[pic] KU – AEU EXECUTIVE BACHELOR IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Awarded by the Asia E University Assignment MANAGING QUALITY Name of student : VISHNU CHOW MING YEW Facilitator : MR. IR. GIAN SINGH KU Centre : Index no : KG 798 Question no : 1 Word count : 2‚968 Words Submission date : 18TH MAY 2013 This page is intentionally left blank Table of Contents
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Flowers for Algernon‚ by Daniel Keyes‚ is about a mentally disabled 32 year old man named Charlie Gordon and his transition into becoming a genius. Charlie has a operation performed on him‚ that was previously performed on a lab mouse named Algernon‚ to increase his intelligence with successful results. Charlie documents his experiences in progress reports and as time goes on after the operation‚ the reader can see the improvements in Charlie’s thinking through his writing. As time passes‚ Algernon’s
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“Fetch me that flower; the herb I shew’d thee once: The juice of it on sleeping eye-lids laid will make or man or woman madly dote upon the next live creature that it sees” Says Oberon to Puck as he describes the effect the love potion has on mortals. This sounds strikingly similar to the sensation of “Love at first sight”. Although most of the conflict in the Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream arises from true love rather than the magical idea of Love that Oberon describes here‚ this statement
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Managing ‘Fifteen’ Using the Mintzberg’s classification of ten essential managerial roles‚ the different roles played by Jamie Oliver as a manager can be analysed in ‘Fifteen’. Jamie Oliver is running the restaurants ‘Fifteen’ and using the Mintzberg’s classification‚ it will show how Jamie Oliver is running the business quite successfully. Mintzberg believes that there are 6 purposes why there should be a manager in a business. First to ensure the organisation serves its purpose. Second‚ design
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executed when I joined the company‚ through promotion to Store Manager‚ right up until my departure. Changes implemented at store level will be examined and compared to a change process made companywide‚ providing theoretical frameworks and linkages to managing change literature. I will conclude the analysis with recommendations on the approaches discussed. Change at Store Level During observation in my first few weeks‚ areas necessitating improvement were identified. Understanding
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------------------------------------------------- Case Study: Air Asia Strategy IT Initiative ------------------------------------------------- Managing Strategy Assignment Choi Yoke Teng (TP026161) Harvard Reference: Kho‚ C.‚ Aruan‚ H.S‚ Tjitrahardja‚ C. & Narayanaswamy‚ R. (2005)‚ ‘Air Asia – Strategy IT Initiative’ http://sandygarink.tripod.com/papers/AA_SITA.pdf 11th June 2013. Introduction According to Oxford
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August 2005 Managing Transitions Making the Most of Change By William Bridges This is the second edition of Bridges’ popular 1991 book that has sold 400‚000 copies. He says that people do not have problems with change itself‚ but rather with transitions. The change is the situation‚ i.e.‚ the new boss‚ the move‚ the reorganization‚ etc. The transition is “psychological. It is the three-phased process people go through as they internalize and come to terms with the details of the new situation
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Wei Yan BMGT440 Flowers Industries Case Summary Flowers Industries Incorporated is a fortune 500 company‚ headquartered in Thomasville‚ Georgia. They produce a variety of branded baked foods‚ snacks‚ and convenience foods. The company philosophy says “we don’t want to be the biggest food company; we simply want to be the most profitable.” This goal shows that the company is incentive is to please investors rather than focus on customer service. In March 1985‚ Marty Wood‚ the senior VP and CFO
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Managing Teams Work team- Jhon & Duglus Define as “work team as small number of people ‚with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose‚ performance‚ goals &approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. Benefits- Improved decision making Improved performance Improved quality Increase flexibility Reduced labour cost Lower employee turnover Greater service efficiency Facilitation of change Characteristics- Small size Dedication to common
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References: * 3.2 Books * Clegg (2008) ‚ Managing and Organisations: An Introduction to Theory And Practice * Gudergan et al(2005) * Knights‚ D * Lampel and Bhalla (2007) * Shin (2005) * Schein’s(1985) ‚ Organisational Culture and Leadership‚ ISBN 1-55542-487-2 *
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