...ork Subject : Organization Behavior Section : EAR Teamwork Designed by : Hala wael alsayeh 1102320 Jumanah Badahdah 1132443 Hadiya Gadiri 1102329 Halima Mohamed 1102310 Shorooq Ba- Saiwar 1102365 Teamwork There are certain jobs that require individual focus and attention, but a vast majority of projects require teamwork to be done . Nowadays being able to work productively with a team is one of the most essential aspects of achieving success in a business setting. It’s important for increasing creativity in the workplace and improving the quality of work. Also, employees that have the ability to work together are usually better able to serve their company needs, so teamwork is very important for all kind of organizations and it is used in all aspects of life . This essay will explain what is the meaning of a teamwork , the differences between teamwork and group work , characteristics of effective team and benefits of teamwork .Also , we will displayed the key roles of the team and teamwork skills. Finally we will see how organizations care about the teamwork in real life . As a beginning , we should know the definition of teamwork and the differences between teamwork and group work . First, teamwork is a group of people work together as a team by using their individual skills in order to achieve a common goal , despite any personal conflict between individuals , that means the team work...
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...are important for understanding the role of information systems? A business is a formal complex organization producing products or services for a profit. Businesses have specialized functions, such as finance and accounting, human resources, manufacturing and production, and sales and marketing. Business organizations are arranged hierarchically into levels of management. A business process is a logically related set of activities that define how specific business tasks are performed. Business firms must monitor and respond to their surrounding environments. 1.1 Define a business and describe the major business functions. A business refers to a formal organization whose aim is to produce products or provide services for a profit. Every business, regardless of its size, must perform four functions to succeed. It must produce the product or service; market and sell the product or service; keep track of accounting and financial transactions; and perform basic human resources tasks, such as hiring and retaining employees. 1.2 Define business processes and describe the role they play in organizations. A business process refers to a logically related set of activities that define how specific business tasks are performed. Business processes are the ways in which a business collaborates and organizes work activities, information, and knowledge to produce their products or services. 1.3 Identify and describe the different levels in a business firm and their information needs. The different...
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...and teamwork in the workplace. What is job satisfaction? Job satisfaction is the extent of which people hopes, desires, expectation about the employment he or she is engaged in fulfilled. If I had a choice of either less money but interesting work or higher pay but boring job, then I would choose less money but interesting work. This is because I will feel happy working, confident and I will also fell safe as I will have met new people who are confident, hardworking they will give me confidence and feel safe. They will also make me feel like I don’t have to leave as I won’t be working in an unsafe working environment. However, if I was to work in a highly paid with a boring job then I would feel very unhappy as the job would have anything interesting to do. I would also feel like I would be forced to do work, bored, feel agitated to leave as I could be feeling like I would be pushed around because of the amount of money that I get paid. Explain teamwork and the benefits of team working. A team is a group of people who are working towards then same goal that is a combined of a group, especially when efficient. Teamwork in the workplace involves co-operation among employers. This co-operation is usually for the sake of a common goal that the entire team is working towards. It also involves relationships. The relationships that can develop between employee and employer. Teamwork can’t exist unless there is relational components even if it’s small component. Teamwork also...
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...LDR:460 Professor: Dr. Kecia Edwards April 2014 IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY This paper focuses on effective teamwork and how important it is for the automobile industry. This Industry is very fast moving and one false decision can cost millions of dollars for the company and can cost thousands of peoples jobs in case that the company goes bankrupt. The carmakers are on search for every cent that they can safe during the research, development, and also during the production process of a new vehicle. Of course, there are different ways to cut the cost in this industry. One way would be to use cheap and low-quality metals, another way would be to use cheap and less skilled employees. However the problem with these two approaches would be that they would harm the quality of the final product. The customer usually wants a high quality car for a low price and also low using cost. Therefore, the idea of using cheap and low quality metals, and also assembling the car by using unskilled and cheap labor, would finally result in the loss of customers and therefore the loss of business. The right way to do it is to find the right balance between price and quality. This right balance is very important for the companies and effective teamwork helps them to accomplish this goal. If a company does not use its resources in the most effective way and also does not use effective teamwork, then it will eventually suffer from its decisions. For example Saab, a company...
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...BU1410 Management Information Systems Unit 2 Assignment 1 Instructor: Willie Cooper Jr. Chapter 2 1. What are the major functions of a business that are important for understanding the role of information systems? * Define a business and describe the business functions. * According to the book “A business is a formal organization whose aim is to produce products or provide services for a profit.” * There are four major business functions. They are manufacturing and production, sales and marketing, human resources, and finance and accounting. * Manufacturing and production: assembling the product, checking product quality, producing bulls of materials * Sales and marketing: Identifying customers, making customers aware of products, selling the products * Human resources: hiring employees, evaluating employee job performance, enrolling employees in benefits * Finance and accounting: paying creditors and employees, creating financial statements, managing cash accounts * Define business process and describe the role they play in organizations. * Business process is the steps and tasks that describe how a business’ work is organized. A business process is important so that each employee follows the same steps and tasks when working for an organization. * Identify and describe the different levels in a business firm and their information...
