What are advantages and disadvantages of large versus small organisations? Final draft Submited to Sherin White Reading & Writing course C Language & Learning Unit 03rd Sept 2010 1165 words What are the advantages and disadvantages of large versus small organisations? Porter‚ Lawler and Hackman (1975) state that organisation is a social entity‚ existing in order to achieve certain goals‚ involving specialisation and
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Identify the laws and codes of practice affecting work in schools and describe how these promote pupil well-being and achievement. Law and Code of Practice 4.1 Schools like any other organisation have to comply with current Law and Legislation. They need to work in a certain way or draw up Policies or documents. Most of the Laws and codes are written for the well-being and achievement of pupils and here are the main ones: • The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child 1989 • The Education
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UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF SUPPORTiNG INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES OUTCOME 1 1. There are various pieces of legislation in place to promote equality and reduce discrimination. These include: * The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 * The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 * The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 * Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN‚ 1989) * The Human Rights Act 1998 * The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (as amended) * Employment
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1. Introduction The briefing note is aimed to support a new manager to gain some understanding of the organisation in preparation for their start. Enterprise is a private sector organisation that has a current turnover of £1.1bn. Enterprise currently employ’s circa 17‚000 people including direct and DSP staff. 1.1 Enterprise is the UK’s largest dedicated maintenance and front-line service provider to the public sector and utility industry. 2. Company Analysis 2.1 Enterprise offers a wide range
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business is needed. The case which the presentation is based on is about cross-cultural management and organisational strategy and improvement. A delegate of an Australian consulting firm is given the task of heading up a pilot study in the organisations Taiwanese and Indian offices with the aim of identifying the reasons for their slow market growth and offering recommendations as to how to improve their performance. The presentation on the case focuses on questions one and two of the designated
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Types and characteristics of different schools Grammar school Grammar schools are state schools. The age range for a grammar school is usually between 11 and 16. To attend a grammar school you have to be selected based on your ability. A test called the 11+ is taken‚ and if you pass‚ you can attend that school. The school is also selective about who takes the test or has the most chance of passing. Grammar school classes are a lot smaller and therefore each child gets higher support. There
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Supporting Good Practice in Managing Employment Relations – A Guidance Leaflet The Impact of Employment Law at the START of the employment relationship 2 Internal Factors which can impact on the employment relationship • Policies & Procedures in place within the organisation – this is an important internal factor that can have an impact on the employment relationship; for example if there is job share/flexible working arrangements in place this can help to promote a work-life balance
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People in organisations BTEC L2 Diploma Michael van den Berg P3) Produce a basic and relevant job description and person specification for a specific job. Are you skilled enough to work for the NHS!? Role: Dentist. As a dentist‚ you will mostly be examining the dental and oral hygiene of people‚ performing appropriate surgeries and offering sound advice to patients regarding their dental health and hygiene. Location: The Dental post will be located at stoke Mandeville Hospital‚ in
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which guide the way people behave in a society or in an organisation. Culture at the level of an organisation is referred to as organisational culture‚ and culture at the level of a society is referred to as national culture. Organisational culture refers to an organisation’s own values‚ beliefs and learned ways of doing business. This is reflected in its structure and in the people who work in the organisation. The culture of an organisation is derived from its aims and purpose‚ its past‚ its present
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Managing People and Organisations Assessment Rachel Kent 1. With reference to the case study‚ summarise the relationship between goals‚ objectives and policy and advise the management of Scotia Airways of the contribution each will make to effective managerial performance. A company’s goals can be to survive‚ to go‚ to profit from development and to gain wealth. Whereas their objectives are a more specific set of goals‚ the aims to be achieved and the desired end result. When referring to objectives
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