In 1998‚ Betty Vinson was promoted to a senior manager in the firm’s corporate accounting division. Two years later in her position she experienced a major ethical dilemma. The company WorldCom was a very successful company up until the middle of 2000 when the telecommunication industry entered a protracted slump. The company’s earnings were not Wall Street expectations‚ and it was saddled with unpaid bills. Vinson’s job was to repair the problem by doing some wrong accounting practices. The ethical
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was that of WorldCom. In 1983 Bernie Ebbers and several other people invested in a newly formed company in Clinton‚ Mississippi called Long Distance Discount Services‚ Inc. (LDDS). LDDS was a provider of long distance telephone service to residential and commercial markets. Ebbers became CEO of LDDS in 1985. In 1989 the company merged with Advantage Companies‚ Inc. and became publicly traded. In 1995 the company name was changed to LDDS WorldCom‚ and later to just WorldCom. WorldCom grew to be
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Introduction WorldCom was America ’s second largest telecom company in 2000 (The WorldCom Accounting Scandal‚ 2002). Making a modest beginning in the hinterland of Mississippi in 1983 with a meager capital of less than 100‚000 USD it reached the pinnacle of corporate success reporting more than USD 39 billion in revenue and USD 150 million in MCAP (The WorldCom Accounting Scandal‚ 2002). In the process it became 42nd in the Fortune 500 list. Under the leadership of CEO Bernie Ebbers it grew rapidly
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Function of Human Resource Management: The main function of human resource management is classified into two types: (a) Managerial Function; (b) Operative Function. (a)Managerial Function: Following are the managerial function : (1)Planning: The planning function of HRM dept. pertains to the steps taken in determining in advance personnel requirements‚ personnel programmes‚ policies etc. (2)Organization: Under organization‚ the human resource manager has to organize the operative functions by
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TOP LEVEL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Introduction In order for a company to have organizational synergy between the top layer of the corporate structure‚ made of the Board of Directors or top executives‚ down to the employees‚ they must have well-defined functions for top-level management that are carried out in their everyday objectives. By having strong functions that are implemented throughout the workplace aligns the high-level mission statement and the strategic
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HRM Function The role of human resource management is to plan‚ develop and administer policies and programmes designed to make expeditious use of an organisation’s human rusources. It is that part of management which is concerned with the people at work and with their relationship within an enterprise. The major functional areas in human resource management are: 1. Planning‚ 2. Staffing‚ 3. Employee development‚ and 4. Employee maintenance. A brief description of usual human resource functions are Human
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FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT What are the functions of Management? 1. PLANNING: includes anticipating future trends and determining the best strategies and tactics to achieve organizational goals and objectives‚ it is the KEY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION because the other functions depend on having a good plan. PLANNING: Planning involves the setting of the Organizational vision‚ mission‚ goals and objectives. a) PLANNING A VISION: VISION: Is an encompassing explanation of why the organization exists (desired
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Functions of Management in a Domestic Environment The four functions of management are planning‚ organizing‚ leading and controlling. While these functions are applied to the business world‚ they are also applied to everyday family and household matters. The accepted labels attached to these kinds of managers are Domestic Engineers. These managers never leave their humble abodes to work for someone else ’s company‚ but hold just as important and responsible positions within their own company
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Case study on WorldCom THE WORLDCOM FRAUD:- Presented By: Pratik WorldCom’s Background • Awoke the sleeping giant by leading the telecom industry into profitability in the 90’s. • During the 1990’s‚ WorldCom was deeply involved in acquisitions and completed several “mega-deals” • Purchased over 60 firms in 2nd half of the 90’s • WorldCom moved into Internet and data traffic • Handled 50% of US Internet traffic • Handled 50% of e-mails worldwide WorldCom’s Background (cont.) • Purchased MCI for
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ASSIGNMENT Course Code Course Title Assignment Code Coverage : : : : MS - 01 Management Functions and Behavior MS-01/SEM - I /2011 All Blocks 1. How do organizations cope with/postpone prospered obsolescence of managerial personnel. Discuss the role of leadership in the process. Explain with an example from an organization known to you. Please describe the organization briefly. 2. What is the role of Management Information System (MIS) in sustaining efficiency and effectiveness of an organization
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