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...Total Quality Pioneers Quality is essential to providing products to and generating loyal customers. Quality encompasses customer expectations, the value of the product or service, and that what is considered quality may vary depending on the times, the region, or the environment. Echoing the words of Goetsch and Davis (2010), "quality is a dynamic state associated with products, services, people, processes, and environments that meets or exceeds expectations and helps produce superior value." (p. 5). Quality and Elements Total Quality attempts to increase continuously the competiveness of an organization by working to improve the quality of products, services, people, processes, and environments. The key elements of total quality consist of strategically based, customer focus, obsession with quality, scientific approach, long-term commitment, teamwork, continual process improvement, education, training, freedom control, unity of purpose, employee involvement, and empowerment (Goetsch, Davis, 2010). The Strategic base element states that the company would need to have a mission, vision, broad objectives, and activities that need completing to achieve set objectives (Goetsch, Davis, 2010). External and internal business functions should focus on customer satisfaction. Obtaining a goal of 100% customer satisfaction involves teamwork from every department within the organization. This teamwork aids in the continual process improvement; continuously working to improve systems...
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...competition cheaper products, stock rate was hardly maintaining itself. Straberg had to make changes to save the company for it to starting gaining sales and profits again. Strasberg needed new products to be formed but not just with one department of design and others implementing the design but together as a team. Hence, one of the change that he initiated was to break the barriers between departments to enhance communication, enforce collaboration between functional areas. This helps departments to understand each others responsibilities and limitations hence overall work together to improve performance. For example, in the case we see designers want a smaller breeze and engineers point out that smaller Breeze would leave too little space for charging station. Traditional designers would just design something and others have to implement it somehow make it work. But breaking down the barriers they able to save time and money and able to make decisions together at once. To ensure the process of breaking the barriers works effective and fast Straberg recruited executives from companies with strong track record in innovation. Increased spending on R&D from 0.8 percent of sales to 1.2 percent. Producing products that are attractive with good features and consumers are willing to pay premium fro them without troubles. 2. What are the advantages for Electrolux of having individuals from different departments and functional ares work together on product design? It saves time...
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...millennium (younger generation). This system helps to boost morale between the two types of employees. The older generation is eager to teach the new generation everything they know to make sure all duties are performed. The new millennium workers are also eager and willing to learn and start their career at a well-known company. As part of Hershey’s mission they embrace diversity and want their employee to strive for the best both while at work and socially. It helps boost the employees’ morale throughout the company. In my opinion, the Hershey’s company could improve the quality of life for their employees and customers by putting their footprint on healthy eating. Because the world is becoming obese as a nation, it would be nice if they produce more sugar free candy or half the fat if possible. Every company should want to put their stamp on the world as far as doing what is best for their consumers’ lifespan. This will help the company promote longevity in the future and keep...
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...satisfaction, through continuous improvement, which is process focussed, and involves all levels of an organisation’s management. Apart from the detainees there are other customers in a prison, such as the partners from the criminal justice chain, the visitors, society at large, and the internal customers. In the TQM approach, employees are not there just to carry out instructions, they should be empowered to exert influence on their own job. Managers should act as coaches rather than supervisors, by providing guidance to help employees to do a better job and encourage teamwork. Through empowerment, involvement, and encouragement, employees in all levels of the organisation and processes should be able to participate in continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. Introducing Total Quality will lead to a better performance because it improves customer satisfaction, process improvement, more motivated staff, and a better service to the customers. Introduction Management in the public sector has been changing dramatically since the 1980s...
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...on the bottom of the pyramid, I was the foundation of the format. I did cheerleading through middle school, then in high school was in color guard in the band. I have to say being in band takes a lot of teamwork and discipline. From there being a server at a few places where teamwork is a must! Then at Food Lion I was Assistant Produce Manger, on truck days working together to get it unloaded and organized in the cooler takes teamwork and communication. Sometimes we would get dairy or meat products on our floats and because we are a team, would carry the product to the department and they would be thankful. Now at the gas station, all associates work really well together to make sure everything gets done and the store looks clean. Now as a mom, I would say this is the newest team. Rob, myself and the grandparents all work together to ensure that Jackson is taken care of. 2] How is communication in a team different from one-on-one communication, according to the text? The more people in the group the greater chance for miscommunication. One on one communication allows for more input because it can be more specific to each individual responses. They can have a better understanding of each other because it’s more direct. With group communication everyone needs to have a better understanding of the group’s obkectives and main goal. Also because it’s a group there is more input from different people making the process more difficult. “For example, a group of five members has the...
