APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT Dr.M. Thenmozhi Professor Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600 036 E-mail: mtm@iitm.ac.in APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Empirical Approach Human Behaviour Approach Social System Approach Decision Theory Approach Mathematical Approach Socio-Technical Systems Approach Systems Approach Contingency Approach Operational Approach REASONS & PROBLEMS 1) Semantic problems in management literature. 2)
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Ethics is a system of moral principles ‚ that help people make the right decisions ‚ and distinguish between what is right and what is wrong. Different approaches Virtue Ethics Deontological Ethics (duty ‚ role ) Teleological Ethics (consequentialism) The difference between these three approaches to morality tends to lie more in the way moral dilemmas are approached than in the moral conclusions reached. For example‚ a consequentialist may argue that lying is wrong because of the negative consequences
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Human Resources from an Organizational Behavior Perspective: Some Paradoxes Explained Jeffrey Pfeffer American workplaces exhibit three facts which‚ taken together‚ could constitute anomalous or paradoxical organizational behavior‚ especially when seen through the lens of the rationality and competitive market efficiency concepts so often used in economic theory. First‚ workplaces in America and elsewhere show pervasive job dissatisfaction‚ distrust‚ and disengagement‚ with the evidence
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The Seven Commandments of Animal Farm The Seven Commandments are the basic principles of animalism worked out by the pigs and described originally as "unalterable laws" by which the animals were to live. The Seven Commandments were written on the barn wall for all animals to see and read if they could. The original Commandments are: 1. whatever goes on two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes on four legs‚ or has wings‚ is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal
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Max Brudvig Scandinavian Literature Authun and the Seven Virtues As long as there has been recognized sin in recorded history‚ there has been the virtuous equivalent by which good people live their lives. Before Christianity‚ there were the Pagan virtues‚ and when Christianity came into dominance in Scandinavia‚ it adopted these virtues and added several spiritual virtues of its own. Each virtue can be seen as a reflection of societal thought. The virtues tell how the ideal person lives their
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Critical Approaches to Literature Formalist‚ Biographical‚ Historical‚ Psychological‚ Gender‚ Sociological‚ ReaderReader-Response‚ Deconstructionist Approaching Literature Critically This is something that you do ALL of the time!! You may not know it‚ but you do it. Literary critics do it more formally than you‚ borrowing concepts from philosophy‚ history‚ linguistics‚ psychology‚ and anthropology. Most literary critics assume that you have read a piece of literature‚ assume that you know the
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Many people assume consuming fat is unhealthy. However‚ people need fat to gain energy and survive. Not all fat is considered negative. Omega 3 is needed in daily life. Consuming enough omega 3 is beneficial for the health. Omega 3 acid makes up 40% of the polyunsaturated fats in the brain. Having the deficient amount of omega 3 can cause depression‚ lower IQ‚ mental disorder‚ heart disease‚ and other serious illnesses. There are three types of omega 3: ALA‚ DHA‚ and EPA. ALA comes from plants
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Seven Pounds From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Seven Pounds Theatrical release poster Directed by Gabriele Muccino Produced by Todd Black Jason Blumenthal James Lassiter Will Smith Steve Tisch Written by Grant Nieporte Starring Will Smith Rosario Dawson Woody Harrelson Michael Ealy Barry Pepper Music by Angelo Milli Cinematography Philippe Le Sourd Editing by Hughes Winborne Studio Relativity Media Overbrook Entertainment Escape Artists Distributed by Columbia Pictures
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Finance Office Cash Handling and Banking Procedures 1 Contents Page 1 Introduction 3 2 Accountability 3 3 Payment methods 3 4 Receipt of income 4 5 Cash handling 4 6 Reconciliation of income 5 7 Banking preparation 5 8 Security company – collection of cash 8 9 Safes and insurance 8 10 Petty cash 9 11 Banking of unused foreign currency 11 12 Print credit machines 11 Appendix 1 Extract from GCU Financial Procedures Date of preparation: April 2011 Date of updates:
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SEVEN C’s PRACTICE 1. The point I wish to make is that the employees working at this company are in need of a much better manager of their money. 2. It is widely known that the engineers at Sandia Labs have become active participants in the Search and Rescue operations in most years. 3. Sale of surplus garments is one of our primary needs. 4. It is the responsibility of our Production Department to see that it meets the requirements of our Sales Division.
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