The Internal Organisation of Business Marks and Spencers Marks and Spencers is the first business I am going to write about in terms or organisational structure and strategic plans. Marks and Spencer is one of the best known high street retailers in the UK. It has over 450 stores and employs over 65‚000 people. It also operates overseas. An organisational structure is the way the business is run‚ the way the workers are arranged in the business. They are in a hierarchy that is structured in layers
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THE CHARACTERISTICS AND NATURE OF ORGANISATIONS LEARNING OBJECTIVES: on completion of this topic you will have: Developed understanding of the nature and characteristics of organisations Identified generic organisational features An understanding of the different types of organisations An understanding of the role of the organisation as a ‘goals-led‚ open system’ An appreciation of environmental impacts on organisations Developed understanding of the process of organising Be able to
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Understanding organisations – Case Analysis MMM262 Matthew Acciarito Contents: Introduction - 3 Modernist Analysis – 4 Environment - 4 Social structure - 5 Technology - 5 Culture - 6 Problem Statement - 7 Solutions – 7/8 Symbolic – Interpretive Critique - 9 Post Modern Critique - 10 Conclusion - 11 Reference List - 12 Introduction Qantas is the world’s second oldest airline‚ founded in the Queensland outback in 1920. The organisation has dominated
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Roles of people in organisations Directors‚ Managers and Supervisors all have responsibilities in the workplace as do grass root operatives. Directors are individuals with legal responsibility to the businesses‚ customers‚ employees‚ suppliers and shareholders. Directors The Directors typically create the business plans. Directors sit on the board because they have specialist expertise in a particular line of business‚ or because they have generalist experience‚ or sometimes more importantly‚
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Resourcing Talent in Organisations Recruitment and Selection Successful talent resourcing is a key component to an organisation’s performance and to gaining competitive advantage. Within a competitive market it is more important than ever that organisations have the best people for each role within the company. Attracting candidates with the right skills‚ experience‚ abilities and attitudes is crucial to any organisation’s success. Organisations will take a number of factors into consideration in
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How to reduce absenteeism in organisations 1. Identify the causes for an employee’s absenteeism. If you can find out why an employee is consistently absent‚ then you can deal more effectively with the problem. For example‚ if an employee is often absent because of issues with childcare‚ you could offer them the option of more flexible working hours. 2. Implement a thorough record system. For every employee‚ you should record the date‚ duration and reason for each case of absenteeism. This way you
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secretaries. There are two broad types of company director: * Executive director * Non-executive director Executive Directors (Chief Executive Officers) The chief executive officer has the overall‚ primary management and leadership role in the organisation. Therefore‚ the CEO must have extensive knowledge and skills in a wide variety of areas. There is no standard list of the major responsibilities carried out by a chief executive officer‚ however the list below outlines the most common. * Board
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Organisations have diversified through different era with new technologies and new strategies input. Managing people in an organisation has always been foremost priority for all the organisations to get competitive advantage. Organisational Culture is perhaps the single most important factor accounting for success or the failure of an organisation. In 1992For instance‚ in 1992‚ Kotter and Heskett conducted a long-term study of the largest ten to eleven high-performing companies in each of twenty-two
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Outcome 2 1. Explain the validity of one process and one content theory of motivation and assess their applicability to scenario that exists within Scotia Airways. The process theories are about ‘how’ organisation should motivate its employees and about ‘the processes’ of motivation. One of the process theories is Edwin’s Locke’s Goal Theory. It is about setting specific goals which are challenging but acceptable for individuals. Individuals should receive feedback so that they could improve
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and free riders are allowed to benefit because‚ in each case‚ the outcome of the group performance…is shared equally by all group members‚ regardless of their input.” (Weldon and Mustari 1988‚ p.33) The reason why social loafing is a problem in organisations is because individuals minimize their contributions because they feel that the efforts are not noticed by others in the group (Kerr‚ 1983). Members may feel that they are able to “hang at the back” or in turn free ride and avoid all the consequences
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