...Management Planning and Ethics Student __________ Axia College of University of Phoenix MGT 330 Management Theory, Practice and Application Instructor ________ Date _________ Management Planning and Ethics Only during the last few decades has planning become a widespread function of management. In the mid-1900s formal planning was only adopted by a few large corporations. Nowadays, aggressive and opportunistic entrepreneurs who run small firms also engage in formal planning (Bateman & Snell, 2009). Planning is directed to set up goals and to decide in advance what actions should be taken in order to achieve the established organizational goals. Planning includes activities directed to analyze the current situation, anticipate the future, as well to determine objectives and resources that will be used to achieve them. Planning is not considered as an informal response to a crisis. Planning is a purposeful effort geared towards providing “individuals and work units with a clear map to follow in their future activities; at the same time this map may be flexible enough to allow for individual circumstances and changing conditions” (Bateman & Snell, 2009, p. 132). The purpose of this paper is to evaluate Arthur Andersen’s, LLP, planning function of and how legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibilities impacted Arthur Andersen’s management planning. Arthur Andersen, LLP In 1913, Arthur Andersen and Clarence De Lany, accounting professors at Northwestern...
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...Management Planning and Ethics Eloy J. Barraza University of Phoenix September 20, 2011 Rob Inglis Management Planning and Ethics Forever 21 are a clothing organization that is known worldwide. It started as a small clothing store in Los Angeles, California. The company grew into a corporate giant through careful planning and managing by its’ owners. This careful planning has impacted many things in the company such as, legal and ethical issues, corporate social responsibility and even the way the organization plans their new strategies and hires new managers for their stores. Forever 21 is known as a store that has the latest fashion at affordable prices, the owners of Forever 21 original plan was to find out what was in fashion and create similar models of the latest fashion trends but at more affordable prices, their plan was a simple one, give the people what they want but give it to them cheap. They never expected to grow the way they did, and yet their plan proved more successful than they initially thought. At one point however, growth can plateau or ideas can run out, so Forever 21 started hiring fashion designers that were barely starting their careers in order to have fresh ideas for the newest fashion and create still fashionable but affordable clothes, their original planning function was not enough, so they altered it accordingly to be able to encompass the new direction the company had to take to remain competitive, their careful planning gave the company...
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...There is a wide arena today for parents who are deciding on whether to send their child to a public and private school. Both public and private schools provide education and opportunities for students, but it sometimes can be a difficult for parents to make a choice. This paper will compare and contrast five areas that should be considered will make a choice should as cost, curriculum, class size, teachers and transportation that relate to public and private schools. One of the differences between private and public schools is cost. Public schools are free to the parent. Public schools are funded by the state through tax money. (Great Schools Staff, n.d.). Private schools will charge tuition. Private schools do not receive tax money and are funded through the tuition money along with donations from alumni (Great Schools Staff, n.d.). Many families will choose public school because it does not cost, and another family will choose private school no matter how much the cost. Another difference between public and private schools is the curriculum. Public schools must follow the curriculum that is mandated by the state. The state has set outlines for each grade level. (Great Schools Staff, n.d.). Private schools can set their own curriculum. Furthermore, public schools have to take standardized testing and private schools determine their own testing. Some public schools are crowded with students. The mean class size for students is around 25-40 students. Private schools...
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...Boeing Management Planning Heather Oetzel MGT 330 October 22, 2012 Joe Cheng Abstract Boeing is known as “the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliner and military aircraft combined ("The Boeing Company: About Us", 2012). Every company uses different types of management techniques including how the planning function of management is used. Planning allows organizations to develop how the customers’ needs can be met, what is expected out of the company, and the environment. The structure of management helps accommodate the need for experience and expertise on important factors. Some of these factors are legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility instead of just focusing on the profits. This paper covers the planning function of management, the influences of legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility on management planning, and factors that influence the company’s strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning. Boeing Management Planning Boeing is known as “the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliner and military aircraft combined ("The Boeing Company: About Us," 2012). Every company uses different types of management techniques including how the planning function of management is used. Planning allows organizations to develop how the customers’ needs can be met, what is expected out of the company, and the environment. The structure of...
