...|1a. Module Title: |1b. Module Code: | |Crisis, Change and Creativity in Contemporary Business |BP1BS313 | |2a. Module Scheme: |2b. Name of Programme(s): | |Undergraduate |BSc(Hons) in Business and Management | |3a. Module Leader: |3b. Location: | |Ioannis Doukas (Ph.D Candidate) |Business School | |4a. Module Status: |4b. Module Credit Rating: |4c. Module Type: | |Dedicated |20 |Core Module (Compulsory Module) | |5. Programme Stage in which module is offered: | |Year 3, Semester A | |6. Total learning hours: ...
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...School of Business Human Resource Management Managing Performance Module Introduction: This Human Resource Management Pathway Module seeks to explore the Performance Management aspect of the HR Managers role – detail, depth and complexity: 1. Holistically – as a strategy which relates to every activity of the organisation set in the context of its human resources policies, culture, style and communications systems, 2. As a process that contributes to the effective management of individuals and teams to achieve high levels of organisation performance, 3. As a system through which organisations set work goals, determine performance standards, assign and evaluate work, provide performance feedback, determine training and development needs and distribute rewards. The essential content covers: * Performance Development Planning - the purpose and processes of Performance Appraisal and Performance Management. * Performance Management - the drive towards competitive advantage and the place of HRM – behavioural, performance and other outcomes. * Performance and Development – goal setting, measurement, appraisal, feedback. * Trust, Manageability and Control - Motivation, Rewards and Incentives. * HR and Line Managers – Business Strategy, Commitment, Improvement Flexibility and Quality. * International, Environmental, Ethical and Sustainability issues. LECTURE SCHEDULE: 1. Introduction –...
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...the US result in higher degrees of inequality compared to coordinated market economies. Discuss. Student ID: 0956592 Word count (excluding references): 2492 This paper will discuss and analyze whether the flexibility of labour markets and the elite orientated education in liberal market economies, found in the UK and the US are the only reasons for higher degrees of inequality, compared to coordinated market economies. In order to understand the labour markets of liberal market economies and coordinated market economies, they must be defined in terms of their differences, which can affect the flexibility of their labour markets. Furthermore, it is important to note that there are numerous inequalities which may emerge in this analysis. Namely, gender inequality, class inequality, and wage inequality as well as some other perspectives will be examined. The aim of this paper is recognize which inequalities are more prominent in either liberal market economies or coordinated market economies, in relation to the flexibility of relevant labour market. Drawing on the work of Polanyi (1994), Esteves-Abe et al. (2001) suggest that market failures in economies can be avoided depending on the type and the extent of the social protection offered from national institutions. Liberal market economies, such as the US and UK, have an institutional framework which accents “general competences and skills”, deregulated labour markets within which management is largely in control, a short-term...
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...sponsoring? What are the arguments to obtain them? Referring to the lecture do you think additional arguments could be presented? 2. Mission statement: (3 points) Do your organization have a written mission statement (MS)? Why? Why not? Who did write it? How is it used? For which purpose? Do you have recommendations on the MS content or use? In case of absence of MS, do the stakeholders wish to have one? Why? Is there an implicit one? Which one? Write the MS you propose? Reference for question 3: Paulus O., “Museums, serigraphies or unique masterpieces? Do American Art museums assert a differentiation in their mission statement?”, International Journal of Arts Management, vol. 13, n° 1, automne 2010. 3. Board: (3 points) Does your organization have a board? Or is there another similar group? Who are the members? Which role does it have? How does it work? Do you have recommendations? References for question 5: Huse M., Minichilli A., Schoning M. [2005], Corporate Boards as Assets for Operating in the New Europe, Organizational Dynamics, vol.34, n°3, p.285-297. Hillman A.J. & T. Dalziel [2003], “Boards of directors and firm performance: integrating agency and resource dependence perspectives”, Academy of Management Review, vol. 28, n°3, p.383-396. 4. Standard strategic analysis: (12 points) Implement the standard strategy tools to your case referring to the book: Johnson, Scholes, Whittington, Exploring Corporate Strategy, Prentice Hall. For the underlined...
