Business management Lecturer: Dr.B.NDLOVU PhD Lecture One Objectives Definitions of Management Levels of management Functions of management Percentage time spent on functional activities The 10 roles of managers Managerial skills/ competencies required at different managerial levels DEFINITION OF MANAGEMENT WHAT IS MANAGEMENT? Management The process of coordinating work activities so that they are completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people Elements
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Smart homes A Smart Home is one that provides its home owners comfort‚ security‚ energy efficiency (low operating costs) and convenience at all times‚ regardless of whether anyone is home. Smart Home" is the term commonly used to define a residence that has appliances‚ lighting‚ heating‚ air conditioning‚ TVs‚ computers‚ entertainment audio & video systems‚ security‚ and camera systems that are capable of communicating with one another and can be controlled remotely by a time schedule‚ from any
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All individuals at times in life can find themselves in association with different groups‚ whether the group being of common interests‚ same spoken language‚ same ethnicity or same shared values. Family is the first group to which majority of people ever belong‚ the culture and values our family instill in us determine our characteristics initially and as we mature through time‚ other factors such as our peers‚ circle of friends and work colleagues also contribute to deciding our characters. Groups
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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT UNITS 3 & 4 AREA OF STUDY 1 Large-scale organisations in context * The context which contributes to the unique nature of LSO’S * Characteristics of large-scale organisations * Variations in types of large-scale organisations‚ their objectives and related business strategies * Typical management functions in LSO’s; including operations‚ finance‚ human resources‚ marketing‚ and research and development. * Contributions‚ both positive and negative‚ of
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SMART Goals Part A: Reflect on your results from the Career Interest Profiler Activity and the Career Plan Building Activity: Competencies. Building on your strengths and weaknesses‚ create five SMART goals to help you with your personal academic and career journey. Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Goal Setting Example: Take a writing workshop in the next 2 to 3 weeks to help me improve my writing skills in order to successfully communicate with others. 1. Earn My Bachelor’s
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SMART Objectives: This page has been written to provide not only an overview of the SMART objective format‚ but to help you to write your own. Specific | Is the objective clear?Is it precise and well defined?Can everyone understand it? | Measureable | Have you stated how you will assess whether it has been completed or not?What evidence is needed to confirm it?How will the individual learner know when the task has been completed? | Achievable | Are there sufficient resources in place and
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Compared with other “harbor cities” around the world‚ would you consider the development of the Hong Kong harbor satisfactory? To begin with‚ let us consider of the question “Why is the harbor important for Hong Kong?” The reason is that Victoria Harbour‚ the well-known harbour of Hong Kong‚ is not only a major tourist attraction‚ but also the main business port of Hong Kong. Geographically‚ it is located at the mouth of the Pearl River Delta in the connection of China and other Asian countries
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1. How would you boil down Kent’s analytic doctrine in understandable terms for policymakers? Kent explains in the document “Tensions in Analyst-Policymaker Relation” that there needs to be a relationship between the analyst and the policymaker. The policy-maker will criticize the analyst work to ensure that the evidence has been evaluated‚ the recommendations are not vague or biased and that alternative explanation and projections have been considered. He sums up the job of the analyst by stating
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English – Unseen practice Compare the ways in which the texts achieve their purpose Text A is an advertisement for Abernethy biscuits; it was published on 19th June 1830 in the courier‚ a Manchester paper. This text is trying to appeal to all ages. Text B is also an advertisement for Weston biscuits. It was published in Good Housekeeping magazine in 1943 during the Second World War. This magazine was very popular amongst the women before and during the war. Both texts have different approaches
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The Smart Medical Home is the result of work across several disciplines at the University of Rochester‚ New York. Housed at the Center for Future Health‚ the home showcases medical technology in a home setting. The Smart Medical Home at first glance looks like a regular apartment with a dining room‚ living room‚ bedroom and kitchen. However‚ upon closer inspection‚ you can see the adjoining room filled with high-tech computers and gadgets that are meant to help us live a healthier and happier future
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