...Case Application 1 : Maersk and Human Resource management Challenges in China 1. Why does human resource management represent one of the major challenges faced by foreign companies entering the Chinese market ? Answer : Human resource management represent one of the major challenges faced by foreign companies entering the Chinese market because the problem which are most important is a qualified manager to lead the operation. In Chinese market, it is the question that whether must use the expat manager from foreign country or use a local talent manager. This comes on the top of other common problems related to human resource management in China, which all western companies have the experienced in one way or another. This issues had been known for a long time, since the beginning of the Deng’s Open Door policy which in 1979 opened China to foreign companies direct investment. 2. What are the main issues expat managers generally face ? Answer: Main issues that expat managers generally face are culture conflict and language skill in complicated Chinese business environment. Chinese is one of the hardest language to learn. Even organizing a banquent can be daunting experience for someone not aquainted with the local culture. Besides that, expat manager who have a solid experience of the country and speak Mandarin is the such high demand that they are normally very expensive. Why don’t foreign companies simply...
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...Using Relevant Theories and Examples outline the arguments for and against an organization adopting an ethical approach to management. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the case for and against an organization adopting an ethical approach. This essay will look into the two sides of the argument in depth using relevant theories, examples and case studies. The first part of this essay will look into why an organization adopting an ethical approach to management could ultimately benefit the firm. The essay will look at various strengths that could be achieved by an organization, these theories and ideas will be backed up with possible case studies and real life examples. The second part of this essay will look at the case against a firm adopting an ethical approach to management. Again various reasons will be analyzed and will be backed up using relevant theories, case studies and real life examples. After looking at both sides of the argument this essay hopes to come to a conclusion perhaps suggesting that it would be important for organizations to act ethically to a certain extent. Before going into the first side of the argument it will be important to define what is meant by an ‘ethical approach to management’, so this section of the essay will compare and contrast various definitions. One definition suggests that ‘ethics are the moral principles that should underpin decision-making. A decision made on ethics might reject the most profitable solution...
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...How To Analyze A Case In a case study there is no right or wrong answer. The following suggestions will help you to analyze case studies more effectively: Read the case: The first step to a successful case solution is to read the case, carefully and with an eye for detail – more than once. Don’t rush through it. Look for the smallest of details. That is the only correct way to read intelligent conclusions. Look for case attachments and accompanying tables and numbers if available. Do not reach conclusions until all facts are considered. Your best defense against surprise is to read the case thoroughly. Take notes: Unlike textbooks which are written in chapter, essay or reprint form, case studies might be arranged in chronological order. While textbooks may proceed in logical fashion, this is not necessarily so in case studies. At times, they may seem chaotic with many events happening at once – order and discipline may be missing and key issues are not always evident. Case studies may also contain substantial amounts of information in tubular form. To know what such data means you will have to read the tables and apply what you have learned. Your notes should focus on the details you will need to identify the business problems involved in the case, the issues critical to solving those problems, as well as resources available to the managers in the case. Those notes will be helpful in producing a case solution. Look for (business) problem(s): Do not just rephrase the obvious problems...
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...effective study skills that provide a sole foundation of a sound education” Study skills looks at a wider range of abilities rather than just ‘academic’ skills to help achieve a sound education, as explained by Stella Cottrell (2013, p36). Cottrell begins by explaining that the study frame work known as ‘APT-S’ which are broken down into four categories of skills; Self, Academic, People and Tasks. In this essay I will look at each framework individually and what they mean before concluding how they assist in building the foundation of successful education. Self- management skills relates to the individual and their environment at a more complex level as these can change during the course of an education. Some of self-management skills includes independence, skills management, learning, strategies, time, improving performance and metacognitive skills, as noted by Stella Cottrell (2013, p 38). Independence involves being well informed and skills management is using current strengths whilst improving weaker skills. Learning skills looks at personalizing current skills whilst enhancing strengths. Strategies skills looks are various ways such as creative, reflective, effective and motivating, whilst metacognitive skills focuses on meaningful reflection on how to think, learn and self manage. Academic skills include basic research skills, understanding academic conventions, thinking skills and written communication skills (Cottrell 2013, p 39). Basic research looks at finding...