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...chain would aloud scale economies or may open the scope over markets. For example, Benetton moves inventory to stores around the world faster than its competition by building flexibility into design, production, and distribution or, Sony that purchases components from suppliers in Thailand, Malaysia, and around the world. These examples lead to my next points. Under the concept of strategy’s four perspectives, there is an external and internal overview that permits framework for a deep analysis or SWOT, which will help to develop an effective strategy formulation. It is not easy to explain market movements but we can have in mind the flow of the strategy decision areas (resources, capabilities, processes) and performance objectives (customer needs, market positioning, competitors actions). In the other hand, top-down/bottom-up perspective give us a concept that clarify the link over a corporate strategy, tactical and operational experience. To understand this concept, I prefer to support my analysis on the five generic competitive performance objectives, that allow us to understand the necessity of being right (Quality), being fast (Speed), being on time (Dependability), being able to change (Flexibility) and being productive (Cost). For example, Wal-Mart based its strategy over a cost strategy offering to customers the lowest prices. That was their competitive priority. According to Ivanov, D. (2010) there is a sort of divorce between strategic, tactical and operational planning...
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...Individual Jury Trial Analysis Brad Phillips October 16, 2013 In the United States criminal justice system, there is a process that must be followed in order to not only charge a person with an offense or crime but also in order to submit that person to a criminal court trial. When an individual is charged with a crime there are steps that a law enforcement officer must take in order to make a legal arrest but the process does not end at that point as there is also significant steps that must be taken before a jury trial begins. Each of these steps is significant and vital to the criminal justice system as they each protect against corruption, abuse and violation of individual rights. After examining each step on its own merit it is much easier to observe how each of these steps plays its role apart and in relation to the other steps in the process. The first step in the jury trial process is the act of initiating a trial. This is the step in the process wherein a hearing is held to determine the specifics of the trial. The judge will determine if the defendant is competent to stand trial and also rule on any pretrial motions that have been made. In addition, if the trial is taking place in a state that has Grand Jury requirements, it is during this phase that the Grand Jury meets to decide on evidence and if there is sufficient justification for the trial to continue. The second step in a jury trial is the selection of the jurors. This is not always the next...
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...[pic] 4-Year B.A. (Hons) in Hotel Management Business Ethics HM 04/28 Module Handbook 2011-2012 Module Leader: Rakesh Katyayani Email: rakesh.katyayani@tajhotels.com rakesh.katyayani @ihma.ac.in HM 04 / 28 Business Ethics Introduction: This module examines the values and value conflicts inherent in the modern practices of the business world, investigates the major philosophical issues that challenge the conduct of ethics as a rational enterprise, exposes students to major traditions in philosophical normative ethics and applies those traditions to specific value conflicts in the business world. A critical thinking component is included in the course. Specific problems relating to topics such as corporate responsibility, employee rights, and the nature of the free enterprise system, environmental concern and ethical business practices. In deciding how to act, managers reveal their inner values, test their commitment to those values, and ultimately shape their characters. In general, Ethics is both an academic “subject” and a thoughtful way of doing things. Theoretical Ethics is that branch of Philosophy concerned with determining what is right (with regard to principles and actions) and what is good (what ends or ideals are worth pursuing and what values are worth holding). Practical Ethics is the art or techne (know-how) of figuring out how to make things better rather than worse with regard to concrete or actual situations. Business Ethics is a type...
