ Spring 2013 TAKE-HOME FINAL EXAM 1.PEGASUS Mission: Its belief is that everybody has the right to fly. The Pegasus Family‚ our suppliers and our partners work together in cooperation to achieve this goal. Vision: To be the leading low-cost airline in our region with our innovative‚ rational‚ principled and responsible approach. The Goal Space: Due to its focus on low cost airline aim and input Pegasus Airline is highly efficient company
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Abstract One of the most serious problems organizations have to face while adopting to change processes has to do with resistance to change among change recipients (TUI). I will explore ways that change agents can contribute to change resistance‚ while presenting examples to demonstrate such. Utilizing resistance as a positive resource will be analyzed and discussed‚ while discussing the common mistakes that managers make when trying to initiate change and 8 steps that are suggested for use to
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Q1: Describe Dollar General’s business strategy. What has the company been so successful? A1: Dollar General’s main business strategy is to focus on being the leading distributors of consumable basics‚ with 30% of the merchandise at $1.00 or less. Dollar General believes in maintaining an assortment of consumable merchandise and making shopping for everyday items hassle free and simplistic. Deriving most of their customer basis from Low‚ Middle and fixed income earners. With under-serviced
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INTRODUCTION Dollar General is an aggressive‚ competitor in the deep discount retail industry. Recent annual sales figures totaling $6.9 billion across 29 states (close to 7‚000 stores) has placed the chain at the top of the dollar store category of discount retailers‚ surpassing chains Family Dollar‚ Fred’s and Dollar Tree. The company also competes aggressively with chains such as Wal-Mart‚ Kmart‚ CVS and Rite Aid. The store currently offers a product line of general merchandise that includes
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Dollar General: Case Study #1 Timothy Mayer Professor Perreira 02/01/2010 Executive Summary: Dollar General Corporation is a leader in the discount retail industry‚ but clearly could use new information systems to further establish its presence and dominate the industry. The ability of Dollar General to set up new stores quickly‚ at a low cost‚ and efficiently has enabled them to maximize their revenue‚ while keeping costs minimal. Dollar General is very dependent on the ability of
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Running Head: GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY General Systems Theory General Systems Theory Strengths Weaknesses Although there are several strengths when organizations utilize general systems theory‚ there are also weaknesses to this modernistic approach. One example of a weakness is the issues organization may face when one subsystem fails. This can become contagious and cause the organization serious system issues. If one subsystem fails‚ then the others may not be able to produce without it. An option
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General Electric Incandescent Light Bulb Until just over a century ago‚ man had two sources for light: the Sun and fire. This all changed with the development of the electric light. The light bulb changed the world immensely. No longer does the world comprise of barbaric people who lived in the dark but a civilized culture who have light at their fingertips. This paper will study in depth the production process‚ the disposal‚ and future of the incandescent light bulb. The origins of
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available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Touristattraction Frangialli‚ Francesco (2008)‚ available from: http://www.world-tourism.org/wtd /eng/menu WTO (2010) available from: http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4026033.search?query world+tourism+organization‚ BPC‚ available from: http://www.bangladeshtourism.gov.bd/resource_center_wtar 9904_03_ sh2 BPC‚ World Tourist Arrivals & Receipts (1999-2004)‚ available from: http://www. bangladeshtourism.gov.bd/resource_center_wtar9904_sh1.php#1‚ BPC (2009)
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Bertalanffy thought of the idea of General System Theory back in 1936‚ but hesitated until 1948 when the intellectual climate was more receptive. At the University of Chicago (1937-38) he worked with the Russian physicist Nicolaus Rashevsky. There he gave his first lecture about the General System Theory as a methodology that is valid for all sciences. Systems thinking dates back to antiquity (Mayans‚ Egyptians‚ Greeks) Von Bertalanffy began to develop common systems teachings in lectures during
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THE ORGANIZATION AS A POLITICAL SYSTEM OVERVIEW: The Political perspective brings into sharp focus some aspects of the organization that are very different from those we see using the Strategic Design lens. Where the Strategic design lens sees the organization as a social system deliberately constructed to achieve overarching strategic goals‚ the Political lens sees it as an arena for competition and conflict among individuals‚ groups‚ and other organizations whose interests and goals differ
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