corporations tend to have larger ratios of clerical and administrative support staff? Why are they typically more formalized than small organizations? The clerical ratio increases because of the greater communication and reporting requirements needed as organizations grow larger. The professional staff ratio can increase due to the greater need for specialized skills in a larger corporation. As organizations increase in size‚ the administrative ratios declines and the ratios for other support groups
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1. We selected Florence Nightingale’s Environmental theory. Florence. Nightingale’s theory helped in the development of modern nursing. She was the one who observed the effect of surroundings on healing of mind and body. Her philosophy was that nature helps in curing the sick. In the development of modern nursing and nursing education Florence Nightingale has played an important role. She was born on May 12‚ 1820 in Italy. Her parents were wealthy and they did not like her joining the nursing. Nightingale
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“Corporate Environmental Reporting: A test of legitimacy theory” by Trevor D. Wilmshurst and Geoffrey R. Frost and “The Stakeholder Theory: Concepts‚ Evidence and Implications” by Thomas Donaldson and Preston Lee. There were several factors that contributed to my choosing these particular articles for my study. First and foremost‚ these articles were both peer reviewed and the journals they were sourced from‚ namely the Academy of Management Review (AMR) and the Accounting‚ Auditing & Accountability
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In my present position I am an administrative assistant in the superintendent’s office of a large public school district in New Jersey. When my present boss was promoted he reached out to me for assistance with various concerns he was facing in his new position. Working for him for about 16 years‚ he was well aware of my organizational abilities and leadership skills. A short time later I joined him as his administrative assistant in the central administrative building. When I arrived I found
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FORMS OF THEORY ORGANIZATIONS |CLASSICAL ORGANIZATION THEORY | |• Scientific Management approach | |• Weber’s Bureaucratic approach | |• Administrative theory. | |NEOCLASSICAL THEORY | |MODERN ORGANIZATION THEORY | |• Systems approach | |• Socio-technical approach | |• Contingency or Situational approach
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THE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT For thousands of years‚ managers faced the same issues and problems confronting executives today. Around 1100 B.C.‚ the Chinese practiced the four management functions—planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling. Between 400 B.C. and 350 B.C.‚ the Greeks recognized management as a separate art and advocated a scientific approach to work. The Romans decentralized the management of their vast empire before the birth of Christ. During the Medieval Period‚ the Venetians
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Drawing on Weber’s ideal type‚ critically consider the relevance of bureaucratic administration to the management of twenty-first century organizations. Max Weber was a German sociologist in the twentieth century; he was famous for his classical management theory. Weber classified three different types of authority‚ traditional‚ charismatic and legitimate authority. Traditional authority is based on traditions and customs that the leader has the legitimate right to use authority. Charismatic authority
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CASE STUDY As a new employee hired by a small local hospital as an Administrative Assistant‚ I have been assigned the task of gathering information for the department head that would help develop a plan to place mentally ill patients in the appropriate setting for care and how I intend to carry this plan out. The definition of mental illness according to the website‚ www.science.education.nih.gov/supplements states that it is a health condition that changes a person’s thinking‚ feelings‚ or behavior
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Reflection on the Connection between Management Theory and Practice Throughout the tutorial program‚ the different organisations that were presented had evident connections between theory and practice. Although the connections may never be crystal clear‚ and may sometimes have more than one “right” answer‚ the connections were still inevitable in the case studies. One thing that I found most challenging from the case studies was choosing an exact management theory to apply to the particular organisation
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his/her Administrative Assistant. Others may agree with your example‚ “find a new job‚” and although it is an option‚ I won’t say the same. Clearly‚ we operate in the realm of an ‘at will’ society; hence‚ people has the power to stay or go‚ the same way an organization can either keep or terminate. Unfortunately‚ due to various circumstances‚ some people do not have the luxury of quitting; therefore‚ they stay. Financial Advisors choose whoever they desire to employ as their Administrative Assistants
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