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...ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND ETHICS Nehal K Lunawat (Student) Bhavyaruna Chittajallu(Student) Modern Degree College Modern Degree College Krishna University Krishna University Vijayawada. Vijayawada. Email id: nehal.lunawat@gmail.com Email id: chittajallubhavya@gmail.com Contact number:7569070404 Contact no:9032571553 Address: Flat no 237, 4th floor, Address: Old mig 37/1, H.B colony, Lotus towers, Jemmichettu centre, Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada 520010 Vijayawada 520012 Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh. Mohammad Sadiq Khan (Student) Modern Degree College Krishna University Vijayawada. Email id: khans877@gmail.com Contact no: 9291374786 Address: 3-141, Indiranagar-1, Yenmalkuduru, Penamaluru mandal, Vijayawada 520007 Andhra Pradesh. ABSTRACT: For many years, the topic of interrelation between the management and ethics has been a topic of intense scrutiny. It is understood that management is looked to for setting the standards for work culture and shaping ethics and performance in the workplace. When situations go wrong, management looks towards common culture to resolve workplace issues. Management has to ensure that this culture is consistent with the organizational...
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...Management Planning MGT/330 Management Planning Proper planning permits organizations to develop into the type of business that will meet the needs of the customer, the company, and the environment. As opposed to just focusing on profits, companies need to focus on the need for expertise and experience needed to take on important issues such as legal issues, business ethics, and corporate social responsibility. Management structure helps them accomplish this goal. It is wise to consult professionals experienced in these fields to counsel upper management on these issues. A proper business plan is needed in order for a company or organization to evolve. In this paper I will cover corporate social responsibility on planning, the influences of legal issues, business ethics, the influences of legal issues, the planning function of management, and analyzes at least three factors that influence the company's operational, strategic, tactical, and contingency planning. The Planning Function of Management Boeing is a multinational company that started in 1916 as the Pacific Aero Products Company. The management plan that William Boeing started has continuously evolved with the times as the function of Boeing Company has changed. In the beginning William Boeing had to secure a loan using his personal finances in order to pays his employee’s wages. In their early days the Boeing Company produced furniture, dressers, and counters for other businesses. By flying mail...
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...Running Head: MANAGEMENT PLANNING PAPER Management Planning Paper for Halliburton Introduction Halliburton is one of the biggest oilfield service companies in the world. The company primarily serves the upstream oil and gas industry with an all-inclusive range of services, from the place of hydrocarbons to the construction of oil and gas. Services offered by the company include furnishing production optimization, drilling valuation, fluid services and oilfield drilling software and counselling. The company combines tried-and-true well drilling and optimization proficiencies with high-tech investigation and modelling software and services (About Us, 2010). From the time of its inception, it works in conventional oilfields from the North Sea to the Middle East as well as in more novel sites in Southeast Asia and Africa. The company has made numerous efforts in different directions for managing their position in the industry and divestment of its KBR engineering and military contracts division is part of its efforts. The Halliburton took KBR public in 2006 by extending a 20% stake in an IPO and afterwards divested the rest, cutting all connects with the company in 2007. It rationalized its management along with number of other efforts of the company. Due to all of these efforts, in 2006, the company was awarded with a multimillion-dollar contract by Saudi Aramco as component of the Khurais oilfield development project, the greatest in the region since...
