*BUS1001 Introduction to Management & Organisations E*ssay for Semester 1‚ 2008/9 According to Pettinger (2002)‚ management can variously be defined as a ‘science‚ profession and art’ and ‘its status lies somewhere between the three ‘with strong elements of each’. Is management a profession were you could qualify in like a doctor‚ is it science were there’s only “one best way to manage” (Bennet‚ Roger (1994)) or is it a skill/ personality in which a manager is has it in their genes from birth
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Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of coordinating the efforts of people to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management comprises planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ leading or directing‚ and controllingan 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‚
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Why‚ and to what extent‚ have conservatives placed their faith in pragmatism rather than principle? Pragmatism is the idea that one should take a flexible approach to politics; using an understanding of what is best for the people and what will bring stability‚ it also is about what is most wanted by the people. An example of this was the post war consensus when consecutive conservative governments didn’t cancel any of the widespread reforms brought in by the labour government of 1945-51. Principle
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Classical Management Theory is thought to have originated around the year 1900 and dominated management thinking into the 1920s‚ focusing on the efficiency of the work process. It has three schools of thinking: Scientific management‚ which looks at ‘the best way’ to do a job; Bureaucratic management‚ which focuses on rules and procedures‚ hierarchy and clear division of labour; and Administrative management‚ which emphasises the flow of information within the organisation. Scientific Management Frederick
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1. What is the most outstanding academic achievement that you have achieved? My most outstanding academic achievement is tried for a encouraging academic scholarship at university in 2011. Its value isn’t so high‚ only 2 million VND‚ but so meaningful to me. At that time‚ I took part in many social and extracurricular activities so I didn’t have much time for studying. My grade point average had fluctuated from 7.5 to 7.9 before. And at the sixth semester‚ I tried my best to prove my ability; surprisedly
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Student life dates back over two thousand years‚ however‚ the concept of what being a student entails varies from person to person and over time. So‚ what does it mean to be a student? The most basic and simplistic definition by Merriam-Webster defines a student as “a person who attends a school‚ college‚ or university.” Nonetheless‚ some may argue that being a student incorporates a deeper meaning. Andrew Torres‚ a current student‚ defines it in his words: “I believe that being a student means I
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punishment in students Ching‚ Gregory S. Lunghwa University of Science and Technology‚ Taiwan‚ ROC (gregory_ching@yahoo.com) Received: 9 December 2012 Available Online: 28 January 2012 Revised: 15 January 2012 DOI: 10.5861/ijrsp.2012.v1i2.44 Accepted: 25 January 2012 ISSN: 2243-7781 Online ISSN: 2243-779X Abstract A good classroom condition is one of the important aspects in classroom instruction. Many scholars had mentioned that learning is achieved when the students are well motivated
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E-BUSINESS ORGANISATION: PETRONAS Value Chain: Support Activities Firm Infrastructure: -PETRONAS is the national oil and gas company of Malaysia and is wholly-owned by the Government of Malaysia. Together with its subsidiaries and associated companies‚ PETRONAS‚ a fortune global 500’s largest corporation in the world. -Fortune ranks PETRONAS as the 75th largest company in the world and the most profitable in Asia. HR Management: -PETRONAS provide industrial training programme for undergraduates
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employees‚ hence achieving organizational goals. In order to gain knowledge and prove that the manager is able to accomplish his goals and tasks‚ he definitely has to be able to comprehend who and how the external are forces acting on the organization. This is vital as failure to comprehend could very well result in the dismissal of the manager or collapse of the organization. BODY The external environment is made up of forces and factors that affect the organization performance‚ be it positively or
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part in influencing business activity today: • through taxation and spending • through laws‚ directives and regulations • through encouraging business activity through subsidies and support • by providing advice and support for business. Here are some examples of the way in which government influences business activity today: 1. Employment Policy Governments play a major part in trying to stimulate employment. For example‚ the present government is keen to encourage business efficiency so that
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