...Management within Functional Areas of Business Management 521 September 3, 2012 Bridgette Hardy Functional Areas of Business Management is essential in the functional areas of business. Operational service is a functional area of business that demands effective and efficient managers. Management must possess certain skills will help the individuals to do their jobs in the functional areas of which they have chosen as a career. In each functional area of business there are three management levels. The various levels of management play a different but major role in the development and growth of a business. Goals set in designated area of business will vary, depending on the area of business and the level of management. Operational Services Management Armstrong (2006), states that operations management is responsible production of the business or organization's products. Operational service is the area of business that produces a product or services for customers. Managers in operational services oversee the work of their staff to ensure the organizational goals can be accomplished. Managers in this functional area are categorized on three different levels. There are lower level management, middle level management, and upper level management. The responsibility of the manager depends on the level of management in which the individual is classified. The lower level managers are those who manage non-managerial employees. Middle level managers are those...
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...Organizational Roles Paper Brandon K. Tarr University of Phoenix Organizational Roles Paper In business, both foreign and domestic, studiers will see three major management levels/roles in today’s organizations. Each level is a vital part in making sure the company runs in an efficient and professional manner. All levels of management rely highly on the use of information technology and lots of data from that technology. With the levels of management there are also responsibilities. The best way to get an idea of these types of managerial roles is to associate them with something. In order to do this Brandon Tarr is going to be used as an example. McLeod and Schell (2007) discovered Robert N. Anthony’s names and definitions for the three levels of management. Types of Manager Roles Most organizations have at least three levels of management. These levels are strategic, tactical, and operational roles. Each role or level of management plays an important role in a business. Employees will require in most cases some sort of leadership. The bottom level mangers above task oriented employees are called operational managers (McLeod, & Schell, 2007). They are called operational managers due to working in a company’s operations departments. Operations department are where the service or products are completed. These types of managers are going to be doing an extreme amount of directing. In short he or she will direct employees to do the tasks at hand. For instance, a...
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...Care Operations Management Roles and Goals A healthcare operations manager has many rolls when it comes to their scope of work. The general description would that a, “Healthcare operations management is a discipline that integrates scientific principles of management to determine the most efficient and optimal methods to support patient care delivery” (JR Langabeer, 2008). While healthcare operations managers must focus on cost reduction and stream lining processes they also have many other functional responsibilities. Healthcare operation manager’s also have different roles and goals throughout their career to help meet organization goals. A healthcare operations manager has many roles such as using logistical practices to create common process throughout the organization to help stream line processes. JR Langabeer states that, “there must be a broader adoption of operational and logistical management techniques into hospital business affairs. Monitoring and maximizing labor productivity for all medical support and allied health professionals is critical to maintaining salary expenses” (JR Langabeer, 2008). These are just a few roles that a healthcare operations manager would have on the job but this role is very important to controlling cash flow. By focuses on the work force and making sure that it is productive while staying within cost and schedule is a great plan because it can maximize earnings while getting the job done on time. Other roles that BusinessDictionary...
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...resource management to be able to capitalize and gain on the challenges that this changing environment will bring. For a company to be able to successfully stay ahead of its competition, human resource management has to be seen as a significant contributor within the company. Human resource management will face many challenges and will operate in a constant environment of change. Two of the most important challenges to the role of human resource management in the future is the capacity to develop and utilize a new set of competencies to fulfill the changing roles and the ability to move to a strategic human resource. In this assignment I will outline how each of these areas have developed to become two of the most important changes for Human Resource Managers and why I believe they are critical to the success of an organization. Strategic Human Resource Management The literature on the changing role of human resource management stresses the requirement to move from an administrative support function, or the more traditional human resource operational management model, to a strategic and facilitative role. To sustain the transformation of the human resource functions to a Strategic Human Resource Management model; it will require human resource professionals to develop a new set of competencies to fulfil this role. Strategic Human Resource Management Defined Strategic human resource management encompasses functions, which focus on the long-term goals of the organization...
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... MGT/521 University of Phoenix Kathryn Lea Introduction Goals are defined as an objective to do something within a measurable period of time (Davis, 2006). Goal setting is the most basic and fundamental element that is both at the organizational and individual levels. Goals setting should show clear directions and destination as to where people of the organization need to be moving towards. These goals can be long-term and short-term. Whether long-term or short-term, the end objective is always the same. In order to achieve the best results, there is an importance of service delivery improvement and the increase of the profit margins. The importance of this is that it enables the team to know what is supposed to be done and how it is to be done, results are also monitored and where possible adjustments can be made easily. Three types of goals When goal setting, there are three types that an organization can set by any given organization. These goals are ranged from a hierarchy, from top to bottom. Achieving the low-level goals that become a means of achieving the higher-level goals; strategic, tactical and operational goals (Davis, 1996). Goals set by upper management or top management that are mainly concerned with the main objectives of an organization is known as strategic goals. These goals are mainly meant for the top leaders of the organization who are also concerned with the main objectives of the organization...
