1 . What do you mean by Span of Control? Differentiate between narrow span of control and wide span of control. Describe the factors that influence the span of control. span of control is a span of supervision which depicts the number of employees that can be handled and controlled effectively by a single manager. According to this principle‚ a manager should be able to handle what number of employees under him should be decided. This decision can be taken by choosing either froma wide or narrow
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Business Strategy Guidance for Contents Contents 2 Introduction 3 Strategic Concepts and Terms 4 Business Strategy 5 Strategic Thinking 5 Ansoff’s Growth Vector Matrix 5 Strategic Planning 7 BCG Growth-Share Matrix 7 Directional Policy Matrix 8 Co-Operative Food Store Audits 10 Environmental Audit 10 PESTEL Analysis 10 Porters 5 Forces: 10 Organisational Audit 11 Stakeholder Analysis 14 Co-operative Stakeholders 14 Stakeholder Mapping 14 Bibliography 16
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There are several important factors that influence consumer store choice behavior. Although the influence of these elements differs‚ depending on such variables as the type of product purchased the type of store (such as discount‚ department or other)‚ and the type of consumer ‚ the factors discussed in this section have been found to exert general influence on store choice. They include store location‚ physical design assortment‚ prices‚ advertising sales promotion personnel and services. Store
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September 16‚ 2012 Organizational Commitment ii Abstract A great deal of research has gone into determining which types of employees are more committed to their employers. The objective of this paper is to assess the demographic factors that influence organizational commitment and work habits. Specifically‚ this paper will focus on organizational and occupational commitment within the context of employee education. Based on the literature reviewed‚ the primary theme of this proposal
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Marketing Intelligence & Planning Emerald Article: Managing strategic planning paradigms in China Hong Liu‚ Lars-Uno Roos Article information: To cite this document: Hong Liu‚ Lars-Uno Roos‚ (2006)‚"Managing strategic planning paradigms in China"‚ Marketing Intelligence & Planning‚ Vol. 24 Iss: 5 pp. 432 - 445 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02634500610682845 Downloaded on: 18-12-2012 References: This document contains references to 35 other documents Citations:
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Fiedler ’s Contingency Theory of Leadership by Patrich Antoine Managerial leadership has influenced organizational activities in many ways. These influences include motivating subordinates‚ budgeting scarce resources‚ and serving as a source of communication. Over the years researchers have emphasized the influences of leadership on the activities of subordinates. These emphasis by researchers led to theories about leadership. "The first and perhaps most popular‚ situational theory to be advanced
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Strategic Planning & The Marketing Process STRATEGIC PLANNING Strategic Planning is the process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organizations goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities. It involves defining a clear company mission‚ setting supporting objectives‚ designing a sound business portfolio and coordinating functional strategies. Strategic Planning set the stage for the rest of the planning in the firm. It involves defining a clear
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INVESTIGATE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SOLUBILITY OF SALTS Research question How does temperature affect the dissolving time of various salts.? Hypothesis I predict that with water of high temperature the salts will dissolve quicker. Controlled Variable Amount of water (solvent) Amount of salt used (solute) Type of cups taken and their sizes Independent variable Temperature of water Dependent variable Time taken for each salt to dissolve Material Required Measuring
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1. Some of the strategic reasons for HiBrow Hotels to move their regional headquarters from Sydney to Singapore Strategic Planning for International Markets After HiBrow Hotel Group has done on their periodic evaluation on the international market environments‚ they found out that Singapore has the most suitable resources located for their business. Their driving forces behind this relocation to Singapore were into threefold; First‚ the company senior management felt that operating costs
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Question 11: Strategic control‚ financial control‚ and strategic planning are three ways of dividing responsibilities between corporate centre and its business units. Discuss these three ways of control and their links with three corporate rationales (portfolio manager‚ synergy manager‚ and parental developer). Give examples to support your argument. Read 450-452 of text Goold and Campbell identified 3 parenting styles reflecting the degree to which staffs at corporate headquarters become involved
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