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...MKTG577 Case Study Guidelines Case studies are interdisciplinary in scope; they cross many disciplines within organizations and expose the "manager" to many varied situations of day-to-day activities. Cases studies are a picture-in-time, much like an accounting profit and loss report for a past business quarter. They are, after all, real life situations. Cases develop a manager’s analytical skills, because the results are quantitative and qualitative in nature and support their recommendations and decisions. They are also beneficial in helping the learning process of asking the right question(s). Case studies place you (the student) in hypothetical Consultant position, requiring you to weigh the facts and options to recommend those critical decisions. As the consultant, you are to remain objective and refrain from making subjective claims. Opinions should be supported using concepts and terms from your text. If you use outside research, be sure to cite your sources IN the body of the paper as well as listing the source as a reference at the end of the paper. A case study will have three common traits. They deal with real companies and situations, seldom have a solution, and contain loads of data. Your task as a consultant will be to review the respective data, locate the relevant information, arrange it in a practical and sequential order, and arrive at a solution or recommendation. You must remain objective throughout this process. Since this is a formal analysis, you are...
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...A case study is an intensive analysis of an individual, group, person or event. This research method is common to science; this research strategy is an empirical enquiry that investigates a phenomenon within its real life context. Case studies began from the period of Maliknoski, Raddclife Brown, rather than using samples and following a rigid protocol to examine limited number of variables, case studies involve an in depth, longitudinal (over a long period of time) examination of a single instance or event, they provide a systematic way of looking at events, collecting data, analyzing information and reports, as a result the researcher may gain sharpened understanding of why the instance happened, why it did and hence which is more important to look at extensively. An extended case study is a series of cases which treats each case as a stage in an ongoing process of social relations between specific persons and groups in a social system and culture. This technique requires taking a series of specific incidents through a period of time and showing how these incidents or cases are related to the development and changes of social relations among these persons and groups acting within the framework of their social system. In addition the ethnographer not only presents the reader abstractions as inference from his field material but also provides some of the material itself. This puts the reader in a better position to evaluate the ethnographer’s analysis, not only on the basis of...
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...Case Study #1 1 Perfect Pizzeria – A Not-So Perfect Organization In the case study Perfect Pizzeria, the area supervisor has many problems that need his attention. The largest appears to be the organization. In this case study I will assume that the area supervisor has the authority to affect change within his organization (i.e. he is the franchise owner). Being in an area with few job opportunities should give him the perfect opportunity to recruit bright, ambitious, and motivated people to staff his pizzerias. How can the area supervisor change his organization to achieve a more fluid corporate culture? I think this change can be achieved by human resource changes, structure changes, motivational changes, and reward for good performance as well as accountability for poor performance. Each one of these areas will require a change from the corporate level. For the sake of my case study I am going to assume that the area supervisor (franchise owner) can lobby to achieve this change within the organization. The first area to look at would be the human resource changes needed in the business. Perfect Pizzeria must have a clearly defined and documented process of Recruiting, Hiring, New Associate Orientation, and Associate Retention. Let us first look at Recruiting of new Associates. This would be criteria established for all levels within the organization (manager, assistant manager, night manager, and pizza maker). The process should explicitly state that the company...
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...Rajpreet K Lalli Management of Operations Case: Discopress Abstract This is a scenario presented where by an organization is willing to procure Discopress gadgets. The firm is willing to make a $10,000 capital investment. The case study below seeks to answer the question on the best approach, so as to spend as little on acquisition cost. While at the same time ensuring that, they get maximum returns on their initial investment. This however, has placed them in a position of two scenarios as they seek to ensure maximum returns on the investment. The study seeks to determine whether the MOD option is viable, as they look for value for their money. The study below will look into both scenarios: Case 1: Orders are placed by title. Case 2: There is no master stampter required and the main concern is whether they can place orders annually. A look at the individual cases determines that as for case 1; the orders are made as per the title. The main concern here is the number of titles they have and as a result, how much they would be willing to pay Discopress per title that requires 500 units. We also look into the effects of considering that this has a one year expiry period. As for Case 2; No Master Stampter required and we also seek to determine if the FFE can place orders on a yearly basis and whether at the end of year 2 the capital investment could have been covered. PROBLEM STATEMENT The decision to be made is of whether the MOD option is viable given that the...
