FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SEMESTER SEPTEMBER / 2014 BBPP 1103 PRINCIPLE OF MANAGEMENT MATRICULATION NO. : IDENTITY NO. : TELEPHONE NO. : EMAIL : LEARNING CENTRE : TABLE OF CONTENTS Topics Pages 1.0 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….….. 3 2.0 TYPES OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE………...………………….……. 5 2.1 Functional Structure……………………………………………………………...… 6 2.2 Geographical Structure………………………………………………………....… 11 2.3 Matrix Structure………………………………………………………………....... 14 2.4 Product
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1. Define decision and describe the steps in decision making process. When trying to make a good decision‚ a person must weight the positives and negatives of each option‚ and consider all the alternatives. For effective decision making‚ a person must be able to forecast the outcome of each option as well‚ and based on all these items‚ determine which option is the best for that particular situation. Decision making is the process of choosing a solution from available alternatives. Individual
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Module No. 2 – Principle of Management Question No 2 a) List and explain the four Basic Functions of Managers Answers The functions of a manager are :- a) Planning b) Organizing c) Directing d) Controlling a) Planning Planning means setting an organization’s goals and deciding how best to achieve them. Managers need to plan so that worker’s activities are consistent with the organization’s goal and the correct type and amount of resources can be acquired. Planning
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Principle of Management - Griffin --------------------------------- Chapter 6 case summary: Bill Ford took over Ford Motors in 2001 as the CEO‚ when the company was struggling with falling sales around the world – in a time when the company desperately needed careful planning and their execution. Bill Ford revised and updated the company’s tactical plans – cutting costs‚ gaining back the experienced staff‚ catering to specific market niches and more. Some of these targets have been
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Allison Reach Mr. Michael King Principles of Management December 2‚ 2010 Case Application: Mixing It Up In July of 2000‚ General Mills acquired Pillsbury from London based Diageo for $10.5 billion in stock and assumed debt. (All Business‚ A D&B Company) After the merger‚ managers from General Mills were now faced with integrating the two Minnesota based companies. A special concern that had been brought up was marketing issues. With such household names such as Pillsbury‚ Betty
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to be successful. A manager will find him or her being in several different hat throughout the company and dealing in several different areas in order to function. One of the most important function of a manager is to motivate his subordinates. Management work is done by people. So generally if employees are not satisfied‚ they will not perform efficiently which will affect the fulfilment of an organization’s goals. Employee satisfaction is utmost important in successful completion of work in an
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The Essential Drucker BOOKS BY PETER F. DRUCKER MANAGEMENT The Essential Drucker Management Challenges for the 21st Century Peter Drucker on the Profession of Management Managing in a Time of Great Change Managing for the Future Managing the Non-Profit Organization The Frontiers of Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship The Changing World of the Executive Managing in Turbulent Times Management: Tasks‚ Responsibilities‚ Practices Technology‚ Management and Society The Effective Executive Managing
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Peter Drucker’s Management Challenges of the 21st Century‚ one of the most insightful and thought-provoking books I’ve ever read‚ and one I return to regularly‚ nearly a decade after its publication. The first chapter in this pithy volume‚ "Management’s New Paradigms‚" explodes six deeply flawed assumptions that Drucker saw underlying the discipline and practice of contemporary management. Assumption #3 is "There is‚ or there must be‚ one right way to manage people‚" and Drucker uses this as the
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top management. According to Allen‚ “Centralization” is the systematic and consistent reservation of authority at central points in the organization. The implication of centralization can be :- 1. Reservation of decision making power at top level. 2. Reservation of operating authority with the middle level managers. 3. Reservation of operation at lower level at the directions of the top level. Under centralization‚ the important and key decisions are taken by the top management and the
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Abstract Unethical and ethical behaviors in the workplace can destroy or build a business. In my research I found that unethical workplaces are more commonly found in today’s business world. With this being said even though it’s commonly found there are ways to get rid of or just minimize unethical behaviors in the workplace to help a business stride towards excellence and good workplace ethics by following a corporate wide code of conduct. That everyone in this workplace knows‚ follows‚ and
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