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...between corporate strategy, HR policy and management practices at the workplace level; (What are those things they do on a daily basis) * The underlying theories informing EIP (employee influence and participation); * The utility of Management goals, capabilities and development processes. Background: ??? Terminology Before we begin the essay, there are some terms which will be clarified to aid in understanding. Management Goals are one of many objectives set by RestaurantCo in order to achieve a smooth running business. Corporate strategy is the "setting of a company’s long-term goals, the major policies and plans, and the adoption of courses of action for achieving these goals." (Staehle, 1990, p.34)Human Resource Policy are the ground rules that RestaurantCo establishes to "hire, train, assess, and reward the members of their workforce". Management Practices are action plans to acquire the Management Goals. "During the development stage, the policies have to be properly communicated to those that need to know. For example line managers who are responsible for recruitment, retaining & promotion." (Melander, 1989, p.38) Capabilities and Development Process is a plan to groom the employees of RestaurantCo to assist in their own personal and organizational goals. In the paragraphs that follow, the linkage will be shown in the same order of the definitions. Building Company Value One of RestaurantCo's management goal is to "aim at building company value...
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...Operational Plan James Sweeney MGT 601 The Functions of Modern Management Professor Dr. Key Baron Smith July 13, 2015 For the purpose of this paper we are going to assume that the Strategic and Tactical Plans are aligned with the operational plan. The operational plan is then the implementation plan of the Strategic and Tactical plan that has been developed and approved by mid and upper management. The name of the company is Sweeney’s Medical Device Inc. and employees approximately 200 employees and has annual; sales of $90 million.. The company has one manufacturing facility that is located in the United States. The company produces and manufactures medical instruments that are affordable for the medical industry. The following is a brief review of the planning process, vision, mission statement and values of the company are as follows: For a brief review the operational plan can be defined as a plan prepared by a component of an organization that clearly defines actions it will take to support the strategic objectives and plans of upper management. However, to fully understand operational plans, we should first look at the overall planning process within a business. This diagram shows three levels of planning. Type of Plan | Created By | Scope | Includes | Level of Detail | Strategic plan | Top management | Entire organization | Mission of the company, future goals and ambitions | Very broad and general | Tactical plan | Mid-level management | Single...
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...Technology Audit Guide Auditing IT Governance Global Technology Audit Guide (GTAG®) 17 Auditing IT Governance July 2012 GTAG — Table of Contents Executive Summary......................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 2 2. IT Governance Risks................................................................................................................................... 7 3. Aligning the Organization and IT — Key Considerations................................................................ 12 4. The Role of Internal Audit in IT Governance............................................................................ 15 Conclusion....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Authors and Reviewers.............................................................................................................................. 18 Appendix — IT Governance Risk Assessment/Engagement Planning Considerations............................................. 19 iv GTAG — Executive Summary Executive Summary To support the heightened importance of IT governance and the mandatory nature of the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal...
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...for Human Resources Management Information is an essential tool for managers in the retention, recruitment, utilization and evaluation of human resources in health services organizations. Since they support the goals and objectives of the organization, information systems play an important role in planning and management of human resources. These systems will serve as an important personnel administration operational programs, including employee record keeping, budget control, compensation, benefits management, and government reporting. This paper will discuss the project plan overview of human resources information systems (HRISs) and their strategic and operational use in a health care organization. Certain topics include: Role and functions of a HRIS for human resources management Relationship of a HRIS to other information systems Process of planning, developing, and implementing a HRIS Implications of effective HRIS utilization for health services managers Managing human resources effectively requires information from several sources. Computer technology enables hospitals and other health care organizatoin to combine human resources into a single database that can be used to support multiple personnel and managerial functions. A human resources information system (HRIS) is the integration of software, hardware, support functions and system policies and procedures into an automated process designed to support the strategic and operational activities of the human...
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... Auditing IT Governance Global Technology Audit Guide (GTAG®) 17 Auditing IT Governance July 2012 GTAG — Table of Contents Executive Summary......................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 2 2. IT Governance Risks................................................................................................................................... 7 3. Aligning the Organization and IT — Key Considerations................................................................ 12 4. The Role of Internal Audit in IT Governance............................................................................ 15 Conclusion....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Authors and Reviewers.............................................................................................................................. 18 Appendix — IT Governance Risk Assessment/Engagement Planning Considerations............................................. 19 iv GTAG — Executive Summary Executive Summary To support the heightened importance of IT governance and the mandatory nature of the International Standards for the Professional Practice...