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...the idea on people’s minds. While magazines and television certainly heighten their consciousness of looks. There can be no doubt that most people in the world would like to be physically attractive. In their quest to look good on the outside, they sometimes do forget about some serious issues within their selves. Many spend a great deal of time and money doing all they can to make their appearance appealing to others. For a lot it would have to be said that it’s an inordinate amount of time and money and that it is an obsession it’s just because that people feel a responsibility to fit into today's society, they want to look as better as possible due to the outside influences one has. People’s desire for physical beauty, while shaped and polished by the superficial media culture rather than just having a nice personality, actually has deeper roots in who they are. This desire for physical appearance is an original human feeling, like the desire for food, nurturing, or happiness according to Studies. In this times this even includes surgical procedures to correct perceived faults in the face or body they have been given. Before, only the rich and famous people or those with severe deformities, birthmarks and injuries would have any kind of cosmetic surgery. Now it’s becoming increasingly. And also before World War I, women were supposed to be soft and feminine, as in the case of the oft-referenced Rubens nude paintings. Now their culture worships jutting hipbones, protruding clavicles...
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...Implementing an Effective Change Management Strategy Neryl east PublIshed by IN assocIatIoN wIth Implementing an Effective Change Management Strategy is published by ark Group UK/EUROPE OFFICE ark conferences ltd Paulton house 8 shepherdess walk london N1 7lb united Kingdom tel +44 (0)207 549 2500 Fax +44 (0)20 7324 2373 publishing@ark-group.com NORTH AMERICA OFFICE ark Group Inc 4408 N. rockwood drive suite 150 Peoria Il 61614 united states tel +1 309 495 2853 Fax +1 309 495 2858 publishingna@ark-group.com ASIA/PACIFIC OFFICE ark Group australia Pty ltd Main level 83 walker street North sydney Nsw 2060 australia tel +61 1300 550 662 Fax +61 1300 550 663 aga@arkgroupasia.com editor evie serventi eserventi@ark-group.com head of content anna shaw ashaw@ark-group.com Managing director Jennifer Guy jguy@ark-group.com uK/europe marketing enquiries robyn Macé rmace@ark-group.com us marketing enquiries daniel smallwood dsmallwood@ark-group.com asia/Pacific marketing enquiries steve oesterreich aga@arkgroupasia.com IsbN: 978-1-907787-85-0 (hard copy) 978-1-907787-86-7 (PdF) copyright the copyright of all material appearing within this publication is reserved by the author and ark conferences 2011. It may not be reproduced, duplicated or copied by any means without the prior written consent of the publisher. arK1741 Implementing an Effective Change Management Strategy Neryl east PublIshed by IN assocIatIoN wIth Contents Executive summary...
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...Using Relevant Theories and Examples outline the arguments for and against an organization adopting an ethical approach to management. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the case for and against an organization adopting an ethical approach. This essay will look into the two sides of the argument in depth using relevant theories, examples and case studies. The first part of this essay will look into why an organization adopting an ethical approach to management could ultimately benefit the firm. The essay will look at various strengths that could be achieved by an organization, these theories and ideas will be backed up with possible case studies and real life examples. The second part of this essay will look at the case against a firm adopting an ethical approach to management. Again various reasons will be analyzed and will be backed up using relevant theories, case studies and real life examples. After looking at both sides of the argument this essay hopes to come to a conclusion perhaps suggesting that it would be important for organizations to act ethically to a certain extent. Before going into the first side of the argument it will be important to define what is meant by an ‘ethical approach to management’, so this section of the essay will compare and contrast various definitions. One definition suggests that ‘ethics are the moral principles that should underpin decision-making. A decision made on ethics might reject the most profitable solution...