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...Management Planning Paper MGT/330 November 15, 2010 Management Planning Paper The planning functions of management are very important in the business word and there are certain factors that can affect these functions. Factors that can affect the planning functions are Economic, Political, Social, Cultural, Competition, Legal Issues, Ethics, and technology. Strategic, Tactical, Operational and contingency planning are the planning functions of management. This paper will focus on the planning functions of management and how certain factors affect Boeing’s management planning. The first function of planning is strategic. According to Bateman and Snell (2009) “Strategic planning involves making decisions about the organization’s long-term goals and strategies” (Bateman & Snell, p 137). Tactical planning breaks down broad, long-term goals into specific goals and plans to a specific division of the company. Tactical planning concentrates on major actions that a unity in a company must take to accomplish part of the strategic plan. The time frame for tactical goals is usually up to three years. Operational planning takes place at a lower level part of the company and it occurs when specific procedures and processes are acknowledged. Last the contingency planning is an alternative plan that will be used when the original plan fails because of external environment obstacles (Bateman & Snell, 2009). Boeing is a company that manufactures commercial...
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...Abstract Ethics and social responsibility occupy an important place in our personal value system. Customer confidence in how business operates has been severely shaken by recent corporate scandals and collapses, such as Enron and bank failures. Hence it is important for companies to consider incorporating ethics and social responsibility into their strategic planning. This applies whether a company is involved with customers one-on-one, such as a Taco Bell or Dell, Inc., or their involvement is indirect, through their relationship with their clients, such as newspaper distributor Pogo Distribution Company, or wholesale food seller, Del Monte. This paper analyzes what are ethics and social responsibility, how each applies to a company’s strategic planning, and the overall impact on stakeholders when ethics and social responsibility is considered in strategic planning. The paper will conclude with how my ethical perspective has evolved throughout the program. The Role of Ethics and Social Responsibility in Strategic Planning To be their most successful, companies must consider ethics and social responsibility as critical parts, inherent components of strategic plan. Ethical and social responsibility criteria must be included as part of the strategic process in before-profit decisions rather than after-profit decisions in order to receive the maximum benefit, i.e. corporate profits. The Role of Ethics in Strategic Planning Reflecting critically and actively on ethical...
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...Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper HCS405 Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Introduction The ethics and financial reporting of a company or corporation go hand in hand. It is easy to try and find any way to be financially successful. That is why there are accounting principles, ethics, and elements utilized to help ensure that a company can stay at a high level of ethics. One article discusses how companies with high levels of ethics tend to be more successful than those that do not have a high level of ethical standard. Ethics play a large part in the financial management of a company. Elements of Financial Management The first element of financial management is planning. Planning consists of upper level management setting forth what needs to be done for a facility to come out in the ‘green’ and break even or have a profit. This plan should also have details on how to do it on top of the objectives. Planning is needed so that a company knows what it wants and the route they plan to take to get to where they want. The next element is controlling. Controlling is where upper level management does a checks and a balance by comparing past financial reports to current ones to see that the financial objectives and goals are met. This can help to narrow down exactly which departments are in need of assistance to meet their goals. If a company has kept accurate and detailed financial reports it is more likely that the company can heavily rely on these reports to help...
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...Management Planning Paper Eugene R. Vazquez MGT/230 May 30th, 2013 Prof. Gabriel Medina, MBA Management Planning Paper Boeing Corporation as my example Table of contents Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 Evaluate Planning Function of Management------------------------------------------------------------2 Analyze Influence on Management Planning -----------------------------------------------------------3 Analyze Factors that Influence the Boeing Corporation Planning------------------------------------4 References----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 INTRODUCTION I will evaluate the planning function of management by using the Boeing Corporation as an example in my paper. I will analyze the influence that legal issues, ethics and corporate social responsibility has had on management planning at the Boeing Corporation. I will also analyze the factors that influence the strategic, tactical, operational and contingency planning at the Boeing Corporation. PLANNING FUNCTION The planning function is a process which begins with a situation analysis of external and internal forces affecting the corporation. This situation analysis identifies the problem and diagnose the solution which will bring alternative solutions for the corporation. The next step...