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...1. Stereotypes, narratives, ideologies and discourses are devices that, in different ways according to different theorists, fortify media power. Critically analyse how these devices work, according to various theorists, and reflect upon which best explains communicative power. The social construction of reality is mediated through the communicative powers of stereotypes, narratives, ideologies and discourses and the media is extremely powerful in communicating messages with these devices. It will be argued that discourses are the most powerful communicating device used by the media in the postindustrial era today. Furthermore as per Croteau & Hoynes (2014, p. 9), the analysis will focus on recognised mass media that is readily available in print, film, radio, television, sound recordings and the Internet. Poststructuralists within sociology examine the structures of society and human agency. Human agency or action is influenced by sociocultural factors such as ideology that shape human identity and act subconsciously over an individual. Ideology is the system of meaning that helps explain, define and make value judgments about the world (Croteau & Hoynes 2014, p. 152). As we live in an interconnected world there are many ideologies as there are social structures in any given society. Related to this is that dominant ideas are hegemonic. Marx created the superstructure, which is the domain of ideas for example religion, legal structures, family, institutions...
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...What is the ‘Georgian worldview’ and how has this concept influenced the archaeology of eighteenth-century North America? The ‘Georgian worldview’ is a theory that uses a study of cultural development to determine the thoughts of the eighteenth-century North Americans. It was initiated by James Deetz in his first edition of In Small Things Forgotten (1977). The term encapsulates Deetz’s structuralism-based idea that the evident alteration within English material culture and landscape design was more than a change in style, but a universal change in human consciousness—from medieval to modern—and this extended across the Atlantic despite the colony’s increasing political distance from the homeland (Deetz, 1996: 62-63; 2003: 221). Deetz believed that shared artefact form reflected shared thought (2003: 220). The theory has enabled historical archaeologists to recognise a distinctive shift in many areas of material culture which subsequently encouraged a succession of scholars to further this idea by posing key questions: why did the worldview develop, where else was a Georgian worldview visible, how did it present itself in areas outside New England? In the quest for answers to these questions, archaeologists have developed the concept which accordingly shaped interpretations of the material discoveries of eighteenth-century North America. Deetz’s model for the cultural development of New England illustrates that following an interval (1660-1760) of limited English...
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...The supply chain’s significance in developing an operations strategy: To get an insight in what operations strategy is all about, it is defined as "a set of competitive priorities coupled with supply chain structural and infrastructural design choices intended to create capabilities that support a set of value propositions targeted to address the needs of critical customers." (Operations and Supply Chain Strategy, 2009). A supply chain consists of multiple organizations linked together in a partnership and their overall goal is to satisfy the needs of the end customer. As the lecture notes (n.d.) points out, operations manage the activities of the entire supply chain from start to end. Because of the operations management's nature of spanning across the functional level and being integrative, it is involved in many other strategic areas. (Operations and Supply Chain Strategy, 2009). This means that strategic decisions regarding operations must reflect and involve these areas. Increasingly fierce competition and challenges like fast changing market demands and needs, demand uncertainty and decreasing product life cycle means organizations have to do things differently to stay in the game. In today’s competitive environment there is a need to excel in multiple performance objectives like flexibility, speed, cost, dependability and quality (Slack and Lewis, 2011, p.16). To cope with these challenges, an integrated approach to the supply chain is required to create a competitive...
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...word "death penalty" comes up, extremists from both sides start yelling out their arguments. One side says deterrence, the other side says there's a potential of executing an innocent person; one says justice, retribution, and punishment; the other side says execution is murder. Regardless of people’s philosophic points of view, it is important to be aware of the facts. This is exactly what I would like to talk about in this essay: the facts regarding this controversial issue. I do not have the answer to this question; I believe both viewpoints have good arguments. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion in this or any other matter, but no one is entitled to his own facts. What is the death penalty? Congress or any state legislature may prescribe the death penalty, also known as capital punishment, for murder and other capital crimes. (Death Penalty: An Overview, 2010) As far back as the Ancient Laws of China, the death penalty has been established as a punishment for crimes. In the 18th Century BC, the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon established the death penalty for twenty five different crimes, although murder was not one of them. The first death sentence historically recorded occurred in 16th Century BC Egypt where the wrongdoer, a member of nobility, was accused of magic, and ordered to take his own life. During this period non-nobility was usually killed with an ax. (Reggio, M. 2005) The first recorded execution in the English American colonies was in 1608 when...
