Management Essay Examples and Topics. Page 45

In group decision-making processes, members of the group have to accept that out of the several courses of action, one has to be the most desirable in order for the group to achieve its objectives.

The personnel involved in developing the job description should be composed of both the lower level employees and the managers to whom the employees will be required to report to. The firm's management team should [...]

William Bridge emphasizes in his book, Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change", that the employees were required to shift from manual recording of business transactions to the use of computers within the last six [...]

Aside from thinking locally the company also demonstrated that the local market is important to the company. The company had to be sensitive to the culture of the community where a factory is located.

This is attributed to a number of factors such as: the reticent contribution to profits from Greece and the company's geographic diversification; the introduction of lower corporation tax rate and a simplified tax regime adopted [...]

Finally, the operations management's role in quality assurance is equally helpful in determining the sales and therefore success of the organization.

This system development method is essential in monitoring and familiarizing with all local networking problems since the scope of operation is defined and separated. Subsequently, the overhead data processing and management cost of this system [...]

As such, the capitalized statements in my presentation catch the attention of the reader and are indicative of the gravity of the message being conveyed.

The company had expressed interest in acquiring its competitor Republic Services, Inc in July 2008 placing a bid of $34 per share, however, this offer was rejected and the company made another attempt in August [...]

Challenges are paramount in firm operations and addressing them to the advantage of the company is the function of departmental leaders.

It is very important for remedial measures to be undertaken so as to decrease the impact of the change on the organization as well as to search for turnaround on the present day tendency lines [...]

Training and development of the human resource is a critical factor in any organization if the value and potential of the human resources are to be harnessed and grown. The general image of the industry [...]

This retained talent is important to the success of the firm in that it has massive experience to be used to the advantage of the firm.

It is also necessary for an organisation to consider the threats of any substitutes in the industry. Price is also important in determining the performance of a business.

Total Quality Management is a comparatively new concept in the area of strategic management; it emerged in the 1980s mainly as a response of the American companies to the competitive pressure of organizations from Japan.

It is believed that the knowledge of the factors that contribute to the failure of most business redesigns will go a long way in assisting practitioners to effectively implement process redesigns aimed at assisting enterprises [...]

The ability to pinpoint inefficient use of resources can be translated to reduction in production cost and thus can be translated to lower prices and increase the competitive advantage of the company.

The factor to the company's success at this new venture is that Under Armour has already established its brand in the market and will be aiming to extend its customer base to football and soccer [...]

This is mainly due to the following inherent limitations of an internal control system: Management has to ensure that the benefits expected from an internal control system outweigh the costs.

Emotional Intelligence Assessment Comparing the sum of the scores garnered in all the elements with results of typical standard emotional assessment test gives an indication of the measure of the degree of emotional intelligence.

One of the major duties of a human resource manager is to ensure performance of each employee is at a standard that maintains competitive advantage for the organization.

First and foremost, as a person endowed with the knowledge and a little bit of experience in offering engineering services for a range of pharmaceutical machines and equipments, it was my obligation to ensure that [...]

In the case of Overstock.com, whose CIO admitted to technological failures, the results of his action of transparency could be disastrous to the company.

The organization should make the employee to understand that the implementation of the groupware is meant to help them. The concept of sharing is important and it is essential to train people because some may [...]

On the other hand, a team is a group of individuals in the same region working together to achieve a common goal.

As a manager, I will therefore perform dismissal on the basis of performance and I will conduct the lay off with honesty and integrity in order to maintain the hardworking culture of the company.

Business coaching and mentoring is very important in instilling knowledge, skills, styles, and techniques as well as the ability to make significant decisions that are aimed at improving an individual's achievement or business goals.

At early 2000s, the skyrocketing number of employees and the external challenges in the form of the US restrictions on the visas for business purposes decreased the employees' satisfaction and commitment which required the changes [...]

The introduction is supposed to give the reader the background information and objectives of the research. This include the design, subject of participants, instruments and the procedure showing the plan and the activities which will [...]

