MGW1010 : Introduction to Management Week 2 Organisations and Managers Note: Please refer to Unit Guide for the relevant pages in your textbook‚ and additional reading for this topic. Main Source: Robbins‚ S.‚ Bergman‚ R.‚ Stagg‚ I. & Coulter‚ M. (2012). Management (6th ed.)‚ Frenchs Forest‚ NSW: Pearson Education Please refer to http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/lists/B1F8F593-45F0-0432-24B4-5868A4EE8627.html for additional reading. Reading list: http://readinglists.lib.monash
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Henri Fayol create? Henri Fayol (1841-1925) was a French engineer. He belongs to the Classical School of management theory and has written on and explored the idea of General Administrative Theorists. Fayol was particularly interested in authority and its implementation. He advocated a consistent set of principles that all organizations need to be run properly. Fayol emphasized five management functions: planning‚ organization‚ commanding‚ coordinating‚ and controlling. Most of these activities are
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What did the early advocates of OB contribute to our understanding of management? Four people stand out as early advocates of OB in management:- I. Robert Owen(late 1700s) - proposed a utopian workplace He also concerned about deplorable working conditions Argued that money spent improving labour was a smart investment II. Hugo Munsterberg (early 1900s) - created field of industrial psychology - suggest using psychological test for employee selection‚ learning theory concept for employee training
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Chapter 1—Innovative Management for Turbulent Times MINI CASE: Hector‚ who is a Hispanic‚ has been working for a promotion for a long time. He works for a shipping company on the loading dock. The company is located in rural North Carolina. His job has been to drive a forklift and to occasionally load by hand boxes into large trucks. He reports to a loading supervisor who coordinates all the work of four forklift operators and makes sure the loads are accurate and
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Introduction Human relations means a school of management that emphasizes the importance of social processes in the organization and its core concept is to view workers’ interactions and relationships in companies. The human relations movement stem from the 1930s’ Hawthorne studies thattested the influences of workers’ satisfaction inworkplace (Levitt and List‚ 2011). Furthermore‚ it also leads to the origination of the human resource management. Elton Mayo‚ one of the most important industrial
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of Management Mason Carpenter‚ Talya Bauer‚ and Berrin Erdogan Chapter 3 History‚ Globalization‚ and Value-Based Leadership Learning Objectives © 2010 Jupiterimages Corporation Learn about the history of principles of management Know the context for contemporary principles of management Understand key global trends See how globalization is affecting management principles and practices Appreciate the importance of value-based leadership (ethics) in management
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Faculty of Management Multimedia University COURSE OUTLINE TRIMESTER 2‚ ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/2011 MANAGEMENT BMG1814 INSTRUCTION TO THE STUDENTS 1. Please read this Course Outline thoroughly. 2. The instructions and deadline of assignments are stated in detail in this outline and must be strictly observed. Late assignments will NOT be accepted under any circumstances. 3. The course schedule is also included in this coursework booklet. Prepare
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when Rich Auth and the Burger employees continued their business and Ross worked with Auth who determined their goals and wanted what was best for the company and its employees. 2) I believe Mary Parker Follett would approve of David Ross’s management style. The reason being is because Follett inspired employees and as a result‚ they all worked together like family. Ross does the same thing by making sure his employees are united and working together as a team. 3) David Ross is a theory
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Management and Organizations The 21st century has brought with it a new workplace‚ one in which everyone must adapt to a rapidly hanging society with constantly shifting demands and opportunities. The economy has become global and is driven by innovations and technology and organizations have to transform themselves to serve new customer expectations. Today’s economy presents challenging opportunities as well as dramatic uncertainty. The new economy has become knowledge
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Management is the process of reaching organizational goals by working with and through people and other organizational resources. Management has the following 3 characteristics: 1. It is a process or series of continuing and related activities. 2. It involves and concentrates on reaching organizational goals. 3. It reaches these goals by working with and through people and other organizational resources. MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS: The 4 basic management functions that make up the management
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