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... |Management | | | | | Course Description This course applies the tools available to University of Phoenix graduate students and the competencies of successful managers to understand the functions of business. Students develop an increased awareness of their own perceptions and values in order to manage and communicate with others more effectively. Other topics include MBA program goals, argument construction, decision making, collaboration, and academic research. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the...
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...Cross-Cultural Communication Essay Nguyen Hong Minh Business Communication October 30, 2013 Douglas Foster Cross-Cultural Communication Essay Different cultures lead to different way of thinking and behaviors (Hofstede 1991). For this reason, many problems in communication across countries occur when people are unaware of culture differences, especially to high-context culture. Hall (1976) suggested that one must put great efforts to understand the message from a context-dependent communication. It is essential that business people bear in mind that learning cultures and intercultural communication are vital. In the current increasingly diverse world, intercultural communication obviously plays an important role (Germaine, 2006). As a developing country with high-context culture, Vietnamese workers should be well prepared to overcome difficulties when dealing with other cultures in global business integration process. This essay will look at specific aspects of cultural elements of communication in Viet Nam and compare barriers in Viet Nam to those in the UK. Through these boundaries, the essay suggests several intercultural competencies that Vietnamese managers should train their employees in order to work well under multi-cultural environment. Communication in Viet Nam According to Das and Kumar (2010), Viet Nam’s culture, which is among Asian countries, is classified as high-context. In this system, communication...
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...entity. The study of ‘the media’ also comes under the radar of applied linguistics because at the core of these media is language, communication and the making of meaning, which is obviously of great interest to linguists. As Fairclough (1995a: 2) points out, the substantively linguistic and discoursal nature of the power of the media is a strong argument for analysing the mass media linguistically. Central to the connection between media studies and studies of the language used in the media (media discourse studies) is the importance placed on ideology. A major force behind the study of ideology in the media is Stuart Hall (see, for example, Hall 1973, 1977, 1980, 1982). Hall (1982), in his influential paper, notes that the study of media (or ‘mass communication’) has had a chequered past. He charts its early years from the 1940s to the 1960s as being dominated by what he terms sociological approaches of ‘mainstream’ American behavioural science (Hall’s emphasis). From the 1960s began the emergence of an alternative paradigm, a ‘critical’ one. In looking at ideology in the media, one is essentially taking a critical stance. As Hall puts it, ‘the simplest way...
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...BSB113 Economics RESEARCH REPORT Word Count: 1247 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction………………………………………………………………...……3 2.0 Setting the context ...………………………………………………………......3 3.0 A description of the relevant economic model...…………………………….5 4.0 A critical analysis of the key arguments……………………………………...6 4.1 Alcopops tax…………………….…………….…………….…………......6 4.2 Minimum pricing policy …………….…………….…………….…………7 4.3 Non-pricing policy…………….…………….…………….……….……….7 5.0 Conclusion...…………………………………………………………….……….8 6.0 Reference List……………………………………………………………….…..9 1.0 Introduction This report aims to cover the effectiveness of an alcopops tax in relation to deterring youth binge drinking in Australia. Reducing the levels of drinking, harmful drinking and alcohol problems among young people is crucial from economic and societal perspectives (Araoz, 2012). Therefore, it is important to contextualise youth binge drinking. Additionally, taking this a step further by presenting and describing an economic model, which illustrates a tax on producers bringing alcohol levels to a socially efficient consumption. Lastly, critically analysing strengths and limitations of an alternative pricing policy (minimum price) and non-pricing policy, which have been successful. 2.0 Setting the context The term 'binge drinking' generally refers to drinking heavily over a short period of time with the intention of becoming intoxicated, leading to various costs from an economic and societal...
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