nd nd 2 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH (2 ICBER 2011) PROCEEDING WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A MANAGER: THE CASE OF MALAYSIAN FIVESTAR RESORT HOTELS Rozila Ahmad (rozila@uum.edu.my) Noor Azimin Zainol (azimin@uum.edu.my) Universiti Utara Malaysia Sintok‚ 06010 Kedah ABSTRACT This article investigates the requirement for managerial posts in five-star resort hotels in Malaysia. Despite the growth of hotel industry in Malaysia‚ academic literature especially qualitative
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Proposal for Operations Transformation at Westpac March 26‚ 2009 To: Ms. Gail Kelly‚ CEO and Managing Director‚ Westpac Bank Mr. Peter Clare‚ Group Executive‚ Products and Operations From: __________‚ Principal‚ Asia-Pacific & Australia‚ Verint Systems Date: March 26‚ 2009 Re: Operations Transformation at Westpac We are very pleased with the opportunity to deepen our partnership with Westpac and believe our proposal provides the most comprehensive approach for Westpac
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Roles of Managers and Leaders Introduction An organization without a leader with a vision may be destined to fail. In the same respect‚ an organization without a qualified manager to carry out that vision could be in total chaos. It may be possible for the role of leader and manager to be played by the same person; but in all likelihood‚ they are portrayed by two totally different individuals; especially if within a large organization such as the United States Postal Service (Postal Service).
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How to be a Manager that Leads I. Introduction a. Purpose: How to be a manager that leads…………………………………2 b. Thesis statement………………………………………………………………2 II. Body of work a. Commonalities among leaders…………………………………………….2-3 b. Types of leaders…………………………………………………………….3-5 c. Managing styles……………………………………………………………..5-7 d. Mentoring vs. Coaching…………………………………………………….7-8 III. Conclusion a. Intangibles……………………………………………………………………..8 b. X-factor…………………………………………………………………………8 IV. References…………………………………………………………………………9
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Sales manager is an important position in a company. He does not only focus in sales alone‚ yet he needs to set sales objectives‚ forecasting‚ budgeting‚ organizing and salesforce’s recruitment. In order salesforce to achieve it objective‚ sales manager needs to create a positive environment for his salesforce. According to Barker (2001)‚ salesperson’s behavior is influenced by three groups of antecedents - activities of sales manager‚ characteristics of salesperson and an appropriate sales organization’s
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1. Introduction One of my friends used to work for a very famous International Group as the sales manager for 2 years‚ then she jumped to another company which promised her a higher salary‚ we all agree that she made a smart move in her career because her salary was almost doubled after changing the job. Unexpectedly‚ her job changing was end up with regrets because she could not generate as much revenue for the company as before. She told me her salary was doubled but she lost a team which has
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without permission in writing from the President‚ The Open University of Hong Kong. Sale of this material is prohibited. The Open University of Hong Kong 30 Good Shepherd Street Ho Man Tin‚ Kowloon Hong Kong Contents Overview Introduction The manager: Omnipotent or symbolic? The organization’s culture What is organizational culture? The relationship between culture and management practices Strong vs. weak cultures Summary 1 3 4 6 6 7 8 10 The environment Defining the environment The specific
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good business structure‚ and the make the organisation successful they need a combination of experienced and skilled people; Managers and Leaders are some of the key people to make an organization successful. Some managers are leaders and some leaders are managers but essentially the characteristics of a manager and leader are very different (Benson 2003). There are managers and leaders in every profession‚ they both need to build their experience and gain the knowledge and skills to help them effectively
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SISTEMA UNIVERSITARIO ANA G MENDEZ UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA FINA WORKSHOP 1 JENNIFER MARTINEZ ORLANDO‚ 2014 a. What is the difference between real estate and real property? Real property is also termed realty and immovable property. Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with improvements to the land‚ such as buildings‚ fences‚ wells and other site improvements that are fixed in location -- immovable. Real estate refers to the physical land and improvements constructed
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training‚ the responses of the managers can be categorized into two parts. By the help of these responses‚ a lot can be said about their leadership styles and the situation of the firm. First of all‚ the Google manager says that he does not have any kind of leadership trainings and does not think it is necessary for him. He stresses that the most vital thing for him to do is to manage and assist his staffs in almost every activities and thus‚ it can be said that the manager for Google is a production
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