From the book‚ Chapter 7 Managing Conflict‚ conflict can come from many sources. Personal differences are common because individuals bring different backgrounds to their roles in organizations. This observation is particularly relevant for managers working in an organizational environment characterized by broad demographic diversity. Another source of conflict among members of an organization is informational deficiencies. This occurs when an important message may not be received‚ a manager’s
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Plain English editing (or re-writing) can cause discomfort‚ because it often reveals hidden weaknesses in the original document. But companies willing to accept the treatment and put in any work necessary will produce a document that shines. By turning existing‚ long-winded and inaccessible text into clear writing‚ plain English can shine an uncomfortably bright light on flaws in the original content that would otherwise remain unnoticed. The reality is that in many businesses‚ a lot of very
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Environmental Scan of Apple and Toyota University of Phoenix Strategic Management MGT/498 November 28‚ 2014 Environmental Scan of Apple and Toyota Introduction Toyota Motor Corporation is a leading automobile manufacturer in the world due to its unique principles and successful strategic management. Apple is an American company specializing in consumer electronics. The paper highlights the internal and external business environment of Toyota and Apple. The internal and external business environment
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They analyse external forces‚ such as their competitive environment‚ economic conditions‚ technological possibilities‚ political and legal forces‚ changes in demographics‚ seasonal factors‚ as well as shifts in social behaviour”. Basically they engage their crystal ball and they do it much better than most. Needless to say‚ on New Year’s Day I was feeling a tad lethargic. A restful day; it did‚ however‚ give me time to think about our conversation and the various macro-external forces which confronted
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recognize trends and patterns in the population‚ through texts‚ videos and other types of sources‚ is content analysis. Content Analysis (CA) is a widely used qualitative research approach to gather and analyse the content of text in a variety of disciplines‚ including history‚ journalism‚ political science‚ psychology and lately in computer science and information technology. As a traditional analysis technique‚ CA has been used for over a hundred years. This technique first appeared with
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Name: Hafsah Class: Lower 6 Subject: Business studies Sources of Finance * Why do businesses need finance? * Types of finance * Internal sources of finance * External sources of finance * Factors to be considered when choosing sources of finance Sources of finance Finance: Finance is the study of how investors allocate their assets over time under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. A key point in finance‚ which affects decisions‚ is the time value of money
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Strategic analysis requires analyzing three primary activities which refer to the mission of the organization‚ internal environmental analysis and external environmental analysis. In this stage‚ we can analyze that Apple Inc. is more focus on the components such as the current technologies than on the employees based on the mission statement. SWOT analysis can be used to analyze the internal and external environment of Apple Inc. The internal environment factors are strengths that represent value
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Motivation occurs rather its internal or external. Motivation is a way to encourage us to achieve our goals. A reward or incentive to push someone to complete their goal. A drive within yourself (personal or business) to complete your goal. For example‚ I know if I get my degree I will earn more money and have better hours at work. Internal and external factors play a big role in motivation and will get you to the next level and bring much success. External factors of motivation are good for the
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems the world faces today. It is an issue that troubles us economically‚ physically and everyday in our lives. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants We all live on earth which‚ is but a planet‚ – and the only planet known to have an environment
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