CMEC01 12/8/06 8:50 Page 1 Chapter 1 Managers and Managing LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: ✓ Describe what management is‚ why management is important‚ what managers do‚ and how managers utilise organisational resources efficiently and effectively to achieve organisational goals. ✓ Distinguish among planning‚ organising‚ leading and controlling (the four principal managerial functions)‚ and explain how managers’ ability to handle each one can affect
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fast-food restaurant Subway. Subway is very skilled in displaying images of fresh foods and using professional athletes to convince viewers that their sandwiches are the best solution to achieve an overall healthier or athletic lifestyle.
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Subway is an American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor ’s Associates‚ Inc. Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 40‚229 restaurants in 102 countries and territories as of 11 September 2013.[1] It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain and the largest restaurant operator globally.[3][4][5] Subway ’s main operations office is in Milford‚ Connecticut; five regional centers
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Freight Forwarders can act as either a Principal or Agent. Describe in your own words the differences between each. Under what circumstances might a Freight Forwarder want to act as either a Principal or Agent? When Freight Forwarders act as principal‚ they assume all responsibility and liability for the pick-up‚ handling‚ transporting and delivery of the shipment as a regular common carrier would. Their name is on the BOL. When a Freight Forwarder acts as an agent‚ their liability ends once
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Formulate and select the preferred solution(s) 6. Put into effect the preferred solution - Programme the solution - Control the activities in the programme - Calculate the result and the process. The following general hints may guide the school principal in ensuring effective decision making: • In ensuring correct decision‚ it is necessary to examine as many alternatives as possible. The more the alternative considered before taking a decision‚ the likelihood of an appropriate decision taken. •
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Principal tissues in the human body Colorado Christian University Human Anatomy/Physiology BIO201A Principal tissues in the human body The human body is contains four main tissue types. Tissues are a group of similar cells‚ formed in the embryo‚ that perform a specific function or group of functions. According to Patton and Thibodeau (2013)‚ “There are four major or principal tissue types: epithelial‚ connective‚ muscle‚ and nervous” (p. 8). Each of these tissue types differ in the roles
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A: Hello. Have you ever been interested in why the guards in the subways check your bag so quickly? Let me show you this document of a person who is behind all of this… C: It all began with this uncle. Even though he may look pretty ordinary‚ he was apparently involved with the CIA. He was an extraordinary analyst for the agency who can analyze any complexity in a blink of an eye. B: “This item consists of 132 symbols‚ 72 squares‚ 30 pentagons‚ 18 triangles and trapezoids‚ and 4 wings and circles
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In the poem “On The Subway”‚ written by Sharon Olds‚ two sides of two person that encounter with each other in a subway. It is almost clear as water that the poem talks about two different worlds‚ white and African American. To start off the poem‚ Sharon describes how both worlds clash each other in a subway‚ one who is dark skin‚ and the other a white skin women. The women has a fur coat and a briefcase‚ meaning she has money‚ while the other person has red apparel‚ “as his body”‚ meaning that the
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Table of Contents 1. MANAGING DIVERSITY ............................................................................................. 1 2. STEP I CAN TAKE WHEN MANAGING DIVERSITY AT AN ORGANIZATION .......... 3 2.1. DEFINING MY TEAM............................................................................................ 3 2.2. ASSEMBLE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES .................................................... 3 2.3. CONSTITUTE A SYSTEM ........................................
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From the moment he sees her on a subway in Hong Kong‚ Simon is intrigued by Amy‚ but he does not have the nerve to talk to her. When he finally works up the courage‚ he realizes he cannot because Amy does not speak Chinese‚ and Simon is failing English. But somehow‚ Amy and Simon have a connection‚ and they find that they really understand one another. Enough for Simon to admit that he is dropping out of school and enough for Amy to confess that she is pregnant with her ex-boyfriend’s baby. Amy and
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