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...of their organisation is to keep innovation. 2. External environmental analysis Each organisation’s activies, structure and choices are influenced by different factors, conditions, entitles and events. The main stakeholders of an organisations can be the surrounding industry, raw materials, Human Resource Management, financial resources, market, technology, economy, government and the internationalisation. The medical industry, being one of the leading industries in Denmark, has the biggest influence of Almeco CM Lab. The industry has expirienced global growth rates of approximately 7 % over a period of 4-5 years , owning to this fact, the ability to be more innovative is being given to the organistion, which means that the company should provide higher level of professionalism and specialisation. Almeco set up 1 000 m2 of production facilities and their plan is to grow and create more jobs, so the formalisation of the organisaion will be influenced. As long as the medical industry is young and diverse , it can easily satisfied the need of raw materials for production of medical treatments. So the competion in this area is mostly dependant on an advanced production method , which definetely can influence the centralisation of the...
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...1) A business should be managed ethically to maintain a good reputation. A. True B. False 2) A business should be managed ethically to reduce employee turnover. A. True B. False 3) A business should be managed ethically to do the right thing for all stakeholders. A. True B. False 4) The sole purpose of accounting is to help managers evaluate the financial condition of the firm so that they may make better decisions. A. True B. False 5) Investors trading online: A. buy and sell securities without using a brokerage firm. B. generally avoided the market downturn of the early 2000s. C. receive more advice than offered by traditional stockbrokers. D. do their own research and make their own investment decisions. 6) Accountants do most of the work involved in recording financial events and transactions, but the actual classifying and interpreting of this data is left to financial managers. A. True B. False 7) The purpose of the SEC's circuit breakers rule is to: A. B) halt trading for a short time following a dramatic drop in stock prices. B. D) prevent individuals from profiting from information not available to the general public. C. A) prevent market disruption caused by a communication malfunction. D. C) allow floor traders to specialize in trading the securities of specific industries. 8) An effective channel of distribution...
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...understanding the role of information systems? To achieve operational excellence. To develop new products and services. To attain customer intimacy and service. To improve decision-making. To achieve competitive advantages. To ensure survival. Define a business and describe the major business functions. A business is a formal organization whose aim is to produce products or provide services for a profit. The type of business and organizational setup determines the major business functions. Production will need to be developed; the requirement for machinery and people will be set. Next will need some sort of marketing and sales group, to make and keep track of sales. Then a finance and accounting group to track all expenses. Lastly, an HR department will hire, recruit, and train the work force. Define business processes and describe the role they play in organizations. The actual steps and tasks that describe how work is organized in a business are called business processes. They define how business tasks are performed and refer to unique ways work, information, and knowledge are coordinated in a specific organization. Many business processes are tied specific functional area. Like mentioned above the manufacturing and production group will assemble the product, check quality and producing a bill of materials. The Sales and marketing group identify customers promote the product and sell it. The finance and accounting will pay creditors, create financial statements, and manage...
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...Management Information Systems Chapter 2 COMPONENTS OF A BUSINESS * A business is a formal organization whose aim is to produce products or provide services for a profit – that is, to sell products at a price greater than the costs of production. * ORGANIZING A BUSINESS: BASIC BUSINESS FUNCTIONS * The decision of what to produce is called a strategic choice because it determines your likely customers, the kind of employees you will need, the production methods and facilities needed, the marketing themes, and many other choices. * The five basic entities in a business with which it must deal are: suppliers, customers, employees, invoices/payments, and, of course, products and services. * BUSINESS PROCESSES * The actual steps and tasks that describe how work is organized in a business are called business processes. * A logically related set of activities that define how specific business tasks are performed. * Also refer to the unique ways in which work, information, and knowledge are coordinated in a specific organization. Manufacturing & Production | * Assembling the product * Checking for quality * Producing bills of materials | Sales & Marketing | * Identifying customers * Making customers aware of the product * Selling the product | Finance & Accounting | * Paying creditors * Creating financial statements * Managing cash...
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...nutritional supplements, both online and in stores. The company has decided to open a new division. Before beginning, NBTY, Inc. will need to develop a strategic plan beginning with the vision, mission, and values statements, determine how the new division will affect customer needs and give the company a competitive advantage, and then create a business model. Vision, mission, and values “Become and be recognized as the global leader in wellness products, providing our customers with brands that are loved and trusted by consumers and are winning value-creators in their industry” (NBTY.com, 2015. para.1). This is the vision statement for NBTY, Inc. Vision statements help a company show what the organizations purpose is within in the origination itself, as well as, the community. This statement sets the core vision and a guidance for NBTY, Inc. for the future. NBTY, Inc. mission statement is “To enhance the well-being of our customers globally by delivering the highest quality, best value nutritional supplements and wellness products” (NBTY, Inc., 2012. pg.1). This mission statement sets the purpose of the company. This statement will help guide employees and leaders to achieving the goals of the company. The core beliefs that a company...
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