Objective and Impressionistic Description There are two ways to describe depending on the kind of result or response that you like to elicit from the reader. Objective description is the enumeration of details in a matter-of-fact way to simply show the appearance or condition of a person‚ place‚or thing. This kind of description is commonly used when writing journalistic‚reports‚encyclopedia entries‚or scientific observations. Impressionistic description is used when you like to imply certain
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Stern School of Business‚ New York University Management and Organizations Spring 2013 Professor: Aiwa Shirako Office: Tisch‚ Suite 701D Phone: (212) 990-4005 Email: ashirako@stern.nyu.edu Office hours: By appointment SECTIONS: MGMT-UB.0001.02 MGMT-UB.0001.03 MW 9:30-10:45am UC24 MW 2:00-3:15pm: UC24 TF: Esther Leibel : eleibel@stern.nyu.edu TF: Junghyun Suh: jsuh@stern.nyu.edu Course Blackboard (BB) site: http://sternclasses.nyu.edu Slides‚ announcements‚ and some course materials will be
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Executive MM Program Class 41 May 7-August 10‚ 2012 AGENDA: What is an organization Ways of looking organizations Organizational Design‚ Organizational Structure Organizational Design and Strategy Organizational Design and Technology Organizational Design and Environment Organizational Trend ORGANIZATION ??? A tool used by people to coordinate their actions to obtain something they desire or value A response to and a means of satisfying some human needs
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12-Sep-13 Objectives of firms 1. Profit Maximisation In neo-classical economics it is assumed that the interest of owners or shareholders are the most important. Just as consumers attempt to maximise utility‚ shareholders main motivation is to maximise their gain firm the company. Therefore‚ one of the main objectives of firms is to maximise profit. Profit is the reward for the risk-bearing function of the entrepreneur. The firm is in equilibrium‚ and is maximising profit‚ when it
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respected within the organization‚ they are more likely to contribute positively to the achievements of the business outcomes. Creating a healthy organizational climate requires attention to the factors which influence employee’s perceptions‚ including the quality of leadership‚ the way in which decisions are made and whether the efforts of employees are recognized. In fact “Climate may be thought of as the perceptions of the characteristics of an organization”. “Climate for an organization is somewhat
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MGT 1 - Business Organization & Management Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics Learning objectives: Contrast the classical and socioeconomic views of social responsibility. Discuss the role that stakeholders play in the four stages of social responsibility. Differentiate between social obligation‚ social responsiveness‚ and social responsibility. Explain what research studies have shown about the relationship between an organization’s social involvement and its economic performance
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for what. A company can have a clear mission‚ talented people‚ and great leaders and still not perform well because of poor organizational design. The structure will depend on the size of the business and the type of business. The larger an organization grows‚ the more need there is for formal structure‚ defined work assignments‚ and clear lines of authority Poor organizational structure : Confusion within roles‚ a lack of co-ordination among functions‚ failure to share ideas. E.g SONY The different
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1. Purpose‚ Scope and Objectives Matriculation Assessment and Budget Projection Tool for an Academic Institution Project consists of three modules namely‚ Tuition and Miscellaneous Fee Projection Module‚ Asset Evaluation Module‚ and the Trimestral/ Semestral/ Quarter and Facilities Utilization Monitoring Module. This modules work together in order to provide needed information such as tuition and miscellaneous fee breakdown and computation. The first module of the project is “Asset Evaluation
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Organization as structure vs organization as process Child J. (2005) has argued “Organization has structural‚ processual and boundary-defining facets.” (p.6) Organization as structure and organization as process are organizational choices‚ which are very distinct from each other. Organization as structure refers to ‘basic structure’ in which tasks and responsibilities are distributed among the work hierarchy. The organizational authority is at the same time centralized‚ delegated and standardized
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personally reduce prejudice in your workplace - please provide an example. Prejudice can be described as a word which is derived from the Latin word Prae Judicium meaning ‘to try in advance’ (Clawson et al: 1990). Prejudice happens when we pre-judge individuals on first encounter about their character or appeal. Most individuals who are prejudiced are usually rigid in their prejudices and their beliefs are unsubstantiated. Prejudice can create serious tension in an organization because it has the potential
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