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...Anitra Martin Axia Management: theory, practice, and application Ronald Sprague MGT/330 September 19, 2011 There are four functions of management, planning, leading, organizing, and controlling are instrumental to meet organizational goals. Planning is typically performed by managers, however, employees should be provided an opportunity to voice opinions and offer suggestions. Most of the employees, when given the opportunity, have the ability to provide insight and a unique approach to problem solving. In an organization such a Halliburton the managerial staff must be separate from the rest of employees as a manager’s responsibilities are different. Managers within Halliburton use the four functions of management to direct employees and reach organizational goals. Every organization is influenced by legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibilities. Halliburton has dealt with all three of these examples. Halliburton sets organizational goals at each level of operation. To reach these goals Halliburton employs four contrasting planning methods including; strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning. Halliburton is a diverse company that operates across many regions throughout the world. With such vast operations Halliburton must have a successful planning process. As Halliburton continued to expand the organization deemed it necessary to form two main divisions. The two divisions consist of drilling and evaluation and completion...
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...Tyco's Management Planning Melissa Dinges MGT/230 December 01, 2014 Steven Friloux Tyco's Management Planning Tyco International Ltd. is a company that has two major business sections security systems and fire protection and it is located in Switzerland, but has its operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. Tyco International Ltd. was founded in 1962 and became incorporated in 1962. (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2014) It has been around for quite a few years and seen the ups and downs of business and has learned from it and bounced back. A major thing that the company has learned is that it has to have a management plan to stay in business and to be successful. This plan has to also encompass the company’s mission statement and ethics. Tyco’s mission statement is “We will increase the value of our company and our global portfolio of diversified brands by exceeding customers' expectations and achieving market leadership and operating excellence in every segment of our company.” (AllFinancialMatters.com, 2005) Management Planning Planning is looking ahead and calculating the future course. It is a preparatory step that determines what the company wants to attain, and also incorporating the company’s goals in the plan. Tyco has a few different goals depending on what factors you are discussing. In the planning process there are three goals that factor into management planning. The governance goal deals with practices and policies. It states that...
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...Ethics Reflection Name of Student Institution Affiliation Ethics Reflection Ethics refer to the moral principles governing a person’s behavior or a group’s behavior, especially at the workplace (Johnson, 2007). In an organization, the workers should relate to each other in a moral manner with aim of working in harmony to accomplish organizational goals. Employees should also relate morally with the customers and other stakeholders. Therefore, an organization finds ethics and social responsibility extremely necessary for organizational growth. Ethics and social responsibility are applicable in the development of an organizational strategic plan considering the requirement of stakeholders (Pearce & Robinson, 2013). This discussion will consider the role of ethics and social responsibility in strategic planning, overall impact of ethics and responsibility on stakeholders, as well as evolution of ethical perspective. Role of Ethics in Strategic Planning Professionals have the responsibility to reflect actively and critically on ethical issues that they experience during their practice (Pearce & Robinson, 2013). A thorough observation of ethics will ensure that an organization attains its objectives, mission, goals, and visions in a way that will give the business a framework and direction. Organizations depend upon ethics when creating guidelines that ensure that the organizational employees work in harmony to accomplish organizational goals. In the...
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...Chapter One Scope of Strategic Management 1 Major Issues to Consider Global considerations impact virtually all strategic decisions. E-commerce has become a vital strategic management tool. The natural environment has become an important strategic issue. 2 Strategic Management Defined Art and science of formulating, implementing, and evaluating crossfunctional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives. 3 Terminology “Strategic Management” Synonymous with “Strategic Planning” • Strategic management Used more often in academia • Strategic planning Used more often in the business world 4 Terminology Strategic management Refers to: Strategy formulation Strategy implementation Strategy evaluation Strategic planning Refers to: Strategy formulation 5 Brief History 1950s Term strategic planning originates 1960s – 1970s Strategic planning very popular Widely viewed as panacea for problems 6 Brief History 1980s Strategic planning cast aside Planning models did not yield higher returns 1990s–2000 Revival of strategic planning Widely practiced in business world 7 Strategic-Management Process Three Stages Strategy Formulation Strategy Implementation Strategy Evaluation 8 Strategy Formulation Vision & Mission Opportunities & Threats Strengths & Weaknesses Long-Term Objectives Alternative Strategies Strategy Selection 9 Strategy Implementation Annual Objectives Policies ...
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