Employee benefits are not counted as part of salary or wages earned by the employees and are provided to the employees in exchange for their contribution towards the organization.

As a matter of fact, there have been arguments men are not the best leaders when compared to women and this is based on the prevailing situations and circumstances on the ground.

The other leadership style that is strongly exhibited by carols is that he believes in and practices democracy. That notwithstanding, he is forced to make decisions on his own when a debacles come up, to [...]

The products and services that the corporation offers reflect to the personal taste of the founder of the company, Martha. From simple beginnings, the company has grown to become one of the most viable corporations [...]

To ensure that the company maintains its direction, improve on the employee's morale and maximize the production of the company, a lot of changes had to be made in the organization and management of the [...]

If the input data is wrong, tools of analysis cannot have any beneficial outcome to an organization in that the result they will post will also be wrong.

Conflict style theory: This theory stresses the importance of cooperativeness and the assertiveness of the parties in a conflict Since conflict resolution is an art, there are several skills that are required in resolving it.

In Consult group style, the leader gathers information from a group of members and uses it to make decisions. In delegate style, the group is allowed to solve a problem and come up with an [...]

This will enable the firm to be effective in its production.-The firm has incorporated the concept of customer centric. One of the Critical success factors that the firm will consider is the quality of the [...]

Another danger of meeting the women separately is a failure to find the deep cause of the disagreement and assumption by the third party who is the arbitrator.

The motivation techniques used for Flight Centre workers in these different areas should take cognizance of the form of work done by the employees, the environmental surroundings, and the employee needs and thus cannot use [...]

The aim of the case study is to highlight the changes which need to be implemented by the management of the organisation and give some recommendations on how best to effect the changes with little [...]

In addition, the background information on the nature and role of collaboration contributes positively towards the development of a logical argument.

Due to this fact, the leadership of the company had to be adjusted to adapt to the change that the company was facing.

A self motivated person will take time to understand the business goals and develop strategies to that will lead to the achievement of the goals.

This is because I strongly agree that I am confident in regard to the ability I have in doing my work.

The other item is the work an employee performed as shown in the performance evaluation and finally, is the pay provided to the employee determined through external survey and internal equity.

The main objective of this training will be helping employees particularly managers get used to a new approach to management on the organization. The training will emphasize on communication skills as a key prerequisite to [...]

One of the core aspects that make the current system to be effective is its accuracy in its work performance. In addition, the new system needs to incorporate a functionality that handles grading of coursework [...]

As the author argues, in the world of IT, there is nothing like sustainable advantage to the first mover in a certain technology.

The company is one of the leading companies in the sports retail sector in the United Kingdom. This is a financial report of the company based on the financial statements for the years 2010 and [...]

This paper shall argue that while Facebook has some positive contributions to the hiring process, its negative impacts far outweigh the positive and as such, the use of Facebook as a profiling tool is mostly [...]

On the case of against women, the company could have specified that men were required because of the type of the job in the warehouse.

This refers to the prioritization of the organization's objectives in a bid to yield the maximum benefits in terms of increased value of the firm to stakeholders.

Williams' definition of motivation: a predisposition to behave purposefully to acquire the will to achieve, achieve unmet goals, and that force that pushes a person to strive for the accomplishment of both personal and organizational [...]

So in a broad way, stress is when there is poor match between the job and the numerous demands of a worker at the work place resulting to physical, emotional and psychological distances.

The purpose of this study is to analyze and indentify the process followed by the British Petroleum company in its transformational process and how this can be used by other companies that seek to incorporate [...]

The Next Generation Management gives the learner the opportunity to expand their mindset to look at the business and economy as part of the globe and the entire global society and therefore initiate solutions that [...]

This is due to the fact that the body is so used to the variation of the 24 hour cycle that increases or decreases in body functions are already predisposed towards a particular cycle.

The first option is OpenERP which is multi-business, multi-currency, has calendar options and can be customized by the user giving different security levels.

Change is the process of improving the organizations processes and employees performance with the intention of increasing productivity. Also, with the use of suggestion boxes, the employees are able to write down their views and [...]

