Configuration Approach to the Strategic Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Josef Mugler Department of Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship‚ Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration‚ Augasse 2-6‚ A-1090 Vienna‚ Austria Abstract: The configuration approach to the strategic management of small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) is presented as an alternative to the traditional approach of industrial economics. The configuration approach combines
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which is made in human capital with the promotion of HRD strategy is clearly linked to the wider corporate strategy (2000). Strategic approach to HRD is a relative new concept in HRD and training and development fields. It is not a traditional training and developing view of interventions in response to specific problems of organizations (Beer & Spector‚ 1998). A strategic approach to HRD is a multi-level concept whose contribution to the organization is to enhance its performance in the long-term (Garavan
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Human Resource Management -A Strategic Approach- Week 2 True False Quiz 1. A job is a group of positions. True 2. A task is an identifiable unit of work activity produced through the application of a composite of methods‚ procedure and techniques. True 3. A duty is several distinct tasks that are performed by an individual to complete a work activity. True 4 .A job is a combination of occupations based on the skills‚ effort‚ and responsibilities required by the jobs..False 5.Abilities refer
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Assignment Cover Sheet ------------------------------------------------- | Faculty: | BUSINESS | | Course: | BABS | Stage/year: | Year 3 | Subject: | Strategic Human resources management | Study Mode: | Full time | YES | | Part-time | | | Lecturer Name: | Colman Boyd | Assignment Title: | Critically discuss the three main theories | No. of pages: | | | Disk included? | Yes | | | No | X | | Additional Information: | | | | | | Date due: | 26/03/2010 |
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Summer Activity Several businesses‚ such as Primark and Nestle‚ have been accused of being unethical in recent years. Do you think it is essential for managers to take ethics into account consideration when making business decisions nowadays? Justify your answer with reference to Primark‚ Nestle and other businesses that you know. (40 marks) Business ethics refer to what is regarded as right or wrong in relation to business behaviour. I think that managers should worry about ethics as it may
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Multiple Choice - Terminology/Concept 1. Which statement concerning retailing is correct? a. Retailing activities cannot be performed by wholesalers. b. It is the last stage in the distribution process. c. All retail activities are store-based. d. A lawyer purchasing stationery for use in his/her office is an example of retailing. (b; Challenging; p. 4) 2. According to the Department of Commerce‚ annual U.S. retail store sales exceed _____. a. $200 billion b. $1 trillion c. $2 trillion
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The contingency approach to management emerged from the real life experience of managers who found that no single approach worked consistently in every situation. The basic idea of this approach is that number management technique or theory is appropriate in all situations. The main determinants of a contingency are related to the external and internal environment of an organisation. The process‚ quantitative‚ behavioural‚ and systems approaches to management did not integrate the environment. The
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT COURSE NOTES Pearce II and Robinson Jr (1997) define strategic management as “the set of decisions and actions that result in the formulation and implementation of plans designed to achieve a company’s objectives”. Critical tasks: Formulate the company’s mission including broad statements about its purpose‚ philosophy and goals Develop a company profile that reflects its internal conditions and capabilities Assess the company’s external environment‚ including both the
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ACNIELSEN M’SIA ENTERS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH 99 SPEEDMART. (From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency) from BERNAMA‚ The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR‚ July 12 (Bernama) -- Marketing information provider‚ ACNielsen and 99 Speedmart retail chain has signed a strategic alliance which will give ACNielsen access to 99 Speedmart point-of-sale (POS) data and provides 99 Speedmart with a suite of reports via ACNielsen’s Retailer Advisor Personal software 99 Speedmart offers a wide
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