PLANNING Thinking and looking ahead Process of establishing objectives and appropriate courses of action before taking action Why plan? To be: a. EFFECTIVE – being able to realize the objectives - “doing the right thing” b. EFFICIENT – being able to spend the least amount of resources in realizing the objective - “doing things right” TYPES OF PLANS: 1. Strategic Plan - focused on the entire organization - top management formulates the objectives
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’’ Idle hands are the Devil’s playground’’ By Daniel Gonzalez Man is not made to be idle. "In the sweat of thy face shall thou eat bread" is the curse of God‚ according to the Bible. It is more a blessing than a curse. We should not be like drones but should try to procure honey from every flower. ’’ Idle hands are the Devil’s playground’’ or "Idle hands do the Devil’s work‚ Paul." (K. Vonnegut‚ _Player Piano_‚ 1952) is an old saying referring to sloth‚ one of the seven deadly sins. If your hands
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Planning means looking ahead and chalking out future courses of action to be followed. It is a preparatory step. It is a systematic activity which determines when‚ how and who is going to perform a specific job. Planning is a detailed programme regarding future courses of action. It is rightly said “Well plan is half done”. Therefore planning takes into consideration available & prospective human and physical resources of the organization so as to get effective co-ordination‚ contribution &
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Essentials of Planning and Managing by Objectives OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Understand what managerial planning is and why it is important. 2. Identify and analyze the various types of plans and show how they relate to one another. 3. Outline and discuss the logical steps in planning and see how these steps are essentially a rational approach to setting objectives and selecting the means of reaching them. 4. Explain the nature of objectives. 5. Describe
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Video Notes |Video Titles |Textbook Chapters |Pages | |Operations as a Competitive Weapon at Starwood |1 |21 | |Project Management at the Phoenician |2 |24 | |Nantucket Nectars: ERP
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Blockbuster Video Kyle C. Cooper MGT450: Strategic Planning for Organizations Instructor Sandra Watts 22 October 2012 Blockbuster Video The always changing world of technology creates a challenge for many older businesses that once thrived years ago. Americans along with many other countries are becoming centered around immediate gratification and in a way‚ lazy. Fast is better and right now wins. When Netflix came into the homes of millions‚ it almost seemed like the end of all other
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Group Communications Video CasesThree videos of different group and team interaction will be reviewed for this paper. After they have been viewed they will be discussed on matters of the relationship between group members‚ member diversity and communication style. The first case study to be reviewed is: Helping Annie. In this video a school nurse has called a meeting with a psychiatrist and a social worker to discuss the case of a High school student‚ Annie‚ who possibly suffers from depression
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Video Renting Versus Video Streaming CARLOS ENRIQUE PEDINI Information Technology and Organisation‚ School of Electronics and Computer Science‚ University of Southampton‚ SO17 1BJ‚ Southampton (UK) cep302@ecs.soton.ac.uk Abstract MOVIE AND VIDEO RENTAL COMPANIES ARE THREATENED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW SERVICES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES. THE INTRODUCTION OF SOFTWARE TO DOWNLOAD MOVIES FROM AUTHORISED WEBSITES COULD BECOME A STRONG COMPETITION TO VIDEO RENTAL STORES‚ AND COULD PROBABLY STOP
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Higher Level Case Study Booklet 2013 How to do well in Unit 1 and Unit 2 Section A Revise your booklets Learn your case studies by: highlighting the key facts converting them into simple drawings or mind maps Highlight the key words and commands on the question paper Study maps‚ and diagrams thoroughly before looking at the question. Look at the title and the key. Make sure you understand fully what the examiner is showing you‚ THEN look at the question. Describe
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LSP 203/05 Behaviour Psychology Semester 2 Tutor Marked Assignment 1 (TMA 1 - 15%) Submission Date: 25‚ August 2012 (1200 hrs) Tutor-marked Assignment 1 Instructions: 1. TMA 1 has TWO parts to the question. You are required to answer both the parts with appropriate answers. Part A should be about 600 - 700 words while Part B should be about 600 - 700 words‚ double-spaced‚ and in Times New Roman‚ Font 12. 2. TMA 1 covers Unit 1 and 2 – “Behaviourism: The Beginnings” and “Functional
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