MEDWAY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Course: Engineering Management 1 (GEEN 0031). Level: 5 Assignment: 1 Title of assignment: Google Glasses – Worth investing into it? Introduction: In our lectures we covered topics relating to the role of Engineers in management‚ industrial management‚ structure of business organisations‚ the external pressures faced by these organisations and we looked at financial aspects of a company. You have been employed by a technology company as a manager to
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Table of Contents Management: 2 Classical Approaches: 3 Scientific Management: 3 Human Relations: 3 Maslow Pyramid of Needs: 3 Bureaucracy: 3 Administrative Management: 4 Fayol’s Business Activities: 4 Contemporary Approaches 5 Quantitative Management: 5 Organisational Behaviour: 5 Systems Theory: 5 Contingency Theory: 6 Total Quality Management: 6 Organisational Culture: 7 B. 8 A. Management: “Management” (from Old French ménagement “the art of conducting‚ directing”‚ from
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Module No. 2 – Principle of Management Question No 2 a) List and explain the four Basic Functions of Managers Answers The functions of a manager are :- a) Planning b) Organizing c) Directing d) Controlling a) Planning Planning means setting an organization’s goals and deciding how best to achieve them. Managers need to plan so that worker’s activities are consistent with the organization’s goal and the correct type and amount of resources can be acquired. Planning
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EffEctivE managEmEnt What’s ahead Management roles Management styles Effective management Management skills © Gillian Somers‚ Julie Cain‚ Megan Jeffery 2011 ISBN 978-1-107-63549-4 Photocopying is restricted under law and this material must not be transferred to another party. Cambridge University Press Key Knowledge Students will learn the following about the internal environment of largescale organisations: – – – – – – – – key management roles planning
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------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER 1: INTRO TO MANAGEMENT ------------------------------------------------- Richard Daft Objectives: * Describe the four management functions and the type of management activity associated with it * Explain the difference between efficiency and effectiveness and their importance for organizational performance * Describe conceptual‚ human‚ and technical skills and their relevance for managers * Describe management types and the horizontal and vertical differences
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Era -managementMasca Indra T masca_indra@yahoo.com masca.indra@sbm-itb.ac.id Developments in the Era of Social Person Developments in the Era of Social Person Scientific Management Social Person Era Toward Organizational Behavior Toward Organizational Theory Toward General Management Theory Background of organization • • • • • • • • The Greek philosopher Plato wrote about the essence of leadership. Aristotle addressed the topic of persuasive communication
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References: 1) The importance of pay in employee motivation by Sara L. Rynes‚ Barry Gerhart‚ and Kathleen A. Minette 2) TextBook Modern Management: Concepts and Skills. 12th edition Prentice Hall by Samuel C.‚ and Certo‚ Trevis (2012).. 3) Wikipedia‚ www.wikipedia.com
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completion of organizational goals. It is but essential that every student of management learns the art of decision-making‚ so that he/she becomes a highly effective managers in his career. There are management theorists like Herbert Simon (1960)‚ who maintain that decision-making is synonymous with the tasks of managing. 1. What is Decision-making? Jame A.E Stoner‚ R. Edward Freeman and Daniel R. Gilbert‚ Jr.‚ define Decision-making as II the process of identifying and selecting a course of
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Abstract Leadership refers to one’s ability to effectively influence subordinates to achieve the goals of their organization. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the foundations‚ methods and thought processes that define the main theories and how leaders use the key model components to achieve desired outcomes. This paper will thoroughly describe these theories in detail and list numerous advantages and disadvantages of each. Though seemingly dissimilar on the surface‚ each leadership theory
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to be successful. A manager will find him or her being in several different hat throughout the company and dealing in several different areas in order to function. One of the most important function of a manager is to motivate his subordinates. Management work is done by people. So generally if employees are not satisfied‚ they will not perform efficiently which will affect the fulfilment of an organization’s goals. Employee satisfaction is utmost important in successful completion of work in an
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