Table of Contents * The meaning of Management * Management Functions and Process * Management Approaches * Motivation Theory * The Meaning of Management Management may be defined in many different ways: “Management is the development of people and not the direction of things” - Lawrence A Appley “Management is defined as the process by which a co- operative group directs action towards common goals” - Joseph Massie “Management is a distinct process consisting of planning
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Business Aims / Objectives & Mission Statements A business aim is a long term goal. It is something a company is working towards to achieve the target within a certain time. To do this the business would need to use short term goals called objectives to achieve these. These objectives intend to be SMART. (Specific‚ measurable‚ achievable/agreed‚ realistic‚ time) An aim is where the business wants to go in the future‚ its goals. It is a statement of purpose‚ e.g. we want to grow the business into
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LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT An important difference Five Types of Power 1. Legitimate Power • 2. Reward Power • 3. Ability to punish for noncompliance Referent Power • 5. Ability to approve raises Coercive Power • 4. They are the boss Ability to gain the respect of employees Expert Power • • Genuine knowledge to gain credibility Employees share the job expertise to evaluate their leader Management Management Power Legitimate Reward Coercive Accomplish Daily Tasks
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Principles and Practices of Management Subject Code – B-101 Section A: Objective Type Q1. A plan is a trap laid to capture the ___________ a) Future Q2. It is the function of employing suitable person for the enterprise: b) Staffing Q3. ______________ means “group of activities & employee into departments”: (d) Departmentation Q4. This theory states that authority is the power that is accepted by others. a) Acceptance theory Q5. It means dispersal of decision making
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P1 McDonald’s & Royal Mail McDonald Background Information McDonalds is a fast food restaurant that serves customers with food and refreshments. McDonald’s also has a drive-thru where you stop at a window whilst in a vehicle and order their food‚ they are known for this because it gives a fast service. They are world-wide with over 3000 branches and franchises making over 4.9 billion dollars after expenses such as revenue. They serve 69million customers on average everyday according to the MC Donald’s
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BTEC Level 3 in Business UNIT 3 - MARKETING ASSIGNMENT 1 P1 Marketing Techniques Graph below shows Ansoff’s Matrix strategies. Market penetration (existing product on existing market). Market penetration uses existing products on an existing market. This strategy tries to achieve growth of sales through encouraging brand loyalty‚ encouraging more purchases‚ taking customers from rivals and converting non-users to users. An example of this strategy is
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Dictionary (2000) defines leadership in the following manor: “1. The position or office of a leader; 2. Capacity or ability to lead; 3. A group of leaders; [and‚] 4. Guidance‚ direction.” At best‚ the descriptors are convoluted and do not provide any meaningful insight into the nature of leadership. Definitions for lead‚ although a bit more descriptive‚ still do not facilitate an understanding of leadership as a theory. Many have offered constructs and models to define leadership. Primarily these
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Principles of Management in Aviation Essay Assignment The Macquarie dictionary defines ‘advantage’ as: “any state‚ circumstance‚ opportunity‚ or means specially favorable to success‚ interest‚ or any desired end”‚ and also defines ‘competition’: “the rivalry between two or more business enterprises to secure the patronage of prospective buyers.” (Macquarie‚ 2011) From these definitions‚ one can infer that a company’s competitive advantages are means of setting itself apart from
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Ethical Principles Affecting Leadership Nursing leadership utilizes ethical principles in nursing practice. Ethical principles are guidelines that ensure and orient nurses to make decisions on the value of the professional nursing system (Momennasab‚ Koshkaki‚ Torabizadeh‚ & Tabei‚ 2016). Applying ethical principles within the nursing profession promotes professional leadership‚ value‚ and demonstrates respect for healthcare providers (Salminen‚ Stolt‚ Metsämäki‚ Rinne‚ Kasen‚ & Leino-Kilpi‚ 2016)
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When we talk about leadership and management‚ it seems that there is no difference between leaders and managers. But there is a difference and using these words interchangeably confuses. Usually‚ the role of managers is like administrators assigned with the function of planning‚ organizing‚ budgeting‚ and so on. Whereas‚ leader is a person who leads in an organization‚ inspires‚ and acts as visionary‚ motivator and the follower see him or her as dependable icon. Consider a person who has the combined
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