MGW1010 : Introduction to Management Week 2 Organisations and Managers Note: Please refer to Unit Guide for the relevant pages in your textbook‚ and additional reading for this topic. Main Source: Robbins‚ S.‚ Bergman‚ R.‚ Stagg‚ I. & Coulter‚ M. (2012). Management (6th ed.)‚ Frenchs Forest‚ NSW: Pearson Education Please refer to http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/lists/B1F8F593-45F0-0432-24B4-5868A4EE8627.html for additional reading. Reading list: http://readinglists.lib.monash
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Management in simple terms means the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals. Management comprises planning‚ organizing‚ resourcing‚ leading or directing‚ and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses the deployment and manipulation of human resources‚ financial resources‚ technological resources‚ and natural resources. Management can also refer to the person or people who
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to quickly changing and highly demanding features of contemporary organizations as this type of management is synonymous to red tape and it represents dozens of negative effects such as rigidity‚ alienation‚ and low commitment (Adler‚ 1999‚ pp.37). However‚ with core characteristics of the bureaucratic form (e.g. formalization‚ hierarchy and specialization) (Adler & Borys‚ 1996‚ p.1) as well as evidence of ongoing existence of this management method‚ bureaucracy is proved to remain relevant in terms
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the most influential contributors to modern concepts of management.[citation needed] In another way of thinking‚ Mary Parker Follett (1868–1933)‚ defined management as "the art of getting things done through people". She described management as philosophy.[4] Some people[which?]‚ however‚ find this definition useful but far too narrow. The phrase "management is what managers do" occurs widely‚ suggesting the difficulty of defining management‚ the shifting nature of definitions and the connection
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Introduction Human resource management is more important in a changing environment thanbefore. There are some challenges and changes‚ which have great impacts onorganizations respective to human resource (HR) function behaviors. These impactsknow as globalization‚ increasing customer’s expectations‚ transparent market‚ andhuman resource management (HRM) provides possibilities to make organizations morehealthy and competitive. Where the firm may focus on cost for employee compensationand make conclusions
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References: Baars‚ B.J. (1986) The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology‚ The Guildford Press‚ New York USA. Beaumont‚ P.B. (1992) The US Human Resource Management Literature‚ in Salaman et al (eds) Human Resource Strategies‚ Sage‚ London UK. Chesher‚ M. & Kaura‚ R. (1999) Electronic Commerce and Business Communications‚ Springer-Verlag London Limited‚ UK. Cleland-Huang‚ J‚ Chang‚ C.K & Christensen‚ M. (1996)
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MANAGEMENT REVISION NOTES. Organisational levels Top managersresponsible for making organisation wide decisions and establishing the goals and plans that affect the entire organisation First line managers the lowest level of management‚ and manage the work of non-managerial employees Middle managers all levels of management between the first line level/top level of the organisation The changing face of organisations and management Stable Dynamic Inflexible - Few or slow changes - Local
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of Management Mason Carpenter‚ Talya Bauer‚ and Berrin Erdogan Chapter 3 History‚ Globalization‚ and Value-Based Leadership Learning Objectives © 2010 Jupiterimages Corporation Learn about the history of principles of management Know the context for contemporary principles of management Understand key global trends See how globalization is affecting management principles and practices Appreciate the importance of value-based leadership (ethics) in management
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LINKING COMPENSATION WITH PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Building a Contemporary Pay for Performance System Over the last two decades‚ most organizations have moved away from pay systems that are driven by tenure to those that reward performance. The basic premise of a pay for performance system is that it rewards high performers - employees with high performance appraisal ratings – proportionately more than low performers. Performance ratings in an organization may follow a standard continuum; employees
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KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY NAIROBI CAMPUS MBAD 501: Practices of Management Credit Hours: 3 Period: Jan – April 2013 Instructor: Kihara Peter Email: kiharamp41@msn.com ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ Course Purpose and Objectives This is a foundation course in the MBA program which covers all those functions and duties performed by modern managers and CEOs in today’s complex organizations. This course views managerial planning
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