The choice of programs depends upon the size of the company, its structure, and their supply chain, and the kind of product that they offer to their clients.

The latter is utilized in the second half of the flow pattern while the former is used in the first half of the process.

Despite its effort in ensuring that its employees' welfare is well catered for, the company still needs to make some adjustments concerning employees' motivating factors to emerge the leading organization in addressing the needs of [...]

The synopsis will only look at the common problems from the perspective of the human resources and the human resource executives.

It has been documented that the expanding IT has become a critical resource to the success of companies. It is true that corporate spending for companies has increased over the years in due to companies [...]

Management of information quality is a process that interlinks data quality, information quality and knowledge quality as well as the measures taken to enhance the overall effectiveness in an organization.

The management of information services includes evaluation of service quality, management of information delivery, controlling information security and controlling information service usage.

For instance, if one expects his/her team to follow a specific dress code of which he/she does not adhere to, there stands a very high probability of the people he/she leads not grasping the importance [...]

Business networking can be defined as the process by which business owners and/or managers leverage both their personal and business connections for the purpose of bringing their enterprises a regular supply of business.

A critical thinker is one with the ability to solve a problem intellectually and skillfully by identifying the problem, conceptualizing on the same, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information gathered and to exercise their best judgment [...]

The dimensions include relative capability in the process, contribution of the process to competitive advantage and the potential for opportunism from outsourcing the process.

The following are the key goals of the organization To improve the financial position of the organization To enhance employee productivity To promote an efficient students' record keeping To facilitate effective communication between the student [...]

Only collaboration can guarantee that organizations are able to utilize the technical and strategic potential of groupware to the fullest. People often present the most serious challenge to the quality and efficiency of groupware systems.

As such in order to develop a more effective I.T.helpdesk department the following recommended processes should be implemented in order to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Finally, the research endeavors to distinguish between two interrelated management policies: project management and strategic management The researchers identify crisis and risk management as an important tool in strategic management.

A combination of personal stress and organizational stress can overwhelm an employee and in the process lowering their performance and motivation. The use of cell phones and the internet has contributed a great way in [...]

Virtual workplaces are now possible and are increasingly becoming popular due to the preference by people to work at home and also the need for companies to outsource their work so as to minimize costs. [...]

Paul Strassman's book The Politics of Information Management: Policy Guidelines is used as the primary source of information about Strassman and his vision of information management in organizations.

Managers and employees should not use technologies and new office designs as the sources of inertia and inactivity. Participatory design means that users are actively involved in the process of developing and implementing new office [...]

The Women and people of color face unique challenges in acquiring power and influence in corporations. Women and people of color must be empowered to overcome the unique challenges they face at corporations.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the ethical implications of the relationship of employee and employer in the areas of employee drug testing, restricting internet use at the workplace, and spying on internet [...]

Some of the major factors which influence the choice are salary, schedule and self-realization and the image of the career. On balance, the career of a hot line cook is an exciting opportunity to self-realize [...]

To understand the development process our managers should be aware of what is expected of them and how they can make others learn from the skills they posses.

In essence, this means that a large number of employees will be more productive and this will translate to high performance.

According to the expectancy theory, in order to motivate a person, there is need to link the efforts, performance and motivation of employees.

Having a business in the entertainment industry in Venezuela, the movie production business, I am pleased by the fact that my country is a member associate of Mercosur as this increases the opportunities that enhance [...]

Regardless of the organization's goals, the manager is required to come up with a clear blueprint to direct his actions effectively bearing in mind the risks and uncertainties, which would arise in the course of [...]

The actual inventory at the end of the period is established by physical count and this figure is used in computing the amount of stock sold.

It also proposes some policies to be implemented by the government in a bid to curtail the demerits of illegal immigrants When the house is granting citizenship to illegal immigrant, it should take note of [...]

For the change to be a success, the organization must be aware of the expectation and demands of all stakeholders of the organization.

The main problem with a tall organization if Jose chose his to be, would be the difficulty in communication as the extras levels introduced results in more time being taken to implement the decisions.

