with many potentially right answers. The potential advantages for using a computer depend closely on the intended use. Given a few potential uses‚ here are some of my thoughts: For writing: • Quick entry • Easy to edit and restructure • Many tools to produce various kinds of output (html‚ text‚ books‚ pdf documents‚ etc.) • Storage is inexpensive and doesn’t take up much space • Easy to search/navigate through documents For organization • Many different kinds of tools from Palm software
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Staffing Organization –Part 2 Angela Tabor Dr. Timekee Turner - Battle Business 335 August 22‚ 2012 Formulate a recruitment plan and strategy that will be used to staff the coffee shop initially and throughout the next three years. The recruitment plan and strategy that will be used to staff the coffee shop initially and throughout the next three years will be to solicit the help of an external recruitment agency. Seeking the help of an external recruitment agency would
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COMPONENTS OF AN ORGANIZATION An organization is a group of individuals who work together to achieve a common objective/goal. For this to happen‚ the organization has to have elements which ensure its sustainability and success. These elements are: Common purpose Co-ordinated efforts Division of labor Hierarchy of authority Span of control Departmentalization Centralization and decentralization COMMON PURPOSE Common purpose is the means for unifying members. An organization without purpose soon begins
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1. Competitive advantage A distinctive competence is a unique firm-specific strength that allows a company to better differentiate its products and/or achieve substantially lower costs than its rivals and thus gain a competitive advantage. Resources are financial‚ physical‚ social or human‚ technological‚ and organizational factors that allow a company to create value for its customers. Company resources can be divided into two types: tangible and intangible resources. Tangible resources are something
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INTRODUCTION Competitive advantage(CA) is an advantage competitors gain by providing or offering customers or consumers greater value for their money through product and service differentiation or through lower prices. Maintaining competitive advantage is crucial to many businesses or organizations’ success in order to survive in the market. Competitive advantage is characterized by superior performance which could be an attribute to outperform the competitors whether current or potential; or gaining
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Systems theory is an extension of the humanistic perspective that describes organizations as open systems characterized by entropy‚ synergy and subsystem interdependence. The systems theory is one of the recent historical trends of organization and management (the other two are contingency view and total quality management). General systems theory grew out of the organismic views of L. Bertalanffy and other biologists during1950s and K. Boulding‚ D. Katz‚ R. Kahn‚ F. Kast‚ J. Rosenzweig‚ W. Buckley
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Metaphors of Organizations "All theories of organization and management are based on implicit images or metaphors that persuade us to see‚ understand‚ and imagine situations in partial ways. Metaphors create insight. But they also distort. They have strengths. But they also have limitations. In creating ways of seeing‚ they create ways of not seeing. Hence there can be no single theory or metaphor that gives an all-purpose point of view. There can be no ’correct theory ’ for structuring everything
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Introduction of Boundaryless Organization: Organizations are networking together and collaborating more than ever before. The concept of a boundaryless organization was invented at General Electric and explained in the book The Boundaryless Organization: Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure. They are perfect for rapid innovation‚ and therefore ideal for companies in the growing technology industry. Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images With the Internet
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Vertical Advantages Vertical organizations provide clear lines of authority and a tight span of control‚ which can lead to high operating efficiency. In general‚ the organization is comprised of relatively small departments‚ allowing managers to closely monitor and control the activities of their subordinates. Each layer of the organization reports to the one directly above it‚ all the way up the chain to top management‚ and each layer has its own clearly defined functions and responsibilities. Employees
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freedom of choice and I believe that everyone has their own unique style and ideas. So‚ my ideal organization will be a place where workers are given the chance to express their thoughts and ideas freely. In many classical organizational theories many uses the machine metaphor where members in an organization are seen as machines. Each member has a specific role that they specialize in which makes the organization highly standardized and predictable. I as a person cannot stand predictability and repetition
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