Historical Perspective of the Classical Theories of Management Today ’s managers have access to an amazing array of resources which they can use to improve their skills. Unlike todays managers‚ those Managers in the early 1900s had very few external resources to draw upon to guide and develop their management practice. But thanks to early theorists like Frederick Taylor‚ Max Weber and Henri Fayol among others. Managers began to get the tools they needed to lead and manage more effectively from
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Chapter 9 Strategic Management 1) A business model describes how a company is going to make money. 2) The first step in the strategic management process is analyzing the external environment. 3) Evaluating an organization’s intangible assets is part of conducting an internal analysis in the strategic management process. 4) Activities that an organization does well or resources that it has available are called capabilities. 5) When conducting a SWOT analysis‚ threats are activities the organization
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Organization structure is defined as the way that an organization arranges its employees and management so that efficient work can be performed and it can meet its targeted goals.2 When an organization is small‚ a sole proprietorship or partnership where face-to-face communication is frequent‚ formal structure may not be necessary. In a larger organization such as a corporation or limited liability company‚ a more defined structure must be utilized‚ as decisions have to be made about the delegation
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It is used to define how tasks are divided‚ grouped and coordinated. Six elements should be addressed during the design of the organization’s structure: work specialization‚ departmentalization‚ chain of command‚ spans of control‚ centralization and decentralization. These components are a direct reflection of the organization’s culture‚ power and politics. Common Organizational Designs Most organizations fall under one of three organizational designs: simple structure‚ bureaucracy and matrix
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UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA Department of Business Administration Guide Book for Internship Report Prepare report under these outlines: * Title cover * Title page * Internship letter * Preface * Dedications * Acknowledgement * Executive Summary * Table of contents 1. Industry introduction 2. An Overview of organization * History of organization * Nature of Organization a. Vision Statement b. Mission Statement * Main Features *
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Management Organization A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose i) Distinct purpose ii) People iii) Deliberate structure Management The process of getting activities completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people. The process represents the primary activities of planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling. Managers Someone who coordinates and oversees the work of other people so that organizational goals can be accomplished
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Recruitment Selection Selection (Chapter 1 page 40 The choice of a job candidate from a previously generated applicant pool in a way that will meet management goal and objectives as well as current legal requirement. Ethics (Chapter 1 page 10) Determination of right and wrong; the standards of appropriate conduct or behavior for members of a profession: what those members may or may not do Validity (Chapter 2 page 25) The degree to which accumulated evidence and theory support specific
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CASE FOR ANALYSIS 1 CASE FOR ANALYSIS – Case 1 Kinko’s New Operating Structure Kinko’s Inc. was the largest retailer of copying stores‚ but it had to change its operating structure in response to competitive pressures from Quick Copy and OfficeMax. Kinko’s had an informal management process and difficulty managing growth. The founder‚ Orfalea‚ used franchising to launch growth‚ but this approach did not assist Kinko’s in controlling costs or improving customer service. Consultants recommended
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the Classical Age the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were similar politically and religiously but differed economically. –During the Classical Age the Imperial Administration of the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were similar in a form of centralization but differed in reliance of laws and bureaucrats and governance of new territories. 1st sentence During the Classical Age the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were similar Politically. –During the Classical Age the Imperial Administration
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practices‚ usually including centralizing power in the organization. 3. Delegation phase—when centralization proves too cumbersome for a large organization‚ it begins to delegate power and decision-making in various ways‚ such as by creating semi-autonomous business units/divisions and moving the reward/risk paradigm down to lower level managers and employees in general. 4. Coordination phase—when decentralization becomes seen as excessive or inefficient‚ management attempts to rein in the organization
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