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...Children: Criminals, Challenged, or Confused Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx L33333333 Liberty University Abstract Should children under the age of 7 years old be held responsible for crimes they have committed? In this case study we will be looking at an incident where a 6-year-old boy shot a classmate at school. Our purpose for conducting this case study is to find evidence to support the current laws of our legal system. We will cite developmental reasons why young children, during early childhood development, lack the ability to understand what they have done. We will cite areas that may lurk in the background of the young child’s life that support the current law. We will explore the Biosocial, Cognitive, and Psychosocial Developments of young children to find support for the legal system’s age determination. We will be using only one reference book for this case study. The book is titled, “The Developing Person Through the Life Span.” Its author is Kathleen Stassen Berger. Using this as our single reference, we will obtain the necessary support to sustain the actions of our legal system. The abstract (in block format) begins on the line following the Abstract heading. The abstract is a one-paragraph, self-contained summary of the most important elements of the paper. Nothing should appear in the abstract that is not included in the body of the paper. Word limits for abstracts are set by individual journals. Most journals...
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...Psychology G544 Revision Notes Psychology G544 Section A Revision Notes Hypothesis Experimental hypothesis – predicts the effect of the IV on the DV. Operationalised hypothesis – shows how variables are going to be tested, by describing them. Null hypothesis – states that there will be no effect of the IV on the DV. One tailed hypothesis – predicts the direction in which results are expected to occur (directional) ie, revision improves exam performance. Two tailed hypothesis – states there is some kind of difference between two events (non-directional) ie, revision will affect exam performance. Experiments Independent variable – the variable that you manipulate (cause) Dependent variable – the variable that you measure (effect) Experimental design |Design |Repeated measures |Independent measures |Matched pairs | |Explanation |Performance of participants in one condition |Performance of participants in one condition |Participants in each condition matched to eac| | |compared with performance of the same |compared with performance of different |other on variables, such as age, sex, IQ, etc| | |participants in another condition |participants in another condition |(so it’s like they are the same person in | | ...
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...Banks and Ledbetter looks to review and evaluate the concept of leadership in our culture today. Initially the book looks to the rise in the interest of leadership and the development of leadership within churches. The book also delves into trends and societal issues while it forecasts that the central theme of leadership is the concept of values. On the other hand, the authors look to see how some people's faith affects their approach about leadership and use the example of the Apostle Paul. After the book addresses the interest in leadership today it looks to provide Biblical contemporary and historical aspects of leadership. The Biblical and contemporary aspects that Banks and Ledbetter include are Benedictine tradition, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Pentecostal; and contingency and transformational. Banks and Ledbetter state “[s]uch approaches have their basis in an institutional setting-primarily the church or a religious order-that was influenced explicitly or implicitly by a particular set of theological convictions” (2004, p. 28). Next the Authors address the spiritual and religious dimensions that leadership offers. In this chapter the authors look at spiritual dimensions of leadership characterized by Vaclav Havel and accordingly two basic Christian approaches to leadership. In the chapter following the spiritual and religious dimensions, Banks and Ledbetter look into the faith-based approaches to leadership. In this portion of the book the authors look at popular faith...
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...Business Case Study Case studies are common to academic business study because they allow you to look at real-life situations and problems, and consider contextual factors when trying to analyse and understand the specific issues faced by real business people. This assignment will allow you to show understanding of business issues, develop analytical skills, and see how context affects business decisions. The case study should be 1200 words not including the SWOT analysis and be written in essay structure. Case Study: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Your case study should include the following sections in this order: * Introduction (100 words): Introduce your case study and outline the order of points. * Background (300 words): Describe the business, explaining what it does and what its main objectives are. You should include relevant, specific data such as annual turnover. * SWOT Analysis: Produce a short SWOT analysis. This can be a list, table or graph. * Issues (700 words): Discuss the main relevant contextual influences that managers from the organisation must consider. You do not need to mention all five of the elements we look at. Instead, focus on the two or three most important ones. Explain what you think the business could do to manage or respond to these influences and use at least four academic references to support your points. * Conclusion (100 words): Summarise your case and state what you think is the main challenge or opportunity for the...
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