Description of Structure and Purpose The self-declared purpose of the wiki is, "to become the most comprehensive and appropriately structured wiki on the complex interdisciplinary and integrated issue of knowledge management".

IT forms an integral part of the organization's management; consequently, failing to involve the entire management participants in decision-making would inevitably lead to system failure and largely the business entity.

She is the best example of one of the most influential women in the business world. She has advocated for an end to child abuse given that she was a victim of the same in [...]

It is also important to ensure that the workers get to know the impact the change will have to their daily work; therefore, the manager should expect the workers to give him feedback to the [...]

The management of the organization should be keen on these forces to avoid the violation of the organization work ethics. Restructuring the organization has a great impact on the organization behavior; understanding the system of [...]

The distinction between emotional intelligence and cognitive intelligence is evidenced in the psychometric tests of assessing cognitive ability and psychometric tests of intelligence.

The use of websites by organisations to act as the link or face of the organisation in the internet has enabled companies to transact on a wider scale as a result of the internet making [...]

Through alteration of social-information content, the social networks are able to cause an impact on strategies set for projects as well as policies or procedures of undertaking a project to deliver some results. Senior social [...]

It will also be able to determine the technologies it can use to put in to operation the core design concepts and the levels of investment to put in technology.

The use of education is at the heart of Boeing's strategic plans as the company makes use of research and development to come up with new technologies that make it stay ahead of competition.

In particular, Gans, the author of the article, reveals the idea that most of innovations are the result of people's desire to solve their specific problems, but not the united attempt of leading scientists to [...]

For instance, consistence of the customers in a hotel is determined by the services rendered by the followers which will determine the growth of the hotel to the future.

It is, therefore, the organization's best interest to adopt and apply the findings and principles of management as put across by the father of management, the French engineer Henri Fayol.

The teams were to present their findings to the judges who were the company executives in a span of two weeks.

Virgin airlines one of the top virgin brands was established in the early eighties and has continually emerged as one of the best air carriers in the transport industry offering its services mostly in major [...]

The success behind WestJet as a low-cost carrier is mainly attributed to the quality of service that the airline provides to its passengers.

The human resource management also endeavors in creating a credible tradition and culture observed by all and gives all a sense of belonging and an organizational family to proudly associate and identify with.

The human resource planning is the process of predicting the expected needs of an organization in terms of human resource and the establishment of appropriate measures to fulfill the needs.

All leadership programs are in essence the most crucial in any organization regardless of its size, in defining and interpreting future directions that the management should put in place for the sake of objectives achievement. [...]

In addition to this, businesses and companies tend to use business intelligence to bring about consistency in decision making, emphasize on incorporation of business information and analytical technique into tactical decisions and strategic processes and [...]

The reputation of the organization has also improved and most customers from the community tend to prefer the organization's services to other organizations.

These include the cost of purchasing the hardware needed for the system, the costs of modifying the available infrastructure to accommodate the new hardware, the costs of operating the system per year, the cost incurred [...]

In this report the discussion presented will focus risk avoidance strategies that can be used in the management of companies, avoidance of risks associated with securities regulations, avoidance of risks associated with accountant liability and [...]

In this light therefore, he has had to make several strategic decisions at the right time, to ensure Time Warner's market survival. Strategic management also means that Time Warner has to embrace new technologies to [...]

Some of the risks that the company should try to avoid may originate from the design of the product, problems in production or failure to inform the public of the consequences of the usage of [...]

In the article "The Value of Formal Planning for Strategic Decisions," Armstrong examined the importance of planning in organizations and found out that planning is very useful.

The government believes that IPDS is the solution to the required reforms in the workforce management of the Fire and Rescue Service.

There are many investigations which aim at comparing and evaluating the worth of importance-performance analysis with the help of which it is possible to define the major needs of citizens based on the activities of [...]

This risk basically outlines the danger of having to deal with the problem of a shortfall in performed tasks because the danger in such a risk is that poor project performance can come from any [...]