PART I: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 - MANAGERS AND MANAGEMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES After reading this chapter students will be able to: 1. Tell who managers are and where they work. 2. Define management. 3. Describe what managers do. 4. Explain why it‘s important to study management. 5. Describe the factors that are reshaping and redefining management. Opening Vignette – The Man Behind an African Megabrand SUMMARY Herman Mashaba‚ along with two business partners‚ founded the South African Black Like Me
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jobs and responsibilities of four levels of managers. * Explain the resources used by managers. * Define the roles that managers perform in the organization. * Identify the basic management skills and understand how they can be developed. ------------------------------------------------- Students are requested to refer to the following in addition to the text book mentioned in the handbook‚ for more practical information on the Managers Job. -------------------------------------------------
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INTRODUCTION China Airlines Introduction In Dec 2010‚ China airlines Ltd‚ announced that it had recorded sales revenues of 138.14 Million dollar as for flights carrying people. The company’s Sales Revenue increased by 41 % from Dec 2009 in which the company had achieved 98 Million Dollars. This increase was followed after the company’s announcement in January 2010 that its recorded Sales reached an amount of 358 Million dollars in Dec 2009 including civil and cargo services. These numbers show a
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launched in 1971‚ to Australia‚ followed by flights to Europe in 1972‚ and to North America in 1980.Thai Airways International growth was greatly accelerated on April 1‚ 1988 as a result of its merger with Thai Airways Company (TAC)‚ the domestic airline‚ which raised the Company’s share capital from 1‚400 million to 2‚230 million Baht . Under the Cabinet policy‚ as authorised by General Prem Tinsulanonda‚ Prime Minister at the time‚ Thai Airways International would be responsible for commercial aviation
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without theory is blind.” Alignment of the Human Resource with the overall strategy of the company is a very big and toughest challenge for the company. Human resource is an important part of any business and managing them is an important task. Our institution has come forward with the opportunity to bridge the gap by imparting modern scientific management principle underlying the concept of the future prospective managers. To the emphasis on practical aspect of management education the faculty
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CMEC01 12/8/06 8:50 Page 1 Chapter 1 Managers and Managing LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: ✓ Describe what management is‚ why management is important‚ what managers do‚ and how managers utilise organisational resources efficiently and effectively to achieve organisational goals. ✓ Distinguish among planning‚ organising‚ leading and controlling (the four principal managerial functions)‚ and explain how managers’ ability to handle each one can affect organisational
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The Airline is one of the major industries in the world today and is majorly affected by Michael Porter’s Five Forces model. In case of the Airline industry‚ this is the most important force today‚ especially since the market is completely saturated. There are more service providers than needed in both local as well as international markets. The airlines are continually competing against each other in terms of prices‚ technology‚ in-flight entertainment‚ customer services and many more areas. One
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South Africa’s airline industry’s companies have been fighting to stay in the black over the past year‚ with SAA getting a R6bn recapitalization (which they claim is not a bail-out)‚ new entrants like Velvet Sky not lasting a full 12 months in the industry and established low cost carrier company Kulula.com’s parent company Comair slipping into the red for the year ended December 2011 (Comair declares six-month loss amid rising costs‚ (n.d)). I will be discussing the macro-environmental forces that
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Kelleher at Southwest Airlines “You shouldn’t get too heady about anything‚ because the greatest thing you do is not big in the universe. It’s not saying it doesn’t matter. It matters all the more. You’re fighting against nothingness. But you don’t give up. Therein lies the heroism.” -Kelleher (p.156) Although many have a great respect for Southwest Airlines and their disciplined business decisions. I have a greater respect for their “family like” environment and how they encourage their
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ssvegsrgr PROJECT DEFINITION / SPECIFICATION (EXHIBIT A) Railway Route Optimization System A TECHNOLOGY PLAIN DOCUMENT PROJECT DEFINITION AND SPECIFICATION…………….………………3 SECTION 1: SPECIFICATION DATE...….……………..……………….…………………………..….3 SECTION 2: CLIENT...............…..............................…………….......…...............…………….…...3 SECTION 3: PROJECT TYPE...……............….......
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