APPLICATIONS OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES OF MANAGEMENT IN ADMINISTRATIVE/ACADEMIC DECISION-MAKING IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA by Carlos A. Valero Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION in Educational Administration APPROVED: ______________________ Don G. Creamer, Chairman __________________________________ ____________________________
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Missouri Baptist University | WHAT IS A PRESIDENT TO DO? | CASE STUDY ANALYSIS | | Julian Mwebaza | 12/8/2014 | Introduction Jansen Industries is a company that was founded by a well experienced person in the manufacturing industry. Bill Jenson, the founder, had a manufacturing experience of 20 years. Bill had a passion for innovation and development, as well as the desire to succeed in business which is why he, together with his employees worked hard to grow the company. A new investor
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Organizational Development Q1. Define OD and enlist its important characteristics. Ans. The literature contains several definitions of OD, to quote a few: • OD is a response to change, a complex educational strategy intended to change the beliefs, attitudes, values and structure of organization so they can better adopt new technologies, markets and challenges, and the dizzying rate of change itself ( Bennis, 1969). • OD is planned process of change in an organization’s culture
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differences between evaluative performance reviews and developmental performance reviews Define the following terms: Performance management Performance appraisal Motivation Traits Behaviors Results Critical incidents method Management by Objectives (MBO) method Narrative method or form Graphic rating scale form Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS) form Ranking method 360° evaluation Bias Stereotyping Electronic Performance Monitoring (EPM) Chapter 8 Outline Performance Management Systems
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to plan, observe, track, and deal with schedules, quality as well as resource.PM can be applied into both soft and hard projects such as personnel projects, IT, construction, finance, sports, and event planning, HR etc. Project management gives advantages like; a. Better control of financial, physical, and human resources b. Improved customer relations c. Shorter development times d. Lower costs e. Higher quality and increased reliability f. Higher profit margins
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Organizational Development Q1. Define OD and enlist its important characteristics. Ans. The literature contains several definitions of OD, to quote a few: • OD is a response to change, a complex educational strategy intended to change the beliefs, attitudes, values and structure of organization so they can better adopt new technologies, markets and challenges, and the dizzying rate of change itself ( Bennis, 1969). • OD is planned process of change in an organization’s
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Question 1 4 out of 4 points | | | |[pic] |Organizations often lose good employees because front-line managers fail to ____. | | |Answer | | |Selected Answer:
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Organizational Change HP founders put value not only on making creative products but also on creating a friendly corporate culture. These beliefs became the foundation of the "HP Way." The "HP Way" is to earn the trust and loyalty of others; give respect for individuals and their responsibilities; and create an environment that both celebrates individualism and supports teamwork. From the managers, it required sharing corporate objectives and helping the employees to understand their roles and responsibilities
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working culture in any industry as an impact on employee motivation, morale, job satisfaction, employee absenteeism, safety records and employee welfare . 4. Audit of corporate or industrial strategy This helps the industry to gain a competitive advantage. By analyzing the SWOT analysis of the industry, the management can take decisions regarding marketing channels, services, innovations, low cost production and
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Science Technology company case After reviewing the financial forecast from Science Technology Company and Semiconductor industry market situation, I concluded that 30% annual growth is not feasible, optimistic growth forecast is 15% .Because world semiconductor shipment kept growing, but not just semiconductor market but electronic products market was also dominated large market by Japanese manufacturers. If the company carried on with the same profit/cost structure, the company’s ROA would be
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