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...Table of Contents Levels of Decision Making 2 Role of Office Manager 3 Financial Planning and Budgetary Control 4 Effective Delegation 5 Leadership Models 6 Bibliography 7 Levels of Decision making Strategic and operational decisions differ in structure, time scale and risk. They also differ in the way they relate to objectives, strategic is in the way of forming the objectives, whereas operational offers the way of achieving the objectives. Strategic Strategic decisions are made by top management; they normally take into consideration the organisations long term goals and tend to cover a larger time scale (5years or more). Strategic decisions cover a broader area and are not very specific in details. They are a higher risk, mainly in relation to the financial side. In short, it is deciding upon the courses of action the organisation should follow to achieve its goals. Classic Interiors could make a strategic decision to invest in more staff, specifically qualified interior designers; as the products they organisation offers mainly requires face to face services sometimes for long periods of time. The popularity of the organisation is increasing at a high rate and if they cannot continue to meet the demand rate of their clients the company will not be fully benefiting from the financial gain. This is a high risk decision as it will involve investing money and time into the right recruitment and training process, then continuous outgoing money for new salaries...
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...Operational Approaches Paper University of Phoenix ISCOM/370 Introduction Competition among today’s organizations has become immense and is getting tougher and tougher day by day, since more new companies are starting businesses in the same industry. Whether they are from the manufacturing sector or service sector, the need for cutting the unnecessary costs, achieving maximum efficiency, and implementing operations management strategies is increasing (Shaikh, 2009). To serve the different needs and expectation of various customers effectively, it is necessary to implement effective operational approaches, which enable the organization to meet the standards of particular industry. There are various operational approaches for a service and manufacturing organization, which are necessary for increasing the productivity and efficiency of the organization. I have chosen customer relationship management as an operational approach for service organization and supply chain management for manufacturing organization. Operational Approaches Customer relationship management is used to handle the organizations relationship with customers and also assists the front office business processes such as marketing, sales and service. Each contact with the customer is added to the contact history of the customer, which can be used later by the employees to analyze information from the customer's database. Enterprise service management is the most important approach used by service organization...
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...MANAGE OPERATIONAL PLAN BSBMGT515A Table of contents 1. Introduction (1) 2. Operational planning within The Iconic (2) 3. Components of operational plan (3) 4. Budgets (4) 5. Forecasts (5) 6. Environmental Scanning (6) 7. Key performance indicators (7) 8. Acquire Resources (8) 9. Monitor Operational Performance (9) 10. Monitor and review operational performance (10) 11. TOWs analysis on The Iconic (11) 12. Summary (12) 13. Reference list (13) Introduction (1) Planning means factoring in all aspects of what needs to happen in the future in order to ensure that it all gets done in the time available. In a business environment we use operational plans to ensure that targets are met within given timeframes and to satisfactory quality standard. There are three types of plan used at different levels within an organisation: * Strategic plan * Business plan * Operational plan The strategic plan is developed for long-term planning and covers a period of about five years. The strategic plan specifies the missions and goals of the organisation including decisions on how resources, both capital and human, will be allocated to meet organisational goals. A business plan sits between the highest-level plan (the strategic plan) and the operational plan. A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals and objectives that are to be achieved to meet the strategic objectives of the organisation. The...
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...for Human Resources Management Information is an essential tool for managers in the retention, recruitment, utilization and evaluation of human resources in health services organizations. Since they support the goals and objectives of the organization, information systems play an important role in planning and management of human resources. These systems will serve as an important personnel administration operational programs, including employee record keeping, budget control, compensation, benefits management, and government reporting. This paper will discuss the project plan overview of human resources information systems (HRISs) and their strategic and operational use in a health care organization. Certain topics include: Role and functions of a HRIS for human resources management Relationship of a HRIS to other information systems Process of planning, developing, and implementing a HRIS Implications of effective HRIS utilization for health services managers Managing human resources effectively requires information from several sources. Computer technology enables hospitals and other health care organizatoin to combine human resources into a single database that can be used to support multiple personnel and managerial functions. A human resources information system (HRIS) is the integration of software, hardware, support functions and system policies and procedures into an automated process designed to support the strategic and operational activities of the human...
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...The Changing Role of HRD Part 1: HR Role Play and Leadership The modern day organisation depends to a great extent on the contribution and quality of its human capital. The human capital may be defined as that element of the organisation’s operational sphere that is a living, breathing part of the activities that put the innate resources and factors of production into application. This application results in profits arising out of the activities of the human capital and the efficiency with which this resource carries out its tasks. This in turn, has a bearing on the achievement of the organisation’s goals. (Johnson, 1996. P 13 to 18) This paper seeks to discuss the new role of the Human Resource element that has emerged in the organisation. This role will be discussed through the use of the following categories: - Business Partner - Change Manager - Monitor - Innovator. These four categories are most basic to the functioning of the modern day organisation. The human resource or human capital element in the organisation ahs emerged as one that perpetuates this role at every level of the organisation through an effective integration of personal and organisational goals. (Johnson, 1996. P 13 to 18) Business Partner The first role of the human resource in today’s organisation is that of a business partner. This has come to the fore with the emergence of various service oriented companies that